by Bobby Thoman | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
It’s the time of year when we celebrate our young adults going out into the world. My daughter is graduating from high school this weekend and has been accepted into the nursing program at the University of Wyoming. She has enough credits to be able to enter college...
by Kit Pharo | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I just watched a video of a livestock auction where baby calves were selling for $1200 to over $1500 per head! Are you kidding me? That’s CRAZY! From my experience, the odds of keeping those calves alive is only 50%. Apparently, some people know something I don’t know...
by Kit Pharo | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
Last week, I told you how anyone who has at least two cows can determine which cows have the best genetic resistance to horn flies. It is very simple and easy – but you must do it before you use any toxic fly-control chemicals. Once the herd has been treated, you will...
by PJ Budler | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update
Selecting replacement females in a commercial beef herd should be logical. Let’s assume it’s the first cut and the heifers are yearlings. Assume too that all the females are from the same contemporary group and have been managed responsibly. The premise being that one...
by Kit Pharo | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I have read several pretty good articles about cow size in the last few months. They all expressed concerns about cows being too big to maximize profit – especially after cattle prices crash. Those articles are basically saying the same things we have been saying for...
by Kit Pharo | May 14, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, We Believe
As a seedstock producer, we must be tougher on our cows than our customers are on theirs. Otherwise, we will never be able to help our customers improve their genetics and profitability. How many other seedstock producers have this philosophy? Quote Worth Re-Quoting...
