by Bobby Thoman | Oct 1, 2025 | PCC® Update
Ask any coach, and they will tell you that fundamentals are the key to success. It’s no different in ranching. Most people look past the fundamentals because it seems too basic. They think they need a complex solution to their problems. The Illinois Extension recently...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 1, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
We’ve been developing bulls on grass for 28 years. From the very beginning, we designed our program to quickly separate the men from the boys. We are extremely tough on our bulls because we want our least efficient bulls to fall out of the program. Developing bulls on...
by Kit Pharo | Oct 1, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I recently thumbed through the latest Angus Journal. There are literally hundreds of pictures of structurally incorrect cows and bulls. All but one animal had level hips. I guesstimate that at least 75% of the pictured animals also had a high tailhead setting. We...
by Bobby Thoman | Sep 24, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Last week, I wrote about why people do the things that they do and why they are afraid to take risks. I ended by asking, “What is holding you back?” This week, I’m going to tackle one of the biggest problems I think we face and that few want to talk about. Many people...
by Kit Pharo | Sep 24, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, TENET®
Here at Pharo Cattle Company®, we DNA test all of our bulls to get an Igenity DNA profile on them. There is a lot of valuable information in this profile – but I primarily use it to be more accurate in scoring our bulls for calving ease. You will notice in the sale...
by Bobby Thoman | Sep 17, 2025 | PCC® Update
I don’t want to be a psychologist, but I often wonder what people are thinking and why. I wonder if many of their decisions are made on the spur of the moment without much thought, or the result of some outside pressure. I don’t understand either, because I take time...
