by Bobby Thoman | Aug 19, 2026 | Bull Workdays, PCC® Update
I am currently evaluating bulls at PCC headquarters in Colorado. It’s been hot. The bulls look good, and I got a good start on my sale research. Bull workdays give me a chance to network with other PCC® cooperative producers and customers. This is invaluable. We all...
by PJ Budler | Aug 19, 2026 | PCC® Update
The global livestock industry is fascinatingly different in many ways, yet remarkably similar in others. My first stop was Ireland for the annual Tullamore Show and the European Hereford Conference in Kilkenny. The Tullamore Show is a one-day event featuring all...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 19, 2026 | PCC® Update
Horn flies are costing the cattle industry billions of dollars every year. Controlling horn flies with chemical insecticides is not working because horn flies have been able to develop a resistance to all the chemical insecticides that have been used in the last 80...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 19, 2026 | PCC® Update, We Believe
The status quo herd inadvertently does more harm than good. The status quo herd, by definition, is made up of individuals who are very comfortable with being average. There is nothing wrong with that until you realize that members of the status quo herd do not want...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 19, 2026 | PCC® Update, South Africa
Robyn Conroy, from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, has been AI breeding her cows and heifers to PCC® Red Angus bulls for nine years. The video below shows a set of Pharo-bred bull calves at...
by Bobby Thoman | Aug 12, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Summer is usually a time off for school sports. However, it is also a time to attend summer camps. While recreating in Wyoming, Bryce Meredith stopped by our wrestling room and gave us a short clinic. Bryce is a Wyoming-grown wrestler who was a two-time NCAA finalist...
