by Kit Pharo | Jun 12, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
East Bound and Down was last week’s Featured AI Sire. I commented on the tremendous slope in his hip. You will never see that with status quo AI sires. That reminded me of an article I wrote several years ago about level hips. I decided to dust it off and share it...
by Bobby Thoman | Jun 4, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Many of us live in the past. We go over mistakes, shortfalls, and failures until we make ourselves sick. Yes, we should focus on the past long enough to learn the lesson, but we must move on! Farnam Street nailed this concept in their weekly blog: “Don’t let...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 4, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
In response to last week’s PCC® Update, I received an email from a subscriber who said, “Please explain how you compute profit per acre. It’s confusing.” I replied by saying, “It’s very simple… If you know what your annual net profit is and if you know how many acres...
by Kit Pharo | Jun 4, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
According to a recent Japanese study, you can paint white zebra stripes on your black cows to reduce the number of biting flies by 50%. Wow – but I have to wonder… is that because the flies prefer black over white or is it because they prefer non-painted over painted?...
by Bobby Thoman | May 28, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
When we think of strength, we often think of body builders, athletes and gym rats. If we go a little deeper, maybe we can associate strength with fortitude, or the ability to endure suffering. We might even think of strength as a show of force, being stoic, or...
by Kit Pharo | May 21, 2025 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
When you look at the Cattle Range graph below, you will notice that all segments of the beef production chain are receiving record-high prices. Therefore, it is easy to conclude that all segments of the beef production chain are profitable – but that conclusion would...
