by Kit Pharo | Aug 7, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
This is a story I used to share in many of my presentations 20 years ago. It made a very good point most cattlemen needed to hear. Since many of today’s cattlemen still need to hear this message, I decided to share it in on the Herd Quitter Blog. First… you start with...
by Kit Pharo | Jul 24, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
As I travel around the country, I am always on the lookout for cowherds that are grazing near the road. Most of the cows I see in these herds are rectangular-shaped, 5 to 6-frame cows with long legs and shallow bodies. If you cut the height of the cows in half, they...
by Bobby Thoman | Jul 17, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Once again, Farnam Street had some great thoughts! A quote from one of their “Tiny Thoughts” had this to say, “Keep the goal. Change your mind about how to reach it. One sign you’re getting in your own way, is not changing your tactics when you’re not getting the...
by Bobby Thoman | Jun 24, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I recently read a summary on the book Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelli. I have stayed away from the mainstream media (MSM), including social media, for many of the reasons this book points out. It took me awhile to figure it out, but I’m sure glad I did! When I...
by Kit Pharo | May 15, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
In commodity agriculture, average is breakeven at best. Below average producers are losing money. The only way they can stay in business is to subsidize the farm or ranch with outside income. At that point, the business becomes a hobby. Above average producers, on the...
by Bobby Thoman | May 8, 2024 | PCC™ Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Sam Altman had a good piece of advice in the Farnam Street blog this week: “I think one thing that is a really important thing to strive for is being internally driven, being driven to compete with yourself, not with other people. If you compete with other people, you...
