by PJ Budler | Aug 12, 2026 | Bull Workdays, PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
With the Pharo Cattle Company® Bull Workdays just around the corner, here are some reasons as to why this is such an important exercise and service to PCC® customers. A bull should be able to lift his head and see into the next county. Skeletal structure is paramount...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 12, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, We Believe
Maternal genetics should be tested for the ability to perform on grass – NOT grain. Most beef cows spend their entire lives on grass – NOT in a feedlot. With enough high-energy feed, even the most mediocre of bulls will look good — for a while. The trouble with...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 5, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I often have customers call me up to tell me they have a dud bull. A dud bull is a bull that is not interested in breeding cows. While cows are riding one another and at least one cow is obviously in standing heat, the bull will be lying down calmly chewing his cud –...
by Kit Pharo | Aug 5, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, We Believe
It is possible to make a very good living as a rancher – in good times and in not-so-good times. The key is to focus on increasing pounds per acre – instead of on increasing pounds per cow. They are NOT the same thing! The status quo beef industry has been focused on...
by Bobby Thoman | Jul 29, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
I received a comment last week about my opinions on public school. That was fine; I welcome differing views. I don’t mind being challenged. What I have a hard time with is when people tell me to “stick to cows.” I have always been an outside-the-box person. I rarely...
by PJ Budler | Jul 29, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting
Muscle is the product beef producers produce! However, muscle expression is uniquely different in bulls, steers, and females. In hormonally balanced cattle this trait is expressed differently due to sex hormones. Testosterone makes muscle. A masculine, hormonally...
