by Ryan Ash | Jun 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
I became an avid reader when I was young, thanks to my mom for giving me my first Louis L’Amour book. I was instantly hooked and read everything he wrote, some more than once. Although fiction, many of his accounts were historically accurate. This also fostered a love...
by Kit Pharo | Jan 21, 2026 | PCC® Update, Quote Worth Re-Quoting, Uncategorized
Neophobia is the fear of anything new or different. I believe all thinking animals and people experience neophobia – some more than others. Up to a point, neophobia is a good thing. It keeps us from taking unnecessary risks and making mistakes. What concerns me,...
by Bobby Thoman | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
We have been discussing Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) for the past two weeks. BCHF is responsible for around a 7% death rate in the feedlots of the Midwest. Symptoms are similar to high-elevation disease with enlarged brisket, right heart failure, and...
by Kit Pharo | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Visualize, if you will, an old cowpoke riding an old plug horse that stumbles along with its head just a foot off the ground. The cowpoke represents a lot of today’s cow-calf producers — perhaps most of today’s cow-calf producers. The old horse represents an...
by Kit Pharo | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
If success was easy, everyone would be remarkably successful. Unfortunately, very few people can be classified as remarkably successful. Success, however, does appear to be easy for some people. If you look closer, you will discover those people are very driven...
by Kit Pharo | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
A positive attitude is contagious. A negative attitude is even more contagious. Unfortunately, it is extremely rare to find a positive message in agriculture. You won’t find it at the local sale barn or at the local coffee shop or at the local bank. You won’t...
