by Kit Pharo | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you look at a cow from the side or from the top, she should get wider and deeper from her head to her rear. This wedge shape is very indicative of fertility, grass efficiency, and productivity. When you look at a bull from the side or from the top, he should be...
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...
