by Kit Pharo | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you are a cow-calf producer, I encourage you to be honest with yourself when you answer the following two questions. Were you profitable in 2019? If you were profitable, would you be able to prosper with that level of profitability year after year after year? ...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Defining and measuring feed efficiency is something I have always struggled with. It’s definitely not as easy as science wants it to be. Science wants to break everything down into understandable bits and pieces. Unfortunately, that won’t work in the real...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
No matter where I go, I hear people say, “You can’t do that here,” in reference to many of the management concepts we share in our presentations, our newsletters and our PCC Updates. In most cases, there are people within 100 miles of them doing exactly what they...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
While most people work for their money, the most successful people make their money work for them. Likewise, while most cattlemen work for their cows, the most successful cattlemen make their cows work for them. Who is working for who on your farm or ranch? A cow...
by Kit Pharo | Dec 4, 2019 | 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 | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
It seems as though most cow-calf producers are always looking for ways to increase weaning weights. They can accomplish their goal by using large-framed, high-growth bulls, feeding expensive supplements, implanting calves and by using wormers and other toxic...
