by Kit Pharo | Jun 12, 2024 | We Believe
Most cattlemen know there is a very predictable and repeatable cattle cycle that is driven by supply and demand. The wise ones know how to use it to their advantage. When there are high cow numbers, cattle prices will go down. When there are low cow numbers, cattle...
by Bobby Thoman | Nov 15, 2023 | We Believe
I recently read a blurb about occupations and how we should be having fun. I wonder how that applies to agriculture. How many people do you know who really love what they are doing? How many are engaged? How many just treat it like a job?It got me...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 23, 2021 | Bull Sales, Kit Pharo, We Believe
Over the years, the illustration below provided the “Aha Moment” hundreds of cow-calf producers needed to STOP focusing on increasing pounds per animal (bragging rights) and START focusing on increasing pounds per acre (profit). Year in and year...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 22, 2021 | Bull Sales, Kit Pharo, Sale, We Believe
No, this is not an ailment that affects big calves. This is an ailment that affects ranchers who believe they must produce big calves to be profitable. Big calves are not always profitable. In fact, small calves are almost always...
by Kit Pharo | May 24, 2017 | We Believe
We believe… most ranchers can be twice as profitable as they are if they STOP focusing on increasing pounds per individual calf and START focusing on increasing pounds per acre. There is a BIG difference! We know ranchers who have more than quadrupled their net...
by Kit Pharo | Jan 27, 2016 | We Believe
We believe….producers have been very profitable the last two years as a result of chance – not choice. They cannot take credit for the high prices they received in 2014 and 2015. HOWEVER… the time will come when the only profitable cow-calf producers will be those who...
