Herd Quitter® Blog
BCHF
Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) has become a very serious concern within today’s beef industry. BCHF exhibits symptoms similar to high-altitude disease or brisket disease. Once thought to only affect cattle at high elevation, BCHF is one of the predominant...
We Believe…
Long-term, sustainable profit is a matter of choice – not chance. Most cow-calf producers are very profitable right now as the result of chance. They cannot take any credit for the record-high prices they have been receiving. The time will come, however, when the only...
Affection
We all want to be liked. We see this from a young age where children do things to get attention and affection. Adults aren’t much different. We want to be the highlight of the party. We want everyone’s affection. However, this often comes at a steep price. Shane...
The New Year
Some say the first day of the new year is no different from the last day of the previous year. That may be true – but, in my mind, starting a new year allows me the opportunity to hit the refresh button on my life. Therefore, I start every year with excitement and...
We Believe…
We have the ability to create our own future. Yes, we know many things are totally out of our control – but we also know many things are within our control. The key is to focus on the things that are within our control. What kind of future are you going to create for...
Merry Christmas
Christmas is almost here! I hope you have taken this time of Advent seriously to prepare your hearts for the coming of Christ. We are bombarded on all sides with distractions to the true meaning of Christmas. The commercialization of Christmas is one of the biggest...
We Believe…
If you find a job or an occupation you love doing, you will never have to work for a living.
Returns
We live in a society that demands instant results. We often want the reward before we’ve even paid for it! Shane Parrish shared a similar thought in his weekly blog: "The universe does not offer financing. This is hard to accept because modern life trains us to expect...
The Long Haul
If you plan to be in the cow-calf business for the long haul, you must be willing to change with the times. Nothing stays the same. The present is different from the past and the future will be different from the present. Today’s beef industry is not the same as it...
The WHY is Most Important
In 2014, we put together a list of “We Believe” statements. What a person or business believes defines who they are and why they do what they do. As Simon Sinek once said, “People don’t care about WHAT you do or HOW you do it until they understand WHY you do it.” The...