Herd Quitter™ Blog
One and Done
“One and Done” is a term commonly used for a college athlete’s one-season career. It is exactly what happens with most overfat, grain-fed Diesel Bulls. One and done! They may or may not make it through one breeding season. Can you afford a one and done bull? Request a...
The Biggest Bang…
Bull sales around the country are averaging a lot more this winter than ever before! That shouldn’t surprise us because cattle prices are higher than ever before. Believe it or not, a 500-pound steer is worth a Whopping $1000 More than he was worth just five years...
Great Time to be Alive
This year marks my 40th year in the ranching business – and I do not remember a time that was as good or as exciting as right now! We continue to receive unbelievable, record-high prices for our calves – and it looks like prices will go even higher. What a Great Time...
Optimism
Farnam Street shared the following insight in their weekly blog: “Optimism is a performance-enhancing drug that’s both legal and free. While experts predicted failure, Sam Walton opened discount stores in small towns. When critics said ‘too risky,’ FedEx launched...
More Tenet® Talk
This is a guest post written by Frank Hendrix of Callipyge Genetics and Tenet® Beef. I attended a regional cattlemen’s meeting last Wednesday that featured Dr. John Nalivka, a specialist in the cattle industry and marketing. According to Dr. Nalivka, the American...
Perfect Conditions
Farnam Street shared the following insight in their weekly blog: “Waiting for perfect conditions is how otherwise intelligent people keep themselves stuck. Two entrepreneurs spot the same opportunity. One builds elaborate plans; the other tests crude prototypes. The...
The Whiz Kids
In last week’s PCC Update, I confessed to peeking in on a couple of internet discussion sites just to see what the status quo whiz kids are saying and thinking. They’re at it again – and I just couldn’t walk away. One forum member asked the others how they select...
The Problem with Testing Bulls for Feed Efficiency
More and more seedstock producers are using GrowSafe equipment to measure and compare feed efficiency in the bulls they sell. On the surface, this seems like a very simple and accurate way to test and compare animals for feed efficiency. There is one extremely...
Happiness
Pharo Cattle Company™ understands that to be successful in ranching you must be profitable and enjoy what you are doing. Profitable and enjoyable go hand in hand. They feed off each other. One without the other is not sustainable. Similarly, when you have one without...
Counting Your Money
I peek in on a couple of internet discussion sites on a regular basis just to see what the status quo whiz kids are saying and thinking. This is also the reason I subscribe to so many status quo beef publications. This often serves as a form of entertainment. I...