Herd Quitter™ Blog
What Changed?
In response to last week’s Getting Your Money’s Worth article, Steve Campbell with Tailor Made Cattle sent the following email. Kit, when my father and mother were married in 1950, my father told my mother NOT to ask a rancher how many cows he had. That was like...
Leading-Edge Genetics
For over 30 years, Pharo Cattle Company™ has been your source for low-input / high-profit genetics that will increase your pounds and profit per acre. For 30 years, we have been your source for grass-efficient genetics. For over 20 years, we have been your source for...
Getting Your Money’s Worth
When purchasing bulls, cost is always a factor – but it should not be the only factor. First and foremost, you should consider the program behind the bulls. Bulls that are produced in a program that aligns with your long-term goals are worth a whole lot more than...
Success Requires Action
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 make things happen....
Talk is Cheap
When I returned home from spending some time at the cabin last week, I had a HUGE pile of status quo ag publications and sale catalogs stacked up and waiting for me to go through. I don’t spend much time reading status quo articles – but I do like to keep up on what...
BEEF…Guaranteed Tender
This is a guest post written by Frank Hendrix of Callipyge Genetics and Tenet® Beef. Have you ever gone out to eat and ordered a steak that provided a less-than-enjoyable eating experience? It’s happened to me more than I would like to confess. According to USDA...
Beef Tenderness
Tenderness has been identified as the number one concern in many beef taste tests and studies. As anyone knows, tenderness is the most important quality of a good steak. It’s the new paradigm in beef quality! What if you could sell beef that was guaranteed tender?...
Systems Approach (part 3)
A few weeks ago, I was reminded by a good friend that Pharo Cattle Company™ takes a Systems Approach to the business of producing and marketing bulls to other ranchers. We have been doing so for over 30 years. You will have to look long and hard to find another bull...
Systems Approach – Part 2
We defined a Systems Approach to doing business last week – with an emphasis on producing and marketing bulls. Before I go any further in that direction, I want to talk about how a Systems Approach can be beneficial to everyone – from all walks of life. Our...
A2 Wrap Up
I have been discussing the A2 beta-casein and its effects on beef cattle over the last three weeks. If you are new to this discussion, the A2 beta-casein is a milk protein that contributes to the nutritional value of the milk. All mammals have A2/A2 milk, except...