Herd Quitter® Blog
Solving Problems –
Problems are unavoidable. They are a part of life and a part of business. Each and every one of us will eventually have problems to solve. How do you solve your problems? Where do you look for solutions? Most people...
The Hottest Topic –
This time of year, the hottest topic within the beef industry is fly control. Everyone is talking about fly control! Since flies have become resistant to nearly all of the toxic chemicals that were created to control them, fly problems have done nothing but get worse...
Dud Bulls and Shy Bulls –
I often have customers call me up to tell me they have a dud bull. A dud bull is a bull that is not interested in breeding cows. While cows are riding one another and at least one cow is obviously in standing heat, the bull will be lying down...
The Willingness to Change –
Whether you want to believe it or not, your long-term success in the cow-calf business will be dependent on your willingness to make some changes. We all have the ability to change – but not everyone has the willingness to change. ...
Double Your Profits –
We continue to believe most cow-calf producers can double their profits once 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...
What Have We Learned?
The panic created by the coronavirus pandemic seems to be relaxing its grip on most people around the world. It’s time to crawl out from under the bed and get back to living our lives again. It’s time to get back to work and play....
Is it Time to Change Horses?
Your survival in the cow-calf business will be dependent on your ability to switch paradigms (horses). The old-horse paradigm is the result of a time when land was unbelievably cheap – at least by today’s standards. It is also the result of cheap feed and cheap fuel....
Winter Coat –
Most of us have one or two winter coats. Sometimes we wear more than one coat at the same time. Winter is a time of shorter days and colder temperatures. Unless you live in the tropics, you need to wear a coat most of the time...
Tagging Calves –
Many cow-calf producers think it is sacrilegious to not ear tag calves at birth. Most do it because they have always done it. Several years ago, the PCC Discussion Group came up with several “Kooky Notions” that the members used to...
The Three Cs –
Circumstances are where you are right now. You had no control over some of your circumstances. Circumstances of your birth and childhood, for example, are not the result of any choices you made. Other circumstances, however, are the...