Herd Quitter® Blog

Making the Transition –

The most gratifying part of my job is hearing from people who made the transition from high-input, break-even ranching to low-input, profitable ranching.   I receive emails on a weekly basis from those who are so glad they made the transition when they did.   Most...

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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.   Unfortunately, most producers...

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How Do They Work in the Feedlot ?

Over the years, I have probably had over 200 people say, “I know PCC genetics work great on the ranch – but how do they work in the feedlot?”   I don’t get asked that question nearly as often as I did just five years ago – but often enough that I feel the...

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Use Your Head –

Low-input ranching uses thinking (management) to solve problems – instead of money.   What could be more cost effective? Those who sell inputs – whether pharmaceuticals, equipment, machinery, feed supplements, chemicals, etc., etc. – are NOT at all concerned with how...

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TOP FIVE Reasons for Buying Bulls in the Fall –

1. Bulls sell for less in the fall because there is less demand. 2. Fall is the best time to move cattle from one environment to another – especially if you are moving them into a hotter, more humid environment (south    and/or east). 3. Spring-calving producers have...

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Times Have Changed –

The status quo beef industry 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.   Gasoline could be purchased for 25 cents per gallon in the early 1970s.   Labor was cheap –...

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Grass Efficiency

PCC ICE Colorado Magua 5417A Johan Zietsman once said, “Grass-efficient animals look like eight pounds of sugar in a 5-pound sack.”   We believe that is an accurate analogy.   We have provided a grass-efficiency score for all of the bulls selling...

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