Herd Quitter™ Blog
Create Your Future
We believe… people have the ability to create their 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 we have control of – and take action. Make things...
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. Cattle prices will continue to go up and down – while the cost of inputs will continue to go up. In the last 50 years,...
Reaching Your Destination
Kim Barker, a longtime PCC customer in Oklahoma, shared the following C.S. Lewis quote with me. This is a powerful quote. It has application for everyone I know – including me. “Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a...
Grazing Through the Snow
These bulls are being developed on grass in northern Nebraska, in preparation for our Nebraska Bull Sale on October 27th. Notice the snow on their noses. This indicates they were grazing through four to five inches of snow. Notice the condition these bulls carry. ...
The New Frontier
The status quo beef industry is a result of a time when land was unbelievably cheap – at least by today’s standards. It is also a result of cheap feed and cheap fuel. Gasoline could be purchased for only 25 cents per gallon in the early 1970s. Labor was cheap – and...
More Than A Catalog
We have four boxes of sale catalogs at PCC Headquarters. In addition to cataloging 400 grass-developed Solar Bulls for our two fall bull sales, this catalog contains over 10 pages of common-sense information that you won’t find anywhere else. If you are interested...
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Does Justification Make It Right?
I continue to get emails and phone calls from ranchers who do their best to justify what they are doing. The fact that they call me makes me think they are beginning to question some of the things they have been doing. They tell me why they have big,...
We Believe…
We believe the future looks very bright for those who are willing to change with the times. People who have an open mind will continue to learn. Consequently, they will find it easy to make the necessary changes. In contrast, those who refuse to think or to look...
Fake Meat
The hottest topic within the beef industry is fake meat and meat alternatives. I am definitely not an expert on this subject – but I would like to share a few thoughts. I guarantee this will be totally different from everything else you have heard or read about fake...