Herd Quitter™ Blog
Fertility… the Most Important Economic Trait
Cow-calf producers who make a living from their cows know fertility is by far the most important economic trait. University studies have shown reproductive traits are twice as important as growth traits, which are twice as important as carcass traits. Ironically, the...
PCC’s Grass-Fed Alliance
As you know, PCC recently formed an alliance with Tyson Foods and Cactus Feeders to produce a high-quality, grass-finished beef product. This product will be All Natural. It will compete with imported grass-fed beef. There is a difference between grass-fed and...
Dare to be Different
No matter what the business is, very few people will ever have a competitive advantage. Why is that? The reason very few people will ever have a competitive advantage is because nearly everyone is essentially doing the same thing everyone else in their business is...
Feeding Hay More Efficiently
I was thumbing through a status quo beef publication earlier this week when I saw an article entitled “Feeding Hay More Efficiently.” The article was promoting the use of some very expensive bale processors. I immediately thought of a favorite Peter Drucker quote...
Too Close for Comfort
Tyson Pharo found a rattlesnake two days ago just outside his house. He ran to get his 410 revolver (The Judge) out of his Jeep. When he returned, the snake was crawling into the doghouse which is on the sidewalk next to the backdoor of his house. Missy, the...
We Believe
We believe… cow-calf producers should be encouraged to be all they can be. That is what motivates and drives us here at Pharo Cattle Company. That is what gets us up in the morning. That is what brings us together. Once you see and understand what is possible,...
AI Breeding
We are in the middle of our AI breeding season at PCC Headquarters in Colorado. For those who don’t know, AI is short for Artificial Insemination. This will be an intense, 10-day project that will include lots of time on the back of a horse....
Game Changer
Pharo Cattle Company is on the verge of something really, really, REALLY BIG – a Game Changer like no other! We started sharing bits and pieces with our customers in March. This is the first mention of it, however, to rest of the world. This is EXCITING times...
The Last Five Years
I found the graph below in the latest Market Summary sent out by Cattle Range. Much has happened within the last five years. Five years ago, we were receiving record-high prices for our cattle. Life was good! We were ranching in the very BEST of TIMES! What...
With the Next Generation in Mind
As manager of your farm or ranch, it is your responsibility to make decisions with the next generation in mind. You need to create a very profitable and enjoyable business that the next generation will be anxious and excited to become a part of. Pharo Cattle...