Herd Quitter™ Blog
What is a Paradigm?
Although the word “paradigm” has been a part of the English language since the 15th century, it never received much use until the 1960s. We didn’t hear the word used much in agricultural circles for another 20-plus years. Pronounced “para-dime”, the word has...
Held Captive
Elephants have been trained and used by humans for over 4000 years. How is it possible for a 180-pound man to restrain an 11,000-pound elephant with a piece of rope and a wooden stake? When an elephant is very young, it is tethered to a wooden stake driven deep into...
Hair Shedding
Hair coat is the best indicator of animal health and well-being. A healthy beef animal will have a vibrant-looking hair coat – slick and shiny in the summer and cuddly-looking in the winter. In contrast, an unhealthy animal will have a dull, dead-looking hair...
Heat-Tolerant Composites
Pharo Cattle Company has had Angus, Red Angus and Polled Hereford cattle with substantial heat tolerance for most of two decades. For the past ten years, we have been experimenting with the creation of a slick-haired, heat-tolerant composite that would be even more...
The Herd Quitter Concept
From the inception of Pharo Cattle Company, we have always been very different from the status quo beef industry. In the mid-1980s, we realized the beef industry was headed in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed. While nearly everyone was focused on...
More Traditions and Sayings
There is evidence that the origin of some of these traditions and sayings are not 100% true. Nevertheless, I find them interesting. The following are a few more theories about life in England during the 1500s. With the thick thatched roofs that were filled with all...
Colorado Bull Sale Results
Our third and final spring bull sale is over – and the dust is beginning to settle. Considering the weather preceding the bull sale, we had a great turnout for our 28th Annual Colorado Bull Sale. Our pre-sale meeting with Peter Ballerstedt was very well attended...
Game Changers
While most people just play the game, others change how the game is played. Those who change how the game is played are called Game Changers. They rewrite the rules. They see things differently. They reject the status quo ways of thinking and doing. They...
Two Down and One to Go
Our 6th Annual Missouri Bull Sale is behind us. The pre-sale meeting with Peter Ballerstedt had 80 people from at least 10 different states in attendance. We served lunch to 265 people. We had 119 registered bidders at the sale – from 16 different states. ...
One Down and Two to Go –
Our Texas Bull Sale is behind us. The pre-sale meeting with Peter Bierstadt had 40 cow-calf producers from at least four different states and Mexico in attendance. Peter’s presentation was very well received. It generated many questions. We had 51 registered...