Herd Quitter™ Blog
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
"Control your own destiny or someone else will.” ~ Jack Welch
Fall 2017 Pre-Sale Meeting Speaker
https://youtu.be/ZnEx_SePOAU?si=B6knBRr7ce0ncXd- Jim Gerrish speaking before the Colorado Fall Bull Sale
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
New PCC Facebook Page
Pharo Cattle Company has a new Facebook page. We invite you to check it out and to “like” it and/or “share” it with your friends. PCC Facebook Page
Green-Grass Calving (part 2)
In last week’s PCC Update, I talked a little about calving here at PCC. We are two days past our due date and already have 26% of our calves on the ground. This week I’m going to explain some of the things we look for and record at calving time. The Body Condition...
Green-Grass Calving
Calving season has begun here at PCC. Our due date this year is May 14th, but with the calving ease (short-gestation) bred into our herd, our first calf came on May 4th. In all likelihood, our cows will be 25% done calving by the due date. As I was going through...
Production vs. Profitability
Technology has made it possible for us to nearly double agricultural production in the last 60 years. That is quite impressive until you realize our net profits have decreased during the same time period. How can that be? The cost of our inputs has increased...
Already Dead
Henry Ford once said, “The man who is too set to change is dead already. The funeral is a mere detail.” I had to read that quote two or three times before I fully understood how powerful it is – and how appropriate it is to the current beef industry. You may...
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 late 1980s, we realized the beef industry was headed in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed. While nearly everyone else was focused on...
Cattle Market Trendline
I subscribe to a weekly market summary put out by The Cattle Range every Saturday morning. These weekly updates always begin with a 10-Day Market Trendline and a 30-Day Market Trendline. These give me a quick overview of our markets and where...