Herd Quitter® Blog

Easiest Money You’ll Ever Make

The easiest money you will ever make is the money you DON’T spend. Ben Franklin once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Folks, this is as true today as it ever was – and it applies to every $100, $1000 and $10,000 you DON’T spend. Guess what? This income is...

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Resilience

Farmers and Ranchers deal with many difficulties. We are subject to hardships like weather, markets and accidents. Fortunately, we also tend to be more resilient than most people. That is probably because of the hardships we have experienced. The Epoch Times shared...

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Green-Grass Ranching

In our June 11th PCC Update, I said we had been blessed with some very timely small rains. Those timely rains have continued – and increased in size. When I was at the bluegrass festival two weeks ago, we received over two inches of rain from one end of the ranch to...

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Loving the Heat

We are currently developing over 100 Heat-Tolerant Bulls in Texas. These grass-developed bulls love the heat! They will be sold at our Alabama Bull Sale on November 15. Mark your calendar! These Heat-Tolerant bulls can be delivered all across the south and southeast....

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On the Dole

Last week, I gave a ranch tour to Lilwen Joynson from Wales. Lilwen works with farmers and livestock producers in the United Kingdom. She wants to help them be more profitable and sustainable. She is very frustrated that most of the farmers she works with are...

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Maxed Out

The latest CattleFax Trends had a graph that showed how much cow weights and weaning weights have increased in the last 25 years. Since the year 2000, cow weights have increased 142 pounds – but weaning weights have only increased five pounds. Although status quo...

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Worry

It’s summer camp season and we just finished our wrestling camp. It was a great camp put on by Bryce Meredith, a Wyoming-grown wrestler who made it to the NCAA finals twice for the University of Wyoming. Bryce didn’t just show new technique, but spent some time...

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Visitor from Wales

Yesterday afternoon, I gave a partial ranch tour to Lilwen Joynson from Wales. Hopefully, we will finish that tour this morning. Lilwen and I had not communicated much prior to her visit, so neither of us knew what to expect. Fortunately, Lilwen asked the right...

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Impatient

Patience is not something I’m known for. “Hot-headedness” runs in my family. It’s a result of wanting to be in control and being overly competitive. I’ve learned to recognize this and to somewhat get it under control, but I definitely have my moments! We often...

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How to Solve Your Fly Problems

Horn flies are costing the cattle industry billions of dollars every year. Controlling flies with chemical insecticides is NEVER going to provide a long-term solution because horn flies have been able to develop a resistance to all of the chemical insecticides that...

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