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A2/A2 Test Results
Last week, I introduced you to A2 beta-casein and its benefits. To recap, A2 beta-casein is a milk protein that contributes to the nutritional value and digestibility of the milk. An A2/A2 cow can theoretically raise a bigger calf on less milk than an A1/A2 or A1/A1...
A2 Beta-Casein
The A2 Beta-Casein has been getting a lot of attention lately, especially in the dairy industry. GeneSeek defines it as follows: The solids found in cow’s milk are composed of fat, protein, lactose and minerals. Beta-casein is one of six milk proteins and is produced...
Resistance to Change
I believe all people are resistant to change – but some more so than others! Nowhere is this more prevalent than in family-owned cow-calf operations. It often takes over two decades for family-owned cow-calf operations to make simple changes – even when they know the...
Colorado Bull Workdays
I spent the first part of last week evaluating bulls at PCC headquarters in Colorado. The weather wasn’t too bad; it even rained a little bit. The bulls looked good, and I got a good start on my sale research. I’ll save the bulk of the research for later this fall....
The Sky is Falling
Do you remember the Chicken Little story? Chicken Little was walking through the woods when an acorn fell on her head. She immediately concluded the sky was falling and the world would soon come to an end. She ran around screaming, “The sky is falling! The sky is...
What Goes Up Must Come Down
You can only throw a rock up so high before it starts falling back to the ground. As you know, this well-established truth also applies to cattle prices. Cattle prices can only go so high before they start falling. As always, the best cure for high prices is high...
Why Don’t All Bull Producers
✔ Treat their cows tougher than you treat your cows? ✔ Refuse to make an excuse for a cow or give her a second chance? ✔ Focus on increasing pounds per acre (profit) – instead of pounds per cow (bragging rights)? ✔ Develop bulls slowly and naturally on grass? ✔...
The Monkey Story (part 2)
I’m sure some of our subscribers thought I made up the Monkey Story that I shared in last week’s PCC Update. I didn’t! The Monkey Story is based on a scientific experiment that was conducted in 1967. This experiment involved ten adult rhesus monkeys. Scientists and...
The Monkey Story
This is a story I used to share in many of my presentations 20 years ago. It made a very good point most cattlemen needed to hear. Since many of today’s cattlemen still need to hear this message, I decided to share it in on the Herd Quitter Blog. First… you start with...
Gearing Up
We just finished up our county fair this past week and school will start soon. I can’t believe that summer is almost over! People are gearing up for back-to-school and trying to get one last weekend at the lake or camping trip in the mountains. I’m also gearing up and...