Herd Quitter® Blog
More Drought Thoughts
As expected and as shown in the latest Drought Monitor Map, the northern-plains drought is increasing in intensity and size. From what I have read and heard, many of the drought-stricken cow-calf producers have procrastinated to the point that they are behind the...
Cowboy Logic
“Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.”
Drought Thoughts
Other than the terrible drought in California, we have not had much reason to discuss drought in our weekly emails or quarterly newsletters since the spring of 2013. For twelve years prior to that, however, we spent an inordinate amount of time discussing drought. ...
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
“Human beings never think for themselves. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told – and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity” ~ Michael Crichton...
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
"As you move outside your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.” ~ Robin S. Sharma
You CANNOT Vaccinate Your Way to Health
WillWinterDVM@gmail.com With improved herd health in mind, I hold the following ten truths to be self-evident… Vaccinations have allowed more and more animals with broken immune systems to live and breed. Vaccine, when it works, only blocks one way to get sick. It...
Fly Control
The hottest topic within the beef industry right now is fly control. When confronted with a problem, most producers are quick to spend an inordinate amount of time, energy and money treating the symptoms – while they totally ignore the problem. Folks, if we never...
Slantwise Logic
By Chip Hines ChipHines@outlook.com If you are dousing your cattle with chemicals to control flies, all you are doing is decreasing your herd’s natural resistance. This locks you into another chemical when resistance builds to the first chemical. You are locked...
Quote Worth Re-Quoting
"Most people would rather fail conventionally than succeed unconventionally. This is why 1% of the U.S. population earns 37% of the national income. Following the crowd is not the way to achieve wealth.” ~ Allan Nation
Things Are Looking Up (part 2)
Some of the thoughts I shared last week raised a few questions, so I decided to expand this discussion. Since we have not seen a true bottom to a cattle cycle since 1996, many have forgotten how the cattle cycle works. For the most part, the cattle cycle is based...