#198 – Expanding Markets
Describe a profitable ranch: They don't follow the herd They work with nature instead of against it They use grazing as a tool to build soil health They use low-maintenance, moderate-framed genetics They find value-added markets for their products...
#198 – Expanding Markets
Describe a profitable ranch: They don't follow the herd They work with nature instead of against it They use grazing as a tool to build soil health They use low-maintenance, moderate-framed genetics They find value-added markets for their products...
#197 – Compare Cow $ize
Why does the status quo beef industry continue to select for more growth when the only thing increasing is cow size? They believe that bigger weaning weights mean bigger profits. Here's a challenge for you: run the numbers on your own herd and compare them to a herd...
#196 – Retirement Questions
Today we had a visit from some vacationing PCC® customers, the Unruhs. We're about the same age, so we had a good time getting to know one another, as well as a great discussion about retirement. This raised many questions, especially how to manage the cow herd as the...
#195 – Preconditioning Calves
This past week I made a trip to the mountains to precondition our bull calves in preparation for weaning. It was good to see them prospering, even in a pretty harsh environment....
#194 – Bull Evaluation
This past week, the PCC® crew finished up Bull Evaluations for the November sales in Nebraska, Colorado, Montana and Alabama. Here's a deeper dive into the traits we score....
#193 – One Step at a Time
There are many paths to achieve your dream of ranching. Some go in debt jumping in with both feet, and some patiently grow one step at a time. Your preference, your creativity and ingenuity are the only limits....
#192 – First Generation Rancher
Here's some sound advice from First Generation Ranchers, Sean and Kat Weinert. They started from scratch with 3 heifers and a job in town, transitioning to land ownership and full-time ranching....
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Resulting
Some people have dumb luck. They continually make poor decisions, but the circumstances bail them out like: a rising market, great weather, lucky timing, or a paid off ranch. These anomalies set people up for failure. The Dying Breed shared the following in their recent Sunday Firesides article: “Many people judge the quality of a decision by how it turns out. In poker, this is called ‘resulting.’ Good result = good decision; bad result = bad decision. But...