#236 – Time to Get Going
PCC® sells thick, easy-fleshing, low-maintenance bulls. It should be no surprise that they are produced by thick, easy-fleshing, low-maintenance cows. How do you get cows like that? You can buy a bull and build your own herd or buy females from PCC customers. Use these strong cattle markets to...
#236 – Time to Get Going
PCC® sells thick, easy-fleshing, low-maintenance bulls. It should be no surprise that they are produced by thick, easy-fleshing, low-maintenance cows. How do you get cows like that? You can buy a bull and build your own herd or buy females from PCC customers. Use these strong cattle markets to...
#235 – Different For All the Right Reasons
Someone recently asked me, "What's different about Pharo Cattle Company®?" Here it is in a nutshell: For over 35 years, Kit Pharo has been selecting seedstock for real-world traits — moderate frame, grass efficiency, calving ease, and fertility. Meanwhile, the...
#234 – Calf Weaning Options
We used to wean calves in a feedlot, then spent days dealing with the health issues that we created. For several years now, we have been fenceline weaning on grass, and it has made a big improvement. Here are some ideas to think about. Click to read the full...
#233 – Grass-based Genetics
The ability to turn forage into meat is the primary function of every cow herd. To be profitable for the cow/calf producer, genetics should be grass-based. PCC® cattle must perform on grass, or they don’t make the cut. Click to read the full transcript While visiting...
#232 – Herd Building
How important are growth EPD's and big weaning weights? They are meaningless if they don't result in more profit. For the producer building a cow herd, a profitable cow prospers on low-quality forage, calves easily, rebreeds on time and weans half her body weight, all...
#231 – Time Off
Everyone needs an attitude adjustment now and then. All it took for me was a little green grass and some time off with my grandkids. Click to read the full transcript This past week I was at PCC® headquarters in Cheyenne Wells, CO for Bull Workdays. There were several...
#230 – New Technology
We made the jump to some new technology. My partner and I put "Halter" collars on our cows so that he can maximize grazing management. We'll let you know how it's going once they're trained. Click to read the full transcript Every now and then something comes along...
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That Wasn’t So Bad
I have been talking about fear and change the last couple of weeks. Change is “different,” which can cause some discomfort and fear of the unknown. Fear can be paralyzing and irrational. So, how do we move past fear to make the changes we know we need to make? Last week, I shared my fears of wearing shorts on my vacation in Hawaii. I’m just getting back, and boy am I glad I had shorts to wear! Jeans and boots would have been very uncomfortable, to say the least. I...

