#212 – Genetics for Grass-Finished Beef
There's a big difference between grass-fed beef and grass-finished beef. The primary factor affecting tenderness in an efficient time frame is genetics. PCC® has genetics efficient grass-fed beef production. Click to read the full transcript There are many misconceptions about grass-fed...
#212 – Genetics for Grass-Finished Beef
There's a big difference between grass-fed beef and grass-finished beef. The primary factor affecting tenderness in an efficient time frame is genetics. PCC® has genetics efficient grass-fed beef production. Click to read the full transcript There are many misconceptions about grass-fed...
#166 – Working for a Living
This is the time of year when your genetic choices are put to the test. Winter can be the most expensive time to be in the cow business. Are your cows working for you, or are you working for your cows?...
#165 – Road Trip
This past week, we spent the Thanksgiving holiday with our son in Nebraska. He and his wife custom graze cows and train ranch horses on a ranch near Kimball. Even though this was a working vacation, it made me thankful for the heritage of hard work, freedom, and faith...
#164 – Choosing Replacements
This is the time of year when many of us look through our heifer calves to choose replacements for our cow herd. When it comes to producing profit, fertility trumps all other traits. How can you determine which ones are the most fertile? Let nature decide....
#163 – Sale Season
This past week was a busy one for the PCC Crew, with bull sales in Colorado and Alabama. I stopped off in Denver at the Regenerate Conference to talk to folks about grass-based, low-maintenance PCC genetics. Even with the uncertainty of a bitter presidential election,...
#162 – 5 Reasons
I took a trip to visit family and we've driven by a lot of cattle in the countryside. It got me thinking about why I stuck with Pharo Cattle Company® genetics. Here's 5 reasons why....
#161 – Enjoying the Journey
One of the things I've learned to enjoy is spending time with my cattle. Walking through the weaned calves I get to enjoy the fruits of my labor. PCC has made my cow deal more profitable and more enjoyable....
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Things You Can Control
It’s easy to get caught up in the world’s issues, like the war in Iran. While we need to be aware of what is going on and why, we can’t let it consume us. Yes, it will cause disruptions to the price of oil and fertilizer. We may have to budget and plan differently during this period of unusually high prices. Events like this reinforce the PCC® theme of low inputs. Most PCC customers have limited their use of “diesel” inputs, including winter feeding and synthetic...