#217 – Chemical Crutches
For most cattlemen, using chemical solutions to treat parasites has become normal. This is costly as well as detrimental to soil biology. Trading your chemical crutches for natural remedies can improve soil health and reduce your expenses. Click to read the full transcript Common pests like flies,...
#217 – Chemical Crutches
For most cattlemen, using chemical solutions to treat parasites has become normal. This is costly as well as detrimental to soil biology. Trading your chemical crutches for natural remedies can improve soil health and reduce your expenses. Click to read the full transcript Common pests like flies,...
#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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Amazing Individual
I shared the following statement in a 1996 Pharo Cattle Company® newsletter. I don’t know where it originated – but I do remember discussing it at length with a few of the beef industry’s very first Herd Quitters three decades ago. The cowman is an amazing individual. He can go three days without a drink of water, three weeks without something to eat – and three generations without a new idea. Unfortunately, this statement is just as true today as it was 30 years...