#210 – Most Watched in 2025
Starting the new year, I wondered what topics were the most popular with our viewers in 2025. Content about developing, breeding and managing cows is consistently at the top. PCC® has some solid, common-sense philosophies that have helped Herd Quitters become more profitable. Click to read the...
#210 – Most Watched in 2025
Starting the new year, I wondered what topics were the most popular with our viewers in 2025. Content about developing, breeding and managing cows is consistently at the top. PCC® has some solid, common-sense philosophies that have helped Herd Quitters become more profitable. Click to read the...
#149 – Summer Hair Coat
A slick, shiny hair coat in summer is an indication of a healthy beef animal. Winter hair that hangs on into summer is usually dull, off-colored or dead looking and reveals your least productive cows....
#148 – The Promised Land
For years, Kit Pharo has been preaching about a better way to raise beef. Reduced labor, feed, and expense sounds like the promised land, but convincing ranchers to take that step is hard. We’re a lot like cows in that regard, a bit skeptical about the reality of the...
#147 – Summer Home (Part 2)
Since we've been with PCC®, we've seen a lot of interesting places and met a lot of good people. This week we helped haul some cattle to a remote back country cow camp....
#146 – Summer Home
Living in the mountains of Colorado, there is usually an opportunity to find pasture at higher elevation. We moved our first calf heifer pairs up to a new summer home....
#145 – Bull Turnout
Our PCC® Bulls take most of the work out of ranching. Their disposition is easy, they stay in great shape without help, and calving time is enjoyable. I would never go back to the way things were....
#144 – My Boss is a Tyrant
One of the biggest problems faced by cattlemen is that they are self-employed. They work for themselves, and there is always more work that needs done. They can't get a day off because their boss is a tyrant!...
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#220 – Maternal Traits
Here's some things to consider when buying a bull: What maternal traits are you building as you add replacements to your herd? Here's a few that translate directly to your bottom line. Click to read the full transcript If you raise your own replacement heifers, you probably evaluate maternal traits when you buy a bull. Let’s take a look at some of those and how they are expressed. First on the list is calving ease. Keep in mind that 50% of the genetics come from...