#221 – Heat Tolerant Bulls
If you live where the weather gets hot and humid, you may experience loss of production because of it. PCC® has a great selection of heat tolerant composite bulls in our spring sales: Texas April 7, Missouri April 13, and Colorado April 20. Click to read the full transcript If you live where the...
#221 – Heat Tolerant Bulls
If you live where the weather gets hot and humid, you may experience loss of production because of it. PCC® has a great selection of heat tolerant composite bulls in our spring sales: Texas April 7, Missouri April 13, and Colorado April 20. Click to read the full transcript If you live where the...
#160 – Weaning Time
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....
#159 – Profit Picture
The cattle market is at an all time high which offers an opportunity for profit. However, high input producers have watched their cost of production rise at the same rate, limiting profit. The decisions you make today will affect your opportunities tomorrow. Now is...
#158 – Grazing Alfalfa
As the presence of alfalfa has increased in our rotational grazing pastures, we've had to learn how to graze it safely. Here's a few ideas to prevent bloat when grazing alfalfa....
#157 – Masculinity
Masculinity is one of the most important traits when selecting a herd bull. It should show up in their offspring at an early age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?loop=1&v=E2UcBQjnw1U&list=PLSpP--7TbVItPcvRmNfEugZ0Hu8SfIOay&index=157
#156 – Weaning Weight
Many cattlemen like to brag about large weaning weights. Instead of comparing weaning weights, let's compare pounds per acre, and especially DOLLAR$ per acre. Easy fleshing moderate framed PCC cattle have resulted in more profit per acre for us....
#155 – Gentle Disposition
This week my wife and I gathered 1st calf heifer pairs off an 1800 acre brush pasture up on the mountain. This would have been impossible without their gentle disposition....
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The Cobra Effect
The Cobra Effect describes what happens when an incentive scheme backfires. The name comes from an anecdote from British colonial rule in India. Officials in Delhi wanted fewer venomous cobras, so they offered a cash reward for every dead snake. Enterprising people began breeding cobras at home to collect the payout. When the government discovered this and canceled the program, the breeders released their now-worthless snakes. The city ended up with more cobras...