#169 – Winter Cover
Cows love to find cover for bedding down in the winter. A windbreak or grove of trees is helpful, but the best cover you can provide them is a fluffy hair coat and a thick layer of fat (standard on PCC™ models)....
#169 – Winter Cover
Cows love to find cover for bedding down in the winter. A windbreak or grove of trees is helpful, but the best cover you can provide them is a fluffy hair coat and a thick layer of fat (standard on PCC™ models)....
#93 – Developing Your Next Herd Bull
Pharo Cattle Company™ develops over 1000 bulls each year, evaluating them for traits that relate to real-world profitability. These Colorado spring sale bulls looked great, despite enduring a major winter storm. (Photo credit: Becky Hernandez)...
#92 – Wintering PCC™ Bulls
It's really simple to winter our PCC™ bulls and get them ready for the upcoming breeding season. They come home in great shape, and stay that way all year long....
#91 – Profit Potential: Genetics and Grazing
This is the time of year when ranchers prepare for the new growing season. January is usually filled with grazing plans, budgets, tax prep and repairs. What changes will you make to improve your bottom line in 2023? Here's a couple profit potentials to think about....
#90 – Feeding ACV Update
There was a lot of interest about feeding ACV last week, so here's an update with a couple viewer suggestions and critic's comments. For more info on the benefits of ACV, go to: http://www.campbellsdailyapple.com/resources...
#89 – Feeding Apple Cider Vinegar
One of the changes I'm making for 2023 is to feed Apple Cider Vinegar. This is not a new practice, but it is gaining popularity among producers looking for natural alternatives to costly feed supplements and expensive animal health products....
#88 – Peace of Mind in 2023
Although many cattle producers live in remote areas, we still have to deal with other people. Family, friends, business associates, neighbors — all these relationships are vulnerable to hurts and offenses. The question is, how do you deal with it?...
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Hair Shedding
Hair coat is the best indicator of animal health and well-being. A healthy and adapted beef animal will have a vibrant-looking hair coat – slick and shiny in the summer and cuddly-looking in the winter. In contrast, an unhealthy and/or unadapted animal will have a dull, dead-looking hair coat. Hair coat is very important – but I believe an animal’s ability to shed off quickly and completely in the spring is even more important. The late Jan Bonsma said, “In...