#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...
#106 – A History Lesson
They say if we don't learn from history, we're destined to repeat it. We should learn from economic history of the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?loop=1&v=DZ0aAXyGisw&list=PLSpP--7TbVItPcvRmNfEugZ0Hu8SfIOay&index=106
#105 – Helping with Bull Delivery
We had several PCC® customers purchase bulls with one of our stay-at-home options. It was good to meet new people and deliver a load of bulls to Western Colorado and Utah....
#104 – Colorado Spring Sale 2023 Optimism
Sale season at PCC® has become a gathering of Herd Quitters — those who aren't afraid to think for themselves and search outside-side-the-box for solutions to beef production challenges. What an encouraging group of people!...
#103 – Buy Genetics to Fit Your Herd Goals
The first trait Kit Pharo looks for in a bull is masculinity. Early maturity is an indicator of fertility, fleshing ability, and moderate frame size. Like begets like. Masculine bulls produce feminine females with those same traits. You will not produce those kind of...
#102 – Can PCC® Calves Perform in the Feedlot?
Some producers have asked, "Your cows may be more efficient, but can your calves perform in the feedlot?" Here's some data from a herd in the desert Southwest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?loop=1&v=6-Q3sIM_JkI&list=PLSpP--7TbVItPcvRmNfEugZ0Hu8SfIOay&index=102
#101 – How to Select a Bull for Grass-fed Production
Grass-fed beef continues to increase in popularity and market share. It opens up some profit opportunities for producers willing to explore alternative markets. Here's a couple things to consider when selecting bulls for a grass-finished operation....
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Bull Collection
I recently took a couple of my PCC® bulls to the bull stud to get collected. One, Noble 4900N, was going to stay for a while, as he was getting collected for export to Australia. The second bull, Mach 3 5416M, was a walk-in that I wanted to collect just in case something happened to him. Noble had been pulled from cows for about a week and was ready to collect. I wasn’t sure how Mach 3 would collect because I just pulled him out of the cows the night before. We...