#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)....
#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!...
#143 – Neighbors Helping Neighbors
In days gone by, the ranching community did a lot of neighboring to tackle big jobs that require many hands. It takes time and effort to develop friendships with neighbors, but it's sure worth it....
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Imagination
We know how to work in agriculture. We can put in long hours with little rest. Whether it’s calving, planting, harvesting, weaning, or haying, we have no problem with hard work. What if I told you there was more to ranching than just hard work and determination? Farnam Street shared the following insight in their weekly blog: “Persistence isn't just pushing harder—it's having energy that demands new ideas. Think of a founder solving a problem. Someone with just...