#228 – Grazing Observations
Have you ever just sat and watched your cows graze? What part of the plant are they most interested in? Are they avoiding certain things? We don't often take time to observe the details of such mundane processes. Here are some observations from a rotational grazing system. Click to read the full...
#228 – Grazing Observations
Have you ever just sat and watched your cows graze? What part of the plant are they most interested in? Are they avoiding certain things? We don't often take time to observe the details of such mundane processes. Here are some observations from a rotational grazing system. Click to read the full...
#202 – How Much is a PCC® Bull Worth?
Are bulls expensive? Yes. How much is a bull worth that can reduce feed, labor, calving loss, and breeding cost? More than you'll ever have to pay for him. Here's a reminder that it still costs 5 calves to buy a good bull. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGmvx9Snn4...
#201 – Producing Profitable Females
There are many reasons to buy bulls from Pharo Cattle Company®, but one of the best perks is the quality of the females we produce. Calving ease involves more than simply birthing smaller calves. The hip structure of the cow is instrumental as well. Add in...
#200 – Bull EPDs
When buying your next herd bull, you will be bombarded with more information than you can use. What data do you look at first? What traits will give you the biggest bang for your buck? Here's a couple ideas that translate into $$ to your bottom line....
#199 – Capturing Profit
The recent high cattle market has given ranchers a welcome reprieve from rising expenses. While our focus has been on increasing income, reducing expenses is much more important if we want to capture more profit in the future. NOTE: We misquoted the OSU study in the...
#198 – Expanding Markets
Describe a profitable ranch: They don't follow the herd They work with nature instead of against it They use grazing as a tool to build soil health They use low-maintenance, moderate-framed genetics They find value-added markets for their products...
#197 – Compare Cow $ize
Why does the status quo beef industry continue to select for more growth when the only thing increasing is cow size? They believe that bigger weaning weights mean bigger profits. Here's a challenge for you: run the numbers on your own herd and compare them to a herd...
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Land Opportunities
This is a guest post by Joel Salatin, The Lunatic Farmer. The average American farmer is over 60 years old. Statistics indicate that in the next 15 years, half of all agriculture equity – land, buildings, and machinery – will change hands as owners die off. This successional tsunami has already started. With 47 percent of America’s farmland leased, more and more land is being managed by people who don’t own it. Land is becoming available at an unprecedented rate....