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#161 – Enjoying the Journey

#161 – Enjoying the Journey

One of the things I've learned to enjoy is spending time with my cattle. Walking through the weaned calves I get to enjoy the fruits of my labor. PCC has made my cow deal more profitable and more enjoyable....

#160 – Weaning Time

#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

#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

#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

#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

#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....

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Grass vs Grain

We’ve been developing bulls on grass for 28 years. From the very beginning, we designed our program to quickly separate the men from the boys. We are extremely tough on our bulls because we want our least efficient bulls to fall out of the program. Developing bulls on grass is much more difficult than developing bulls on grain, because we have no control over the weather and other environmental factors. So… why do we do it? Very few cows spend their life in a...

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