Herd Quitter® Blog
Hustle
Many things in life can be overcome with a little bit of hustle. This is a point of emphasis for many coaches. In sports, “hustle” doesn’t just set the pace. It intimidates. It gets in people’s heads. It’s psychological warfare. Farnam Street shared a quote by Abraham...
Where’s the Beef?
The status quo beef industry’s incessant selection for more frame, more growth and more milk has created tall, slab-sided, flat-muscled, hard-keeping bulls that resemble solid-colored Holstein steers. Where's the BEEF? Pharo Cattle Company® has thick, easy-fleshing,...
Twice as Long…
This is an email sent to us by Wendell Giesbrecht from Mississippi. I bought my first bull from you in April of 2016. He lasted for 10 breeding seasons, counting this one. We never pulled any of his calves. He had 20 to 40 cows to take care of every year. I’m gonna...
Easiest Money You’ll Ever Make
The easiest money you will ever make is the money you DON’T spend. Ben Franklin once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Folks, this is as true today as it ever was – and it applies to every $100, $1000 and $10,000 you DON’T spend. Guess what? This income is...
Resilience
Farmers and Ranchers deal with many difficulties. We are subject to hardships like weather, markets and accidents. Fortunately, we also tend to be more resilient than most people. That is probably because of the hardships we have experienced. The Epoch Times shared...
Green-Grass Ranching
In our June 11th PCC Update, I said we had been blessed with some very timely small rains. Those timely rains have continued – and increased in size. When I was at the bluegrass festival two weeks ago, we received over two inches of rain from one end of the ranch to...
Loving the Heat
We are currently developing over 100 Heat-Tolerant Bulls in Texas. These grass-developed bulls love the heat! They will be sold at our Alabama Bull Sale on November 15. Mark your calendar! These Heat-Tolerant bulls can be delivered all across the south and southeast....
On the Dole
Last week, I gave a ranch tour to Lilwen Joynson from Wales. Lilwen works with farmers and livestock producers in the United Kingdom. She wants to help them be more profitable and sustainable. She is very frustrated that most of the farmers she works with are...
Maxed Out
The latest CattleFax Trends had a graph that showed how much cow weights and weaning weights have increased in the last 25 years. Since the year 2000, cow weights have increased 142 pounds – but weaning weights have only increased five pounds. Although status quo...
Worry
It’s summer camp season and we just finished our wrestling camp. It was a great camp put on by Bryce Meredith, a Wyoming-grown wrestler who made it to the NCAA finals twice for the University of Wyoming. Bryce didn’t just show new technique, but spent some time...