Group, Been lurking but feel I need to relate my experience with Mr. Fry.
I have a good friend who has bought into his program, and I think he's setting himself up for failure.
My friend has changed his calving season (summer) and is convinced this Grassfed program is the silver bullet we all look for. After AI'ing his herd we had approx. 20% failure rate with this Red Devon bull "approved" by Mr. Fry. When we put the straws in the water bath, stoppers would blow or straws would split. Also, found out this bull is owned by Mr. Fry so I believe this is a conflict in my view.
I sat down with Mr. Fry at lunch, My friend flew him out, put him up etc. And I related my concerns about semen quality, his program etc., and was told I was doing the thawing wrong and didn't know how to do it. I may not be to smart, but with 20 plus years AI experience I think I might have an idea of what I'm doing.
After more proding of Mr. Fry, I found out that Mr. Fry bases his whole program from a 1860's book called The Milch Cow. I think thats how it's spelled, pronounced "milk". Anyway, most of the theorys presented have been disproved by modern science. I agree after talking with Mr. Fry that he is a snake oil salesman, and I'm worried about my friend. Check out his website. www.bovineengineering.com especially the newsletters.
I may be wrong and stuck in my ways, I think grassfed beef is a good thing for the beef industry, but Mr. Fry's program is not.
Respectfully, Rick.