The NSR office will be closed May 25th in observation of Memorial Day.  Please plan your pedigree needs accordingly.

NSRLEADERSHIP

The National Swine Registry (NSR) has a 10 member Executive Committee and four individual breed boards.

NSR Executive Committee

The NSR Executive Committee is comprised of 10 members, of which three (3) are appointed by the Breed Board of Directors for each of the Duroc, Hampshire, and Yorkshire breeds, and one (1) appointed by Landrace Breed Board of Directors. These representatives may or may not come from the current Breed Board of Directors and will serve staggered three-year terms.

2026 NSR Executive Committee

Name State Phone  
Doug Albright Michigan 517-416-5781 Chairman/Duroc
Earl Dotson Missouri 515-321-6264 Vice Chairman/Hampshire
Doug Stewart  Iowa 319-352-1709 Duroc
Nick Hofschulte Oklahoma 918-541-7893 Yorkshire
Travis Platt Indiana 260-410-1000 Yorkshire
Jared Frueh Illinois 815-440-8738 Yorkshire
Lee Cain Iowa 641-203-4447  Hampshire
Jonas McGrew Illinois 309-337-6902 Landrace
Shon Grimm Iowa 563-920-9688 Hampshire
John Huinker Iowa 563-380-6565 Duroc

Breed Board of Directors

A board of directors consisting of seven (7) members shall manage the affairs of the American Yorkshire Club (AYC), United Duroc Swine Registry (UDSR), Hampshire Swine Registry (HSR) and American Landrace Association (ALA). One director from the AYC, UDSR and HSR should be elected from each of the three districts, with four directors serving as at-large representatives. All ALA director positions are at-large. The boundaries of each district will be based on membership, recordings and geography, and will be established by the NSR Executive Committee. District boundaries will be reviewed every three years thereafter, and after such review, the NSR Executive Committee shall revise the boundaries as it deems appropriate. At no time shall more than three directors be elected in the same year. No more than two members of one state can serve on the board at one time.

Duroc Board of Directors

Name State Term expires*  
Wade Hendricks Indiana 2026* President
John Huinker Iowa  2028* Vice President
Taylor Farrer  Indiana  2027  
Doug Stewart Iowa 2026*  
Derek Bartholemew  Tennesse 2026  
Chuck Real Texas 2028*  
Ben Mayer Ohio 2028  
*denotes second term

Hampshire Board of Directors

Name State Term expires*  
Steve Rodibaugh  Indiana 2028* President
Jim Kilmer  Indiana  2026* Vice President
Earl Dotson  Missouri  2026*  
Pat Arkfield Kansas 2028*  
Robby Meeker  Illinois 2026  
Lee Cain Iowa 2028*  
Rick Abbas  Iowa 2027  
*denotes second term

Landrace Board of Directors

Name State Term expires*  
Becca Brattain Indiana 2027 President
Ellen Knauth Illinois 2028 Vice President
Rachelle Bailey-Tucker California 2028  
Austin Kindschi  Oklahoma  2026  
Matt Lawson  Ohio  2027  
Chad Day Indiana 2027  
Clyde Shaffer Jr.  Indiana 2027  
*denotes second term

Yorkshire Board of Directors

Name State Term expires*  
Mike Fagg Indiana  2027* President
Nick Hofschulte Oklahoma 2027* Vice President
Broc Thompson  Ohio  2026  
Travis Platt Indiana 2026*  
Tracey Lorenzen Illinois 2028  
Lindsey Robinson-Johnson  Missouri  2028  
Wayne Huinker  Iowa  2026  
*denotes second term