The National Swine Registry recognizes that today’s young breeders are the future of the purebred swine industry. To support the continued growth of youth involvement in the production of purebred swine, the NJSA Premier Breeder Program was established. This program is designed to acknowledge the achievements of junior members that are building breeding programs and exhibiting bred and owned gilts through NJSA events. Exhibitors of purebred bred and owned gilts can compete for the opportunity to earn $1,000 in buying credit towards NSR sales each year.
NJSA Premier Breeder Competition for each Breed.
Points from each Bred & Owned division at each NJSA show are accumulated throughout the year.
Champion=100
Reserve=95
3rd=90
4th=85
5th=80
6th=75
7th=70
8th=65
9th=60
10th=55
Only the first and second highest placing Bred & Owned gilts in each class are eligible to return for the Bred & Owned championship to accumulate points.
Placings from the Bred & Owned division at the NJSS, Eastern Regional, Fall Exposition, Western Regional, Winter National, and The Exposition Junior Show will be counted for the Premier Breeder program points.
The top five exhibitors in each breed with the most accumulated points from the NJSS, Eastern Regional, Fall Exposition, Winter National, and The Exposition Junior Show will be contacted after the conclusion of The Exposition Junior Show by the NSR Junior Activities Coordinator to schedule an interview that will take place at or before National Junior Summer Spectacular with a panel of judges.
If there is a tie in accumulated points, NJSA can interview more than 5 exhibitors. In this case, all exhibitors interviewed will not be guaranteed to remain in the top 5 overall.
Final scores will be calculated with 50% of the final score being the point total from the Bred & Owned division at shows and 50% of the final score being from the interview. In the event of a tie, ties will be broken based on the exhibitor’s application score.
A Premier Breeder for each breed will be awarded at the National Junior Summer Spectacular Awards Ceremony, receiving a belt buckle and $1,000 in NSR sale buyer credits.
The biography of each Premier Breeder will be published in the August issue of the Seedstock Edge magazine with the official National Junior Summer Spectacular results.
*Please note: if an exhibitor is in the Top 5 in their respective breed and in the Top 5 Overall in terms of points, they will be filling out TWO separate applications. The application competing for the Premier Breeder title of their respective breed will be based upon that specific Bred and Owned project, whereas the Overall Premier Breeder will be interviewed based on all Bred and Owned Projects.
