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NJSA Boot Camp is set for March 19, 2011 in Blacksburg, Virginia at Virginia Tech. You can find your entry form at http://bit.ly/e6OiQd located on the NJSA website under Shows & Events. Fill it out and send to the National Swine Registry care of Sarah Schwab. Look on our website for more information and a schedule soon! If you have any questions please call or email Sarah Schwab 765-463-3594 sarah@nationalswine.com

NSR Field Representative Michael Lackey welcomes exhibitors and breeders to the NSR Fall Classic, starting today and running through Saturday in Duncan, Okla.

There are 609 exhibitors from 27 different states registerted to show approximately 2,200 weanling pigs and 400 head of breeding boars and gilts during the event.

Look for updates and show reports on the NSR Blog and NSR website.

Photos from the 2010 NAILE Junior Market Hog Show & ShowmanshipNov. 7-8Louisville, Ky.

2010 North American International Livestock ExpositionJunior Market Hog ShowNov. 7-8, 2010Judge: Jamie Osborn, Texas

Overall Grand Champion & Champion Middleweight CrossbredAaron Muegge, Greenfield, IN

Overall Reserve Grand Champion & Champion Duroc Austin Bertolino, Witt, IL

DUROCChampion DurocAustin Bertolino, Witt, ILReserve Champion DurocKayla Hieston, Lebanon, IN

Class 1 Duroc1. Kade Langhorst, Whitestown, IN2. Baylee Abbott, Marysville, IN3. Elizabeth Hodges, Lebo, KS4. Ethan Stephenson, Fillmore, IN5. Collen Jean, Bedford, IN6. Kyle Rodibaugh, Rensselaer, IN7. Cailyn Hines, Quincy, MI8. James Sibernagel, Concord, MI9. Samantha Reeve, Concord, MI10. Jeffrey Lutz, Bloomington, IN11. Layna Terry, Bedford, IN12. Joey Ross, Gosport, IN

Class 2 Duroc1. Kennedy Thompson, Wilmington, OH2. Shelby Springer, Salem, IN3. Zane White, Gosport, IN4. Connor Henderson, Sharpsville, IN5. Justin Lee, Charlestown, IN6. Cora Rodibaugh, Tipton, IN7. Rae White, Rosedale, IN8. Raelynn Thompson, Patoka, IN9. Caleb Whybrew, Swayzee, IN10. Kaylyn Oliver, Quincy, MI11. Daniel Moore, Utica, OH

Class 3 Duroc1. Hanna Skellett, Ashville, OH2. Matt O’Conner, Valparaiso, IN3. Payton Hines, [ … ]

The 2010 North American International Grand Champion Overall Market Hog was the Medium Weight Crossbred exhibited by Aaron Muegge, Greenfield, Ind.

The North American International Livestock Exposition Swine Department set an all time record in numbers this past Sunday and Monday, Nov. 7-8, with 722 pigs on the grounds for their swine showmanship contest and purebred and crossbred market shows. Junior exhibitors, all required to be members of either the National Junior Swine Association or Team Purebred, numbered 370 and traveled with their pigs from 17 states to Louisville, Ky.

In the Junior Market Swine Show, there were 20 purebred classes, representing eight breeds: Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, Poland China, Spotted, and Yorkshire, and three divisions of crossbred market pigs.

Supreme Champion Overall was selected from the champion of each division following the crossbred show.

Grand Champion Overall came out of the Medium Weight Crossbreds exhibited by Aaron Muegge, Greenfield, Ind., and Reserve Grand Champion [ … ]

Saturday evening marked the 2010 NAILE Barnyard Olympics, co-hosted by the NJSA and Team Purebred, in the swine showring. Fourteen teams, each with five members, competed in four separate events with a final grand champion race at the end of the event.

The evening started off with the egg race where team Foshizzle edged out their competition for the win. The second event challenged the exhibitors’ flexibility as they passed a toilet paper roll over their shoulders and through their legs without breaking the paper. The Whizzy Dizzies took the win in this division. The third event was the feed sack race, where competitors had to hop to the finish line in a feed sack. Team Foshizzle pulled out another “W,” edging them ahead of their competition in the race for the champion drive. The final event was the egg toss, a messy finish to the competition but all the [ … ]

Attention NJSA members, NJSA Outstanding Member of the Year scholarship applications are due Dec. 1, 2010.

Five NJSA Outstanding Member scholarships will be awarded. Two Senior NJSA members (ages 17-21) will receive $1,000 scholarships; one Intermediate NJSA member (ages 13-16) will receive a $500 scholarship; one Junior NJSA member (ages 9-12) will receive a $300 scholarship; and one novice member (age 8 and under) will receive a $200 scholarship. These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated NJSA or livestock industry leadership, scholastic excellence, youth leadership activities and interest in the swine industry. Members may only win one scholarship in each age division of the NJSA, and ages are as of Jan. 1, 2010.

To be considered for the NJSA Outstanding Member of the Year scholarships, download and complete the applications available at http://www.nationalswine.com/NJSA_pages/About_NJSA-pages/scholarship_pages/Outstanding_Member_Scholarship.html.

Please note that a 4-H, FFA, or person unrelated to the applicant who has knowledge of the [ … ]