The NSR office will be closed December 24th through January 1st. Regular office hours will resume Thursday, January 2nd.
NSR Fall Classic
Duncan, Oklahoma • Nov. 19-22
Crossbred Boar Sale
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis, Ohio
38 Boars :: Average $8,766
Crossbred Boar Sale Total :: $333,100
Alton Weathers’ Reserve Champion Crossbred Boar topped the sale in Duncan, when he sold for $120,000
to Top Cut Genetics. Congratulations to everyone involved with this Monumental son.
NSR Fall Classic
Duncan, Oklahoma • Nov. 19-22
Duroc Sale
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt, Ohio
33 Gilts :: Average $1,458
15 Boars :: Average $4,018
Duroc Sale Total :: $108,375
Premier Duroc Sire:
NWEI3 ICONIC 13-5
Owned by A Cut Above
Reserve Premier Duroc Sire:
RWG3 BIG WHEELS 8-2
Owned by Nelson Brothers Durocs
Park Place Genetics’ Champion Duroc Boar topped the sale when he sold to Judge Jay Winter of WinTex Farms for $40,000.
Adam Beck & Family selected the Champion Duroc Gilt to bring home to the Hoosier State. She topped the red gilts when she sold for $13,000.
NSR Fall Classic
Duncan, Oklahoma • Nov. 19-22
Hampshire Sale
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt, Ohio
20 Gilts :: Average $956
12 Boars :: Average $1,960
Hampshire Sale Total :: $42,650
Premier Hampshire Sire:
BOLN3 POINT MAKER 72-7
Owned by Hi Point Genetics
Reserve Premier Hampshire Sire:
JLM1 TCG AUGUSTA 7-1
Owned by Bowen Yorkshires & Hampshires
Jim Grimm’s Champion Hampshire Boar topped the sale when he sold for $9,500 to Jerry & Andrew Kobylake
Every Hampshire gilt to hit the sale ring sold. The high-selling gilt was bred by Korb Farms and sold to Hot Rod Genetics for $3,250.
NSR Fall Classic
Duncan, Oklahoma • Nov. 19-22
Yorkshire Sale
Auctioneer: Dan Baker, Ind.
37 Gilts :: Average $1,150
17 Boars :: Average $5,776
Yorkshire Sale Total :: $140,750
Premier Yorkshire Sire:
LFC3 THE JOURNEY 34-8
Owned by Hi Point Genetics & Lorenzen Farms
Reserve Premier Yorkshire Sire:
CDNO3 THUMBS UP 2-10
Owned by Olsen Yorkshires & Grimm Purebreds
Thompson Brothers Genetics’ Champion Yorkshire Boar also topped the sale when he sold to Shaffer’s Goldrush and Ralph Bowling for $40,000.
Bruce Kaufman’s Take Notice son pushed the Champion for sale topping honors when he sold for $37,000 to Triple B Genetics.
NSR Fall Classic
Duncan, Oklahoma • Nov. 19-22
Sifters: Mick Bellamy & Willie Kirkpatrick, Oklahoma
Champion Berkshire Male
Shipley Swine Genetics, #10
Reserve Berkshire Male
Randy Nation, #84
Champion Berkshire Female
Randy Nation, #85
Reserve Berkshire Female
Valleybrook Farms, #206
Champion Chester Male
Ashton Thompson, #415
Reserve Chester Male
Range Farms, #181
Champion Chester Female
Vroegh Brothers Showpigs, #318
Reserve Chester Female
Miller Farms, #245
Champion Duroc Male
Stewart’s Duroc Farm, #363
Reserve Duroc Male
Carly Martin, #222
Champion Duroc Female
Drew & Katie Johnson, #384
Reserve Duroc Female
Shaffer’s Goldrush, #76
Champion Hampshire Male
Range Farms, #177
Reserve Hampshire Male
Cody Day, #316
Champion Hampshire Female
Baade Genetics, #266
Reserve Hampshire Female
Baade Genetics, #265
Champion Hereford Male
Chris Lanham, #1272
Champion Hereford Female
Chris Lanham, #1271
Reserve Hereford Female
Chris Lanham, #1273
Champion Landrace Male
Eugene Little, #269
Reserve Landrace Male
Flach Farms, #260
Champion Landrace Female
Korb Farms, #422
Reserve Landrace Female
Vista Brook Farms, #59
Champion Poland Male
Larry Moore, #355
Reserve Poland Male
Kaleb Street, #487
Champion Poland Female
Kaleb Street, #486
Reserve Poland Female
Huseman Genetics, #406
Champion Spot Male
Mabree Hooper, #192
Reserve Spot Male
Blake Danner, #203
Champion Spot Female
Johnnie Bellettini, #341
Reserve Spot Female
Hannah Miller, #210
Champion Yorkshire [ … ]
Thomas Titus, Illinois, was named one of eight finalists in U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA) Faces of Farming and Ranching. This was part of nationwide search to find producers could help serve as the “face of agriculture” for consumers throughout the country by sharing their stories and experiences through media interviews, public appearances and events.
“Advocating for agriculture is something that I am extremely passionate about,” Titus says. “This opportunity springboards rebuilding connections to our consumers.”
Applications were received from farmers and ranchers throughout the country. Beginning Oct 24, people can visit the USFRA’s Facebook page or website, fooddialogues.com, to learn more about each finalist and vote for whom they believe will best represent the industry. Voting ends Nov. 2 and winners will be announced on Nov. 12 at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention in Kansas City.
Over the last 52 years, Titus/Conrady family’s 240-acre farmstead has grown to [ … ]
Volunteers Needed!
WANTED: VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 2014 NJSA EASTERN REGIONAL!
Volunteers help our show run smoothly! Come help be a part of the success at the 2014 NJSA Eastern Regional held in Hamburg, New York, Oct. 9-11.
Volunteers are wanted for the following:
NJSA Booth (2 hour shifts, needed for Friday and Saturday)
Skill-a-thon (to help at each station)
If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact Ellen Olson, NSR Junior Activities Coordinator, at ellen@nationalswine.com or 765.463.3594, ext. 101.
Silent Auction Items Needed!
The 2014 NJSA Eastern Regional will once again be having their Silent Auction, which will be open for bidding, Friday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct 11.
Join us in making our silent auction a success by bringing along a donation such as a gift basket of goodies from your area, crafts, clothing, apparel, jewelry, antiques, gift packages, boar semen packages, etc. The ideas are endless! If you’d like to buy it, someone else probably [ … ]
National Barrow Show
Austin, Minnesota • Sept. 10
Crossbred Boar Sale
Auctioneer: Dan Baker, Ind.
8 Boars :: Average $4,494
Crossbred Boar Sale Total :: $27,950
Stewart’s Duroc Farm brought the Champion and top-selling crossbred boar to Austin. Doug’s Bone Collector son sold to Hofschulte Sires.
National Barrow Show
Austin, Minnesota • Sept. 10
Yorkshire Sale
Auctioneer: Dan Baker, Indiana
28 Gilts :: Average $1,323
22 Boars :: Average $1,084
Yorkshire Sale Total :: $60,900
Premier Yorkshire Sire:
SRF1 DOC HOLLIDAY 2-8
Owned by Shipley Swine Genetics
Reserve Premier Yorkshire Sire:
WGW2 FIRE WALL 43-4
Owned by George & Eric Watson
Wayne Huinker’s Frank the Tank female was named the Yorkshire Hog College Gilt. She sold for $6,000 to R&K Showpigs.
National Barrow Show
Austin, Minnesota • Sept. 10
Landrace Sale
Auctioneer: Dan Baker, Indiana
4 Gilts :: Average $1,200
2 Boars :: Average $500
Landrace Sale Total :: $5,800
Premier Landrace Sire:
KORB2 REVOLUTION 12-2
Owned by Russell Whewell
Reserve Premier Landrace Sire:
KYIK3 PSSS BLADE RUNNER 6-7
Owned by Prairie State Semen
Korb Farms, Inc., had the 2014 NBS Hog College Gilt. Their Bad Cat daughter topped the Landrace sale. She sold for $2,400 and has a new home with Troy Walker.
