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Thanks Brian and Austin for a great visit! The hog’s looked good.

Below are several pictures of a Full Shift son out of a PI R Squared sow (same mother as Grand Champion Duroc Boar at the Summer Type Conference). She is a truly impressive sow.

2010 NJSA Distinguished Service Award

The recipient of the 2010 National Junior Swine Association Distinguished Service Award was former NSR Director of Junior Activities, Jennifer Shike. Watch this video clip of her receiving the award, as well as a photo tribute from her almost 10 years of service to the NJSA.

http://nationalswine.blogspot.com/Had a great time at the 2010 NJSS? Relive the event with this video review! Thanks to NSR Communications Intern Kirby Carpenter for creating this clip!

The fourth edition of the NJSA swine judging DVD is ready for your evaluation! This DVD is ideal for agriculture departments, 4-H livestock groups, FFA chapters or personal use. Designed to educate young people in performance traits, EPDs, indexes and swine evaluation, this DVD is for the beginner, but is challenging enough for the collegiate undergraduate as well.The price is $35 plus $5 for shipping and handling. To order, mail a check or credit card number to National Swine Registry, Attn: Swine Judging DVD, P.O. Box 2417, West Lafayette, IN 47996 or fax to 765.497.2959. You can also call the National Swine Registry at 765.463.3594 with a credit card to place an order.