National Swine Registry

The National Junior Swine Association is ready to get wild and “Welcome to the Jungle” more than 700 kids and 1,033 gilts from 27 states at the National Junior Summer Spectacular this week in Louisville, Ky.

The annual event starts Tuesday, June 29, and ends Saturday, July 3, and includes a gilt show as well as showmanship, skillathon, judging, public and extemporaneous speaking, photography, poster, state scrapbook, and sweepstakes contests. All NJSA members, open to youth ages 21 and under, are welcome to participate. More than $40,000 in scholarships, prize money and awards will be given to members of the nation’s largest youth livestock organization during the week of competition

“This is one of the biggest shows we’ve had in terms of number of kids registered,” says Darrell Anderson, CEO of the National Swine Registry, the umbrella organization of the NJSA. “It’s the biggest event of the year for NJSA. It’s an [ … ]

These photos are from my most recent visit to RW Genetics. Rick and his crew have a great set of pigs they are getting ready to offers for sale, the Triple Bar 7’s, Bottom’s Up, 8-Ball’s and Epic’s looked great. Thanks guy’s for taking the time to show me around.

This guy looked great! He is a Full Shift and out of the same dam as Problem Solver. It is hard to make a boar with a better hip and rear leg. Study how square he is underneath.141-7 is an April 17, he is sire by Rick’s new herd boar Logic and is out of a Turn it Up sow. I think this guy has a bright future a head of him! You couldn’t put a better skeleton in a young hog. This guy floats around the pen. His hip and rear wheels are great.The 77-2 crossbred gilt is truly something [ … ]

2010 World Pork Expo Open ShowDuroc ShowJune 11, 2010

All Duroc Open Show Results

Champion Boar

1st Class 3Wintex Farms, Lubbock, TXKTB9 FINAL APPROACH 4-3 X HP5 HP FED EX 4-1

Reserve Champion Boar1st Class 1Norman Bros & Son, Sidell, ILRWG8 FULL SHIFT 145-1 X 3FSF8 GRUS NO HOLES 4-1

Champion Gilt1st Class 3Stein & Stewart Genetics, Odessa, MOCCKK8 TRIPLE CROWN 2-2 X STN7 BOLDER 60-6

Reserve Champion Gilt2nd Class 3Danielle Dobson, Morton, TXJAKI8 PSSS CANT TOUCH THIS X HD4 GALLERY 61-2

2010 World Pork Expo Open Show Landrace ShowJune 11, 2010

All Landrace Open Show Results

Grand Champion Landrace Boar1st Class 1Cedar Ridge Show Herd, Red Bud, ILJMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8 X CR4 SAMSON 287-4

Reserve Champion Landrace Boar2nd Class 1Ben Sheldon, Martinsville, INJMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8 X 1SJH5 PSSS ORANGE CRUSH 1-1

Grand Champion Landrace Gilt1st Class 1Caleb Grohmann, Red Bud, ILCR5 SUPREME 8-2 X CR5 FALKEN 225-1

Reserve Champion Landrace Gilt2nd Class 1Nathan Acuff, Farmersville, TXJMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8 X 1SJH5 PSSS ORANGE CRUSH 1-1

2010 World Pork Expo Open ShowYorkshire ShowJune 11, 2010

All Yorkshire Open Show Results

Grand Champion York Boar1st Class 4Grimm Purebreds, Maynard, IA

JGR8 MACK ATTACK 81-5 X JGR7 TIMBER 97-7

Reserve Champion York Boar
1st Class 3
Daniel Burzlaff, Delmar, IA

DBFF7 CHAIN SAW 85-8 X KEN3 ROYAL CROWN 3-5

Grand Champion York Gilt
1st Class 5
Blake Goss, Canute, OK
WGW8 HEADLINER 58-1 X JRS7 BIG PAPPY 31-2

Reserve Champion York Gilt
1st Class 6

Palmer Cranford, Camilla, GAJGR7 BULLETPROOF 345-6 X ARK7 VINTAGE 30-1

2010 World Pork Expo Open Show Crossbred Boar ShowJune 11, 2010

All Crossbred Boar Open Show Results

Grand Champion 1st Class 4Brinning Farms, Keota, IARECOVERY X (DARK SIDE X FREAK SHOW)

Reserve Grand Champion1st Class 2Nathan Weisinger, Fort Madison, IAUNBELIEVABLE