Friday, August 4, 2017
Education General Care Show Pig Health and Nutrition
Keeping your pigs cool is a key part of having successful, showring-ready projects. Whether you have barrows or gilts in the barn, there is no doubt that they can feel the summer heat. Pigs can’t sweat like you or I, so when they get hot it is harder for them to cool down.
Friday, June 9, 2017
With the consumer market for pork and other protein sources changing rapidly, the Pork Checkoff is putting the finishing touches on a plan to capitalize on those changes by repositioning pork marketing, Terry O’Neel, president of the National Pork Board, told an audience at World Pork Expo Thursday. “The Pork Checkoff has embarked on a journey to determine how best to market pork today,” O’Neel, a pork producer from Friend, Neb., said. “The direction may be drastically different than we’ve seen in the last quarter century.”
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The Showpig.com team asked legendary swine auctioneer Col. Dan Baker to recall some of the greatest lessons he has learned along the way. He wrote this account of some words of advice that have followed him through the decades.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Education Showmanship Showpig News
For more than a decade, Austin Pueschel has been showing pigs. This Sturgis, Michigan native has seen success on the national stage, served as a Team Purebred Junior Board member, and has placed in the top 10 showmen at every major swine show. Currently, Pueschel is attending Iowa State University, in Ames, to pursue his degree in agricultural business. He was kind enough to share with us some of the tips and tricks he learned through the years to help train your showpigs.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Education Industry News Lifestyle Showpig News
These days everyone is tied to a smart phone, tablet or computer. With these tools at our fingertips it only makes sense to put them to work. Here are five fun apps that can help swine producers and showmen keep better records, learn about the cuts of meat and even check withdrawal times for a drug they used on their market hogs.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Did you know that the Pork Checkoff has one of the most comprehensive swine quiz bowl and skillathon study tools available?
With most prospects purchased and summer show season right around the corner, some young people will also be studying for the many other competitions and events available at shows throughout the nation. One such event, the skillathon, gives young people the opportunity to test their chops in all things swine related, such as breeding, animal well-being, swine health and other key topics.
Friday, April 14, 2017
Buying Tips Education Showpig News
Purchasing pedigreed showpigs has some perks of special classes and sometimes sponsored breed prizes, but this comes with a little paperwork. National Swine Registry’s Eastern Field Representative Blaine Evans offers his tips and tricks to make sure your pedigreed paperwork will be perfect for show day.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
There aren’t many hats in the swine industry that Ernie Barnes hasn’t donned at one time or another. From his humble beginnings showing and judging swine as a 4-H’er in Mississippi, Barnes has served as a field representative for the American Yorkshire Club and the executive secretary of the American Landrace Association, before landing in the National Pork Producer’s Council. Throw in a stint as a swine pharmaceutical sales representative and a buyer for a packer, and it’s safe to say Barnes knows this great industry inside and out.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
#bidbuyshowwin Education General Care
There are certain things an exhibitor should not leave home without. Ashtin and Nalaney Guyer are pros at packing for shows, and have taken the time to share a few of their packing tips.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Breeding Stock Health & Nutrition Education Show Pig Health and Nutrition
Baby it’s cold outside. But hopefully your showpigs aren’t cold.
Showpig.com visited with two regional experts on how they manage the cold and what it means to the success of their showpig operations.