Make sure that the gilt drives good so that the judge doesn't see what you don't want him to see.

Some boars are better at it than others. Age and size plays a part. So does conformation. Selection has been towards a little to short legged and a little to short bodied for awhile now. If the boar looks like he'd be better at throwing a block than mounting a sow I would avoid them. Call the breede...

I'd be upset. I'd tell him, try to be polite. Anyone with an education knows that you don't do that.

That's a good thing.

Check Heimer's Facebook page. Not sure why purchasers of so many sales seem secret.

Pretty tough question. Most farmers wouldn't readily admit that their sows aren't quite good enough. What do you think about breeding York until you have a productive base.

I thought John was posting and checked out his Facebook page. I was really quite impressed with that young female recently pictured. Lots of volume, loosely constructed, maybe the correct slope to the rump. I have a feeling that really flat rumps lead to furrowing problems. John has done more work w...

Progeny really stamped his offspring. It seems like he was popular before the really big framed pigs came along. I don't remember Nails as well. Wasn't he pretty soft footed? I have sometimes wondered what happened to the Warren Carpenter herd. They were pretty unique. Kenny Urban as well. I'm guess...

I'd forget about it. Make stronger dealings in the future.

Sounds like the condition elevated when she became more stressed. A stress prone pig can die if stressed enough. The meat from such a pig is pale and watery. I wouldn't want to deal with a pig that died at a show.

We used to sell breeding stock. I would give a full refund.