AUGUST 2019 YEARS EMBRACING PROGRESS CHERISHING TRADITION BOAR STUD ISSUE AUGUST 2019740.808.1041 PLEASANTVILLE, OH THOMPSONBROSGENETICS.COM THOMPSON BROTHERS GENETICS Gain Control x Bone Buzz $45,000 Champion York Boar, 2016 STC Amped Up Amped Up Amped Up x Ricochet $150,000 Champion York Boar, 2018 WPX Dominator Dominator Bred to make an Amped Up x Light This Bred by and owned with George Watson Next Level Next Level KMS Clone $49,000 Exchange purchase Bred by Heimer and owned with Will Hilty New Socks New Socks Dominator x Sunshine Bred by Thompson Bros. King Pin King Pin Dirty Secret x Bear 274 Bred by Steve Cobb & family Fun Money Fun Money AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE 2Dunlap, Iowa | Hillsboro, Texas | Lodi, California 800-475-5902 •www.sullivansupply.com SUGAR COAT SULLIVAN’S Show Day Whitening Spray for Sheep, Goats & Hogs RED LINE • Red mark reducer • Treats and heals skin conditions relating to: Staph, Fungus, Rain Rot, and Hot Spots. • Topical antiseptic for treating fungus, bacteria, and germs. • Safe and effective skin restoration product for use on any livestock. SULLIVAN’S Skin Healing Spray • All-Natural Whitening Spray • Contains optical enhancers • Designed with a proprietary blend as a dispersion coupler 3 AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE26 SGI Story by Rachel Dotson Clay Zwilling Executive Editor clay@nationalswine.com Stephen Weintraut II Director of Marketing & Communications stevew@nationalswine.com Cassie Godwin Social Media Coordinator & Editor cassie@nationalswine.com DeShea Wallace Creative Design Coordinator deshea@nationalswine.com Hannah Frobose Marketing & Communications Intern mcintern@nationalswine.com Editorial Staff On the Cover SGI Boars. BUY EM ALL 6-6 was one of three stout littermate sons sired by THE PROCESS. The trio of boars were purchased from Mike Clark and were added to our Duroc boar line- up recently. BOMB SQUAD made a splash in his very first season siring champion barrows and gilts at the San Antonio Stock Show, Texas Elite Showcase, LSU and the Oklahoma Youth Expo. Read more about SGI and their boars on page 26. BOAR STUD ISSUE VOL. 26 | NO. 5 EDITORIAL Catching Up . . . . . . . . . .10 by Clay Zwilling From the Field by Mick Bellamy . . . . . . . . .12 by Clay Parrish . . . . . . . . . .14 by Lukas Ziegler . . . . . . . . .16 by Thomas Crome . . . . . . . .18 Youth View . . . . . . . . . . .20 by Justin Swanton Fueling Creativity . . . . . .22 by Hannah Frobose For Your Information . . .24 COLUMNS Power of Pork . . . . . . . .35 Thoughts from the Word . 93 From the Mic . . . . . . . . . 96 Industry Insights . . . . . . 108 Know To Grow . . . . . . . 112 Words From the Wise . 119 REFERENCE Seedstock Source. . . . . .99 Subscription Form . . . .120 Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 MISSION STATEMENT: “Enhance the value of pedigreed swine, maintain breed integrity, and provide relevant member education and youth development experiences.” AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE 4 2019 Aug SE Form.indd 47/29/2019 10:17:22 AMAUGUST 2019 EVENTS NJSA National Junior Summer Spectacular Junior Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 NSR Summer Type Conference Open Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 SCHEDULES NJSA Southwest Regional . . . . . . . . . . .80 NBS ® Junior & Open Show . . . . . . . . . .81 Simply Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Fall Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 NJSA Eastern Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 The Seedstock EDGE (ISSN 1079-7963) is published seven (7) times per year by the National Swine Registry (American Yorkshire Club, Hampshire Swine Registry, United Duroc Swine Registry and the American Landrace Association). 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Seedstock EDGE, 2639 Yeager Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906. 32 What the Health: Vesicular Stomatitis 36 All About the Boar RULES Fall Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 2019 Aug SE Form.indd 57/29/2019 10:17:22 AMSaturday, August 24 Shaffer’s Goldrush Open House & Elite Gilt Sale Come join us for a day of fun! We will be viewing 45 of our new and proven herdsires and selling around 25 open gilts! Schedule: 10 am - AI Breeding Demonstration & Informational Seminar • 11 am - Lunch • 12 pm - Boar Viewing • 2:30 pm - Elite Gilt Sale Forefront Sired the $210,000 record selling duroc boar at the 2019 NSR STC For more information visit shaffergoldrush.com or call 765.789.8349 :: Terry 765.730.1031 :: Aimee 765.730.1666 Lynsee 765.717.9924 :: Bradley 765.414.7485 :: Delbert 765.729.5227 AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE 629369 451st Ave. Irene, SD 57037 OLSENYORKS.COM y MEET THE TIME TO TIME (Chow x He’s the One) BOYS AUGUST DICTATOR (Dominator x No Pain No Gain) DAUM (Dominator x Big Country) KING KONG (King of the hill x Party Up North) BEN: 605.660.2828 CHUCK: 605.661.7864 Semen available. For more details on these new boars, visit 7 AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGEMark & Sandy Ottenwalter Colusa, California Russell Pedrett; Herdsman 530.681.9811 www.ottenwaltershowpigs.com OUTMANNED X (VISIONARY X ROCK SOLID X LIMITLESS) reserve grand barrow tulsa state fair Siring champions across the country! reserve grand champion market hog national western stock show Mikayla Sciortino reserve grand champion 4-h barrow california state fair Reserve grand champion barrow grand champion ffa barrow california state fair Mikayla Sciortino reserve grand champion 4-h barrow california state fair Reserve grand champion barrow grand champion ffa barrow california state fair reserve grand champion market hog national western stock show reserve grand barrow tulsa state fair Mikayla Sciortino AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGE 8Never Before X Rockstar’s Mom Bred by Logan Farnham Dirty Secret X Visionary Purchased from Kurt Morgan Bred by Roger Iverson Lock It Up X On Target 153-6 Shine On X Warfare 73-6 9 AUGUST 2019 | SEEDSTOCK EDGENext >