Ingredients: 12 slices thin cut bacon 4 tbsp brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 tbsp pork rub Graham crackers Milk chocolate Marshmallows Directions: Cover bacon with brown sugar, honey and pork rub of your choice Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown Assemble s’mores and enjoy! The post Candied Bacon S’mores first appeared on National Swine Registry ..read more

Written by Cassie Godwin Farmers are self-reliant, they pick themselves up by their own bootstraps, and they don’t complain. These are a few of the qualities that make farmers excellent at caring for the land and feeding the world. But these same qualities also make it difficult for farmers and ranchers to ask for help with mental health struggles. FACING STRUGGLES A 2020 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industry ranked fourth in suicide rates. While farming is often found to be one of the most rewardi ..read more

Written by DeShea Wallace It was the summer of 1992 and a young Randal Buck was making his way home from Sedalia, Missouri with a new Yorkshire Boar named Eskimo Joe in the trailer. At the time Randal just needed a Yorkshire boar to breed a few sows back home with. But, when he raised his bidder number at the Summer Type Conference and purchased that boar for $4,200 he knew he needed to do much more with “Eskimo Joe” than just breed a few sows to him. Randal had just finished up his studies at Oklahoma State University where he had worked many hours on the swine farm. One of Buck’s advisors, K ..read more

Written by Cassie Godwin Bret Vickrey can tell you the exact moment and exactly what he was doing when he got the phone call informing him that his then 13-month-old daughter, Dalaney, had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). “I was pulling into the farm to feed sows and had to pull off to the side to process what I had just been told.” The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation® website states that cystic fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breath over time. More than 30,000 children and adults in the United States have CF, and ..read more

Written by DeShea Wallace The barn is full to the brim with excited prospective pig buyers. Some faces in the crowd have been around since the first pig sale 14 years ago, while there are other countless new faces anxiously hoping to buy some of the most talked about genetics. Old or new, everyone has one thing in common, they are valued customers to Will Hilty and his family. Whether they have their sights set on winning their county fair or competing at The Exposition, Will is going to help each customer work toward achieving their goals. Will Hilty, Hilty Showpigs, has some of the most suc ..read more

Meet the Staff Bailey Craft, Events & Education Manager What is your favorite aspect of your role with the NSR? Well, I haven’t really gotten my feet wet yet – but something that I believe will be my favorite aspect is being able to meet new people and create a lot of great relationships through the industry. Our folks in the industry often time becomes family, and that is truly irreplaceable. What is one thing that makes you excited about your job? I am super excited to have the chance to work with our youth and see everyone grow and develop professionally overtime. One of the greatest th ..read more

NSR Summer Type Conference Louisville, Ky. • July 4-10 Summer Type Conference Sale 183 Head :: Sale Total $1,132,450 :: Average $6,188 Crossbred Sale Auctioneer: Ron Kreis, Ohio 20 Gilts :: 23 Boars :: 43 Total Head :: Sale Total $285,150 :: Avg. $6,631 Harvey Show Stock, Indiana, topped the Summer Type Conference Crossbred Sale. This son of Cruel Intentions sold to Crossroads Genetics, Indiana, for $80,000. CRUEL INTENTIONS x DIRTY LOVIN Yorkshire Sale Auctioneer: Ron Kreis, Ohio 29 Gilts :: 12 Boars :: 41 Total Head :: Sale Total $233,250 :: Avg. $5,689 Blaine Slayton, Indiana, topped th ..read more

NSR Summer Type Conference Louisville, Ky. • July 4-10 Judge: Brett Beyers, Ill. Champion Duroc Boar & Class 1 Winner Joostberns Showpigs, Mich. NAJO0 HIBACHI 17-1 x NBRP5 HE’S THE ONE 15-6 Res. Champion Duroc Boar & 2nd Class 1 Mohican Valley Genetics, Ohio MVGE9 COGBURN 50-5 x HRFD6 OUT WITH A BANG Champion Duroc Gilt & Class 4 Winner Brenna Dryer, Ill. | Breeder: Cole & Kyle Webster, Ill. WTBS0 TRUE POWER 14-3 x BOLN9 RIP 6-7 Res. Champion Duroc Gilt & Class 2 Winner Keaton Woods, Ind. | Breeder: Maxwell Family, Ind. OAB9 WIDE OPEN 8-4 x KTB8 TCG UNFORGETTABLE Clas ..read more

NSR Summer Type Conference Louisville, Ky. • July 4-10 Judge: Justin Rodibaugh, Ind. Champion Hampshire Boar & Class 3 Winner Positive Energy Lives, Ind. BAAD9 BLIND DRAW 216-1 x CFLK8 GRUS THE ANSWER Res. Champion Hampshire Boar & Class 2 Winner Autrey Show Pigs, Ind. DCM9 MARVEL 17-4 x JGR7 REPUTABLE 32-9 Champion Hampshire Gilt & Class 2 Winner Tucker Jones, Ind. | Breeder: Real McCoy Genetics, Ohio DCM9 MARVEL 17-4 x JSE6 TRUMP CARD 118-2 Res. Champion Hampshire Gilt & Class 3 Winner Olivia Shike, Ill. | Breeder: Platt Showpigs, Ind. CFLK7 TCG OWN THE WORLD x HH6 CLICK ..read more

NSR Summer Type Conference Louisville, Ky. • July 4-10 Judge: Lynsee Pullen, Ind. Champion Landrace Boar & Class 1 Winner Lydia Lawson, Ohio JMG0 GRUS LOOK NO FURTHER x 1SON9 KICKER TEN 1-1 Res. Champion Landrace Boar & 2nd Class 1 Wehmer Showpigs, Ind. KOLT7 OVERTIME 1-2 x CKW7 CLOCKS TICKING Champion Landrace Gilt & Class 1 Winner Landry Rodibaugh, Ind. | Breeder: Knauth Showpigs, Ill. KOLT7 OVERTIME 1-2 x CKW7 CLOCKS TICKING Res. Champion Landrace Gilt & 2nd Class 1 Brooklyn Dittmer, Ind. JMG9 TIMINGS RIGHT x OTTN8 ORGANIZED CHAOS The post 2021 STC Open Landrace Show fi ..read more