Boars

Red Rocket

Stop Light x Bull Dust (Littermate to Unlimited at PBG)

Semen: $100/dose

Bred By: Small Town Genetics

We have made aggressive moves to improve our Duroc herd. The addition of Stop Light prior to World Pork Expo turned out to be great. The lead scout had been watching him since a baby and said you need to get something done on him before WPX. If you wait he will be unaffordable. So after some intense negotiation Thompsons WPX entry came our way. In his first crop he sired multiple champions on the west cost including
Farqueson’s Duroc Gilt that earned champion honors at California State Fair. The second big move was a year prior. We added the Weisinger gilt that Nelson Hanson drove all summer. She was named Grand Champion Pure gilt at the 2016 California State Fair and one of the highlights at the Golden Opportunity sale the next day. It took 7,500 to own her and we have never regretted spending a dollar of it. Rocket is the product of mating these two individuals. There was never a point that I didn’t expect a herd boar out of the mating. After getting the litter through the nursery it was apparent there was a standout and our mission was a success. If you are looking to make red hogs that are tall shouldered, great designed, square built and great pasterned without sacrificing hip and hind leg you should strongly consider Rocket. He will have a big impact in our red program and those programs that choose to invest in him.

Shots Fired

Brown Sugar x Choctaw Bingo x Neon Lights

Stress Status: Pending

Semen: $250/dose

Possibly the best one we have even put together from a herd boar standpoint. Shots Fired would be in the conversation with boars like Monster and Paparazzi. He is that good. From a power standpoint it doesn’t get any better than this. His skeleton reads stout and powerful from every angle. Unlike most hogs that are extra stout in their makeup he still
balances and proportions well. His great show hog looked is backed by generations of elite barrow sires. Add his slick front, tall shoulder set and perfect hind leg to the equations and you are there. He has been shut down to the public with the exception of a few semen contracts as he was used heavily in our herd. We couldn’t be happier with what we are seeing and know he will work for our customers as well. We are offering 4 doses per week on this exciting young sire, 2 doses out of Monday and Thursday
collections. Semen will be offered via sconlinesales.com on Sunday of the collection week.

Spit Shine

Franchise x Mrs. Monumental

Semen: $250/dose

Bred By: Midwest Genetics

Gunshot

Sky Rocket x Fortune x Killer Instinct

Price: $100/dose

Bred By: Fink Farm Showpigs

Dirty Good

One of a Kind x Mountain Man

Semen: $100/dose

Bred By: Heimer Hampshires

Our quest for the best barrow sires in the country will never stop.  With that said we elevated the game pretty big with this guy.  Heimer Hampshires is one of the most successful barrow producers in the county.  Very rarely do you travel to a major market hog show and not find the HH herd mark in the mix.  For us it was logical to check out Jesse’s set of boars offered this summer.  Not able to make the trip I asked my good friend Kade Hummel to check the boars out.  I remember Kade’s scouting report vividly.  He said I have good and bad news.  Good news is I found one.  Bad news is I think he’s going to be pricy.  He said the set was real good as a whole but there was a standout.  He told me the 15-3 boar is not only where we are going as an industry but has all the good traits of where we have been.  I asked how good is he?  His response was fast.  This one is Dirty Good!  He will make barrows that will win first generation.  It was pretty easy for us to make the investment when your lead scout is that convincing. 

The Officiant

Wedding Night x Outmanned x Sunshine’s Mom
Stress Status: Unknown
Semen: $250/dose
Bred and Owned with: Ottenwalter Showpigs

If you have never made the trip to Ottenwalter’s you are missing out. It’s been a privilege over the years to call their baby pig sales, last April was no exception. Between preview and the sale Russell showed me a blue boar. It didn’t take much looking for me to fall in love. Right away I started dealing to get him to STG. Russell explained he was
sired by Wedding Night and out of an Outmanned sow. He said the best part of the pedigree might be the Outmanned sow’s mom. She is Sunshine’s mom too. That really got my attention. Sunshine’s mom is a beast. She has a huge influence in the Ottenwalter herd and is tied to many of their champions. Sunshine himself was noted for good looking, square built stock that had ideal rib with incredible hips and hind legs. These same traits were prevalent in this blue boar. Unquestionably, Wedding Night is a dominate sire. You can hardly log onto Facebook and not see a win he had that week. Long story short, The Officiant got loaded and here we are today. Everybody remembers their first Wedding Night, we will never forget ours.

FYI: Littermate barrow was supreme @ Nebraska State Fair.