Cattle and Swine

Summerg 2007


Meet our Swine Resource Contributor

Our swine resource is Susan Pierce, who owns J&S Swine Farm in Fort Bragg. Susan’s interest in swine started out as a 4-H project 28 years ago and she continues to produce, show and sell seedstock and 4-H/FFA project pigs as well as butcher pigs and weaners.

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Swine Showmanship and Clipping Field Day

On July 21st  J & S  Swine Farm held it's sixth annual  swine showmanship and clipping field day at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds in Ukiah.  The event was attended by 55 members from Lake & Mendocino county 4-H & FFA Clubs.  First place prize for advanced showmanship were belt buckles, first place for the 4 other classes were fold up wheelbarrows.  Other prizes to 5th place included useful swine equipment.  Donations by attendees raised funds for the Jane Amundson Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thank You for all your help.  Prizes were donated by Rainbow Ag, Susan Pierce of J&S  Swine Farm, Hwy 20 Feed, and the Mendocino County Farm Supply.  Thank You for your donations.  The following are the winners are from the field day:

4-H Novice Showmanship 9 & 10 years old   (5 kids in the class)
1st - Casey Looney       Redwood Valley-Calpella
2nd - Anita Samerol       Long Valley
3rd - Garret Pierachini   Potter Valley
4th - Bryce Jamison       Round Valley
5th - Noah Davila           Round Valley

4-H Novice Showmanship 11 years old & up  (13 kids in the class)
1st - Rebecca Pierachini   Potter Valley
2nd - Kyle Estes               Fort Bragg
3rd - Nathaniel Davila      Round Valley
4th - Dylan Ricetti            Redwood Valley-Calpella
5th - Noelia Davila            Round Valley

4-H Intermediate Showmanship  (20 kids in the class)
1st - Cody Smith              Scotts Valley
2nd - Trenton Phillips       Redwood Valley-Calpella
3rd - Miranda Wanzer      Scotts Valley  (sheep exhibitor)
4th - Abe Rawles             Redwood Valley-Calpella
5th - Bobby Ricetti           Redwood Valley-Calpella
5th - Anthony Knight       Willits

4-H Advanced Showmanship  (4 kids in the class)
1st - Kelsey Price             Fort Bragg
2nd - Clayton Wanzer     Scotts Valley
3rd - Kara McCaffrey      Long Valley
4th - Davis Figg-Hoblyn  Willits

FFA Novice Showmanship (3 in the class)
1st - Alicia Delgado         Willits
2nd - Felicia Schlapkohl   Upper Lake
3rd - Brianna Taylor        Willits

FFA Advanced Showmanship  (2 in the class)
1st - Melissa Baze          Willits
2nd - Shayla Dabney     Willits

Results of the weight guess contest is as follows:
Spot pig weighed 230 lbs
Logan Carlsen, Kelsey Price & Felicia Schlapkohl  all guessed exactly
right
Hampshire pig weighed 182 lbs
Courtney Figg-Hoblyn  guessed 183 lbs

The field day is a great learning experience  in preparation for the
"real thing" at the Ukiah & Lake County fairs.  The field day starts
with some general hog raising information & then hands on experience of
body clipping hogs and ends with the showmanship contest.

Thank You,
Susan Pierce


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Show Chow recently recorded an unprecedented feat by taking home the "Grand Champion Steer" at American Royal, NAILE and National Western Stock Show.  This is MAJOR DOMINATION! Toss in big wins from our Ambassadors, Advantage Breeders and key customers = big time success from coast to coast.

Many thanks to Kirk Stierwalt (Stierwalt Show School), Dave Guyer (Guyer Cattle Co.), Dave Allan (Bar A Cattle Co.), Fred DeRouchey (DeRouchey Cattle Co.) and Jared Shipman (Foster Bros Cattle Co.) for their passion and commitment to Show Chow Fitter's Edge, Finishing Touch and Grand 4TFyer.  A big shout out to our own Plant Manager from Wichita, Troy Smith, for his big at NAILE (M Bar Shorthorns), too!

 We look forward to continuing the success in 2007!  SHOW CHOW RULES!!!

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