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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION • VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4 PRODUCER CONNECTION VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4

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On the cover At the end of the day...family, friends, farm. We’re all so blessed to be a part of a great industry; one that instills the right kind of values into our youth. We think we are raising livestock, but really, livestock is raising our youth. On the cover is Stockton and Grayson Blount of Wildorado, along with Emily Schooler of Amarillo. Photo was taken by Dylan Voyles, a regular contributor to the Producer Connection. Dylan and her husband, Austin, own and operate Premier Initiative, which offers comprehensive promotional services. See their ad on page 5 and give them a call for your marketing needs.

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TPPA’S MISSION “Education. Advocacy. Promotion. The Texas Pork Producers Association is dedicated to the advancement of a sustainable and profitable pork industry.”

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President - Jimmy Hayes, Port Lavaca President Elect - Corby Barrett, Perryton Vice President - Doug Schaefer, Garden City Executive Member - Stanley Young, Lubbock Executive Member - Denny Belew, Tahoka Executive Member - Jay Winter, Lubbock

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Barret Klein, Boerne Cody McCleery, Weatherford Chuck Real, Marion Erwin Schwartz, San Angelo Josh Krohn, Lamesa Wayne Harman, Perryton

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Coming Together in a time of Need. Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts by Livestock Organizations Texas Animal Health Commission

When Governor Abbott declared a preemptive state of disaster for 30 counties in advance of Tropical Depression Harvey; the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) took the cue and accelerated preparations for what was predicted to be a major storm event. Under the State Emergency Management Plan, TAHC is the state’s coordinating agency for all disaster response issues related to animals, both large and small, including livestock, pets, and zoo animals. By the time Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, August 25, the agency and its response partners were prepared for action. The storm proved to be even more severe than predicted, and TAHC quickly set up an Animal Response Operations Coordination Center (AROCC) at its headquarters in Austin. Through daily operations at the AROCC, TAHC strove to meet animal related response needs by coordinating efforts of state, federal, industry, and non-governmental cooperators with an animal focus. “Our hearts go out to all who are affected by Hurricane Harvey,” said Dr. Andy Schwartz, TAHC Executive Director. “It is a tumultuous time in our State, but we are grateful for the support and resources our industry, government partners, nongovernmental partners, and neighbors are providing.” Response Partners actively supporting the AROCC include: Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Independent Cattlemen’s Association, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Pork Producers, Texas Association of Dairymen, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers, Texas Poultry Federation, SPCA, Livestock Marketing Association, Texas Department of Emergency Management, Texas Forest Service, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Veterinary Medical Association, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team, USDA-APHIS-Veterinary Services, USDA-Farm Service Agency, and USDA-Wildlife Services.

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Thank you to everyone who has donated to the #4HSupportsTexas Hurricane Relief Fund. As of August 19th more than $33,000 has been contributed to supporting the Texas 4-H Clubs in the Hurricane Harvey affected areas. Truly a testament to the love and support individuals, families, businesses, and 4-H clubs from across the state and country have for our state and 4-H Program!

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In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, on August 31, Archer Daniels Midland Company, ADM, announced that it will donate up to $100,000 to the American Red Cross to help provide relief to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. ADM will make an outright contribution of $50,000 and will match an additional $50,000 of employee contributions of $25 or more. “Our thoughts are with the millions of people affected by Hurricane Harvey, and we commend the American Red Cross and many others who are helping families in the affected areas in Texas and Louisiana,” said Jennifer Ballinger, Director of ADM Cares. “ADM is working with the Red Cross to help meet immediate relief efforts today and help communities with long-term recovery efforts.” The donation is given through ADM Cares, which is ADM’s social investment program that directs funds to initiatives and organizations that drive meaningful social, economic and environmental progress worldwide. The program focuses on three distinct areas, supporting the responsible development of agriculture, improving the quality of life in ADM communities and fostering employee giving and volunteer activities.

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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ has been committed to the city of Houston and state of Texas for more than 85 years. The devastating floods and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey are absolutely heartbreaking. The Rodeo is committing $2 million to the relief efforts in support of our community, with details to be confirmed in the next few weeks.

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Operation BBQ Relief steps up to help during Hurricane Harvey Operation BBQ Relief (OBR), a national nonprofit made up of championship pitmasters and volunteers from various states, deployed to Houston to help feed those impacted by or responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Using large scale cooking equipment and ingredients donated or purchased with disaster donations, Operation BBQ Relief served over 30,000 meals each day for nearly two weeks.

Meal Stats for Houston

Hot Meals Served: Day 1 - 16,090 Day 2 - 23,625 Day 3 - 43,200 Day 4 - 43,350 Day 5 - 29,800 Day 6 - 45,760 Day 7 - 45,760 Day 8 - 55,575 Day 9 - 33,350 Day 10 - 29,950 Day 11 - 5,500 Total - 371,760 meals 158,872 lbs. raw pork 18,588 #10 cans of vegetables 12,392 full-size aluminum pans

During that time, churches, community centers, independent shelters, and emergency responders in need of hot meals were able to submit meal order requests to OBR. The organization worked with groups directly to schedule delivery or pickup options. Working around the clock, OBR volunteers were doing everything they could to get meals out into the communities who needed the most. In a first for Operation BBQ relief, the US Government provided a US Border Patrol Chinook helicopter to deliver 6,000 Hot BBQ Meals to Beaumont, Texas. A personal fixed single wing plane was also used to fly product from Houston to Victoria. OBR utilizes the support of several corporate sponsors, such as Seaboard Foods and Prairie Fresh Pork, along with numerous personal donations, in order to provide relief for those in need. Smithfield Foods had three trucks filled with over 100,000 pounds of pork butts, loins and pulled pork arrive in southeast Texas to be distributed to Operation BBQ Relief and Feeding America. In addition, Smithfield Foods donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross in support of their disaster relief efforts. Before getting ready to deploy to Florida for Hurricane Irma, Operation BBQ Relief served their last meals in Houston on Friday Sept 8th, and the team over in the Victoria area ended meal service over that weekend.

About Operation BBQ Relief

Operation BBQ Relief is a 501.c.3 nonprofit disaster relief organization that was founded six years ago in response to the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri. Volunteers of competition BBQ teams from eight states answered the call to help feed displaced families, police, fire, national guard and emergency personnel. Since May of 2011, Operation BBQ Relief has served over 1,000,000 meals in 24 states. The deployment to Houston marks the 42nd disaster served.

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OBR Values

We value honesty, compassion, friendship, hard work and respect for others and for resources with which we are provided. Decisions and actions of Operation BBQ Relief will always be made and carried out with these values in mind. We want the communities we serve to be able to state without reservation that Operation BBQ Relief upheld these values while making a positive impact in the lives of their citizens.

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Pig Farmers Encouraged to Tell their Story During National Pork Month The Texas Pork Producers Association and the Pork Checkoff encourage producers to share their farm stories on social media and through conversations with producers during the month of October, which is National Pork Month.

“The #RealPigFarming campaign allows pig farmers to share their story through social media,” said Claire Masker, public relations director for the Pork Checkoff. “It’s encouraging to see so many pig farmers engaged with today’s consumers to explain what they do on the farm every day and why it is important to both themselves and the pigs. We encourage all pig farmers to share how they raise pork.” Including the hashtag symbol (#) before “RealPigFarming” helps people search social media posts with the same phrase and makes it easier for them to follow conversations. What started with Facebook and Twitter has grown to include Instagram, Snapchat and a blog on realpigfarming. com. “Being able to share your story through social media allows us to connect with more consumers than we have before,” said Allison Burenheide, summer ‘16 intern that currently manages TPPA social media. “Consumers across the country learn about farming and how we raise our pigs, and that is incredible.”

In addition to sharing their unique pig farming stories on social media, pig farmers have been speaking to universities, dietitians, wholesale grocer groups, foodservice professionals and other key audiences since 2004 through Operation Main Street. Operation Main Street has trained over 1,200 individuals who have given over 9,260 speeches across the U.S. In Texas, we have trained approximately 20 ‘agvocates’ over the last year.

“When we started the program, one of our concerns was how producers would handle hard-to-answer questions,” said Ernie Barnes, industry services director for the Pork Checkoff. “We provide participants with up-to date information, expert contacts and tips on speaking to help them share how pigs are raised today with audiences.” “Through my experiences with Operation Main Street, I have been able to tell the pork industry’s great story of progress and innovation,” said Sierra Stephens, OMS speaker for central and south Texas. “Connecting with consumers helps increase confidence in the high-quality, safe pork that we produce.” ®

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Livestock, Meat Judging Teams Open Fall with Solid Showings The teams each finished with Reserve Champion honors at the National Barrow Show in Minnesota.

The Texas Tech University Livestock and Meat Judging Teams in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources opened the 2017 fall competition campaign each with second-place finishes at the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minnesota. The livestock team came within one point of taking the overall title, coming in just behind Western Illinois with 3,205 points, thanks to three individuals finishing in the top 20 overall. Will Gibson, a senior from Newton, Mississippi, finished eighth overall to lead Texas Tech with 651 points. Gibson also placed fourth in the reasons competition with 188 points. Cameron Anderson, a senior from Needville, and Kyle Vehige, a senior from Bonnots Mill, Missouri, finished in 16th and 17th place, respectively, each with 643 points. Other members of the livestock judging team are: • Jonah Biensch, a senior from Marsden, Saskatchewan • Kaylee Casey, a senior from Malvern, Arkansas • Mason Flack, a senior from North Henderson, Illinois • Preston Lawrence, a senior from Pottsboro • Jim Waldrop, a senior from Moultrie, Georgia • Mason Weadock, a senior from Wall • Jack Redifer, a senior from Blacksburg, Virginia • Brayden Hawkins, a senior from Cleburne

The team is coached by Jon DeClerck, a teaching assistant in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences, and is supervised by Ryan Rathmann, the John W. And Doris Jones professor of beef cattle biology. The meat judging team also had a solid opening competition, finishing second to Kansas State with 3,037 points at the contest, which consisted entirely of pork products and combined fresh pork with several processed meat classes such as sliced and slab bacon, smoked ham and pork chops. It is sponsored by Hormel.

April Molitor, a junior from Hondo, paced the Texas Tech team with an eighth-place finish, garnering 775 points. She finished fourth in processed meats and seventh in specifications. Clay Braden, a junior from Wall, was 14th overall on the strength of a seventh-place finish in total placing. He also finished ninth in fresh meats and 10th in processed meats. Right behind Braden was Ben Mills, a junior from Shallowater, in 15th place. Mills took second in fresh meats and also in reasons/questions. Rounding out the top 20 finishers for Texas Tech was Maddy Ainsley, a junior from Hondo, who took ninth in specifications. Other members of the meat judging team are: • Keeley Sears, a senior from Weatherford • Cole Perkins, a senior from Llano • Tommy Fletcher, a senior from LaVernia • Kyle Mahagan, a junior from Plainview

The team is supervised by Andrea Garmyn, a research assistant professor in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences. The livestock judging program enters the fall semester as the two-time defending national champions while the meat judging program is seeking its fifth national title this decade and third in five years.

TPPA’s Voice Heard in Washington

The National Pork Producers Council held its fall Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C., with about 125 pork producers from 22 states attending the biannual fly-in to meet with their congressional representatives. Representing Texas Pork Producers Association at our nation’s capitol, September 12-14, included Peter Baumert, Corby Barrett, Shannon Barbee, Stanley Young and Brandon Gunn. Clare Brooks, a fourth-year vet student at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, currently participating in an externship with NPPC, joined the Texas group for the series of meetings.

“Our advocacy efforts are an important factor in helping shape public policy. Trips like this are imperative; it’s an opportunity for our lawmakers get to hear from actual producers,” says Corby Barrett of Perryton, Chairman of TPPA Public Policy committee. “They are great people who, like us, want to improve life in their communities. They work for us; they want to know and need to know what affects our livelihoods. Meeting with legislators and their staff face-toface is the most effective way to get our message across.” Top issues the group advocated on included: the importance of maintaining existing free trade agreements such as NAFTA and KORUS and establishing new trade agreements with Japan and other countries; the need for federal funding for an FMD vaccine bank; support for H.R. 2887, the “No Regulation Without Representation Act,” which would prevent states from regulating beyond their borders; and the need for visa reform to address the industry’s labor shortage. 24

One evening, Elanco sponsored the ever-popular NPPC Congressional “Bacon Fest” which drew a tremendous crowd of pork producers, members of Congress and staffers eager to enjoy the world’s #1 protein. The reception provided another opportunity to discuss the issues, and just as importantly, further build relationships with our policy-makers. Making his first trip to D.C., Shannon Barbee, from Hamlin, realized just how important it is to participate in activities like this. “Although the majority of Texas is involved in the production of show pigs, we must remember that we are all in this together,” said Barbee. “To see first-hand how busy our legislators are, how many groups they visit with on a variety of issues…it’s paramount for us to have a voice and make an impression. We must be heard, or else we’ll be forgotten.” TPPA encourages you to become informed on the issues, reach out to your legislators and let them know our position. If you are interested in becoming active, please contact TPPA and we will work with you.

Texas pork producers meet with Rep. Mike Conaway, D-11, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.

A Sustainable Work Force is a Challenge

The U.S. pork industry, including farms and packing plants, need a viable agriculture workforce to remain globally competitive. Without reform of visa programs to support a viable workforce for U.S. agriculture, production costs will continue to increase, leading to higher food prices for consumers. In some cases, a shortage of labor could lead to facilities shutting down, causing serious financial harm for those operations and their communities. Current visa programs, such as the H-2A visa, are widely used by pork producers all over the country, and especially Texas. However, they are not effectively addressing the labor shortage faced by the industry and reform is needed to ensure that one of the most competitive U.S. agriculture sectors can continue to provide safe and affordable pork to consumers worldwide.

The U.S. pork industry is suffering from a serious labor shortage. We support visa system reform that establishes a legal and productive workforce while not placing undue burden on employers. The system should contain workable solutions that allow undocumented workers already in the United States to continue working and should expand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or at least maintain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; existing visa programs to make them more efficient and easier to navigate for employers.

An FMD Vaccine Bank is Needed

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is an enormous risk to the U.S. livestock industry. An outbreak of the foreign animal disease would cripple the entire agricultural sector and have long-lasting ramifications for the economic viability of U.S. livestock production. An outbreak of FMD would immediately close all export markets. The cumulative impact of an outbreak on the beef and pork sectors over a 10-year period would be more than $128 billion, according to Iowa State University economists. The annual jobs impact of such a reduction in industry revenue is more than 58,000 in direct employment and nearly 154,000 in total employment. Corn and soybean farmers would lose

Stanley Young & Shannon Barbee getting ready to hit the Hill.

$44 billion and nearly $25 billion, respectively, making the impact on these four industries alone almost $200 billion. A workable FMD vaccine bank can minimize the impact on the U.S. economy and reduce government costs of an FMD outbreak.

It is essential that USDA APHIS have a robust and timely response capability in the form of a rapidly deployable FMD vaccine bank, sufficient laboratory capacity for disease surveillance and adequate response capability at the state level. Currently, the United States currently does not have access to enough FMD vaccine to handle more than a very small, localized outbreak. APHIS manages a vaccine bank at Plum Island, N.Y., where vaccine antigen concentrate for a limited number of FMD strains is stored. If an outbreak occurred, the antigen would need to be shipped to England or France to be turned into finished vaccine and shipped back to the United States. But the turn-around time to produce enough vaccine would be weeks for a small outbreak and months for a large one. Additionally, there is a limited number of antigen strains maintained at Plum Island, and the antigen concentrate has a limited shelf life. Worldwide vaccine production is limited, and there is no capacity to produce the millions of doses needed for a largescale outbreak in the United States. We are requesting, through the next Farm Bill, that the U.S. Department of Agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) develop an adequate vaccine bank to address an outbreak in the United States of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). APHIS should: contract for an offshore FMD vaccine bank that would provide vaccine antigen concentrate for all FMD strains currently circulating in the world; contract for production capacity that would produce in the shortest amount of time, including surge capacity necessary to address the needs in the early stages of an outbreak and the millions of vaccine doses needed in the event of a medium or large-scale outbreak; and develop an estimate of the cost for improvements to the vaccine bank.

L-R: Corby Barrett, Shannon, Clare Brooks, Chairman Conaway, Stanley & Peter Baumert.

No Regulation Without Representation

Texas pork producers meet with Rep. Blake Farenthold, D-27.

It was an honor to visit with Senator Cornyn, a great leader and champion of agriculture.

Through ballot initiatives or legislation, states are growing increasingly aggressive in banning the sale of out-of-state goods made from production practices that don’t meet their criteria. These unscientific mandates attempt to dictate how producers – who had no say or representation in their adoption – run their operations and care for their animals. Pork producers must be allowed to use housing systems and other production methods that work best for their operations and their animals, and producers in one state should not be told how to raise and care for their animals by the lawmakers, regulators or citizens in another state – especially when they have little or no knowledge of the industry. Critical to the pork industry’s success is a producer’s ability to choose the production method that maximizes productivity, increases sustainability, reduces disease exposure and improves the health and welfare of his or her animals. This freedom has been jeopardized by recent state prohibitions on scientifically-sound production methods.

Since the early 2000s, animal rights groups have attacked the production methods of U.S. pork producers by championing state ballot initiatives that seek to ban those production practices. As a result, nine states have banned production practices used widely throughout the pork industry. California and Massachusetts have gone a step further by prohibiting the sale of pork produced using certain production methods, even when produced in states other than California and Massachusetts. These state mandates – without any scientific justification or benefit to the states or its citizens – are dictating how producers in other states raise their animals. TPPA supports the “No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 2887) introduced by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin. The legislation enforces the constitutional provisions prohibiting one state from imposing regulatory mandates on other states and prevents a patchwork of state laws and regulations affecting the scientifically accepted production practices of pork producers.

A great visit with Rep. Roger Williams, D-25, discussing our issues.

Trade is Extremely Important

The United States over the past 10 years, on average, has been the top exporter of pork in the world; it is the globe’s lowest cost producer of pork. In any given year, the U.S. pork industry ships product to more than 100 countries. Exports add significantly to the bottom line for Texas pig farmers and all U.S. pork producers. Pork producers support developing new and expanding existing markets for U.S. pork exports through bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) that eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers. Additionally, Japan is the top priority, as pork exports to Japan would be significantly higher but for the complex system of pork import protections commonly referred to as the “gate price system.

disastrous financial harm to U.S. pork producers. For the first six months of 2017, the United States exported more than 94,500 metric tons of pork valued at $258.6 million to South Korea, making it the No. 5 export market for U.S. pork. Withdrawing from KORUS would eliminate the profit margins for the typical producer; withdrawal from NAFTA would take that producer out of business.

U.S. exports of pork and pork products have increased by 1,550 percent in value and almost 1,300 percent in volume since 1989, the year the United States implemented its first FTA – with Canada – and started opening international markets for value-added agricultural products. More than 110,000 U.S. jobs are dependent on those exports. Exports added $50 – representing 36 percent of the $140 average value of a hog – to every U.S. hog marketed in 2016, when the United States shipped $5.9 billion of pork to foreign destinations. Opening and expanding access to markets through free trade agreements is paramount to the continued success of the U.S. pork industry. In addition to developing new markets, we must protect open markets we currently have with countries such as with Mexico, Canada and South Korea. Recently, our trade agreements with these countries has been in jeopardy as our administration has a desire to renegotiate. TPPA maintains the position that the U.S. should not withdraw from the trade agreements.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a tremendous success for U.S. pork producers. Since NAFTA implementation, U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico has more than tripled, growing more rapidly than U.S. trade with the rest of the world. These countries are the two largest destinations for U.S. goods and services, accounting for more than one-third of total U.S. exports. For pork, these two countries represent the second and fourth top markets for the U.S. Any disruption in sales to either Canada or Mexico will cause severe financial dislocations for the U.S. pork industry. The United States must maintain zero-duty market access into Canada and Mexico. According to Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, withdrawal from the NAFTA would result in a 5 percent decrease in U.S. pork production. Based on August 2017 live hog prices, that translates to $12.40 per animal and an aggregate loss to the pork industry of about $1.5 billion. The Korea-U.S. (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement has also been great for U.S. pork producers. The U.S. pork industry must maintain market access to Asia’s fourth largest economy; any disruption in sales to South Korea will cause

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National Pork Board NEW FOOD EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY EMPHASIZES ROLE OF SCIENCE IN FOOD PRODUCTION

If you have time for a weekend movie, consider checking out the new Food Evolution Movie now playing here: https://foodevolution. vhx.tv/screeners?code=3d5ada33 and click “Go.” Directed by Academy Award® nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and narrated by science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson, Food Evolution centers on the polarized debate surrounding food production. The 90-minute film debunks certain myths of today’s science-based food production and USFRA is considering using the film in 2018 as it connects people to today’s agriculture production. Send any thoughts you have after watching the film to National Pork Board.

JULY PORK EXPORTS SLIP DESPITE POWERFUL GROWTH IN MEXICO, KOREA, SOUTH AMERICA

Pork exports to Mexico remained on pace for a sixth consecutive annual volume record, with July volume up 7 percent from a year ago to 58,625 mt and value increasing 9 percent to $122.9 million. Through July, exports increased 20 percent in volume (457,190 mt) and 26 percent in value ($854.4 million). Both the U.S. and domestic pork industries continue to reap the benefits of Mexico’s rapidly growing per capita pork consumption, which has increased by about one-third over the past 10 years to 18 kilograms annually (based on USDA estimates). Leading pork value market Japan saw a year-over-year decline in July, as exports dipped 7 percent in both volume (28,314 mt) and value ($120.5 million). Through July, exports to Japan remained modestly higher year-over-year in both volume (228,489 mt, up 2 percent) and value ($931.1 million, up 6 percent). This included chilled pork exports of 122,755 mt (down 3 percent) valued at $577 million (up 3 percent), as Canada continues to

compete strongly for Japan’s highvalue chilled pork market. Other January-July highlights for U.S. pork exports included: • In South Korea, pork exports continued to capitalize on strong red meat consumption growth, especially for convenience products and home meal replacement items, as exports to Korea climbed 30 percent in volume (103,142 mt) and 36 percent in value ($282.6 million). • Led by strong growth in Colombia and Chile, pork exports to South America more than doubled year-over year in both volume (56,345, up 104 percent) and value ($143.6 million, up 109 percent). The White House recently announced that Argentina will soon open to U.S. pork, adding further opportunities in this growing region. • Led by Honduras, exports to Central America are on a record pace, reaching 38,720 mt, up 6 percent from a year ago, valued at $92.4 million (up 8 percent). 2017 is also shaping up as a record year for pork exports to the Dominican Republic, where exports totaled 21,278 mt (up 42 percent) valued at $47.8 million (up 49 percent). • Strong growth in the Philippines fueled a 24 percent increase (to 26,710 mt) in pork exports to the ASEAN region, valued at $68.8 million (up 34 percent). Exports also increased to Singapore and were steady to Vietnam.

DOMESTIC MARKETING: YUMMLY PARTNERSHIP

The NPB Digital Strategy Team has worked to define the appropriate recipe partnership. Yummly, the Netflix of Food, will house our 2,100+ recipes and put them in front of Yummly’s 22 million users. Nothing will change for our state associations and pork consumers. The partnership means we have access to many more recipe searchers who can find our recipes via porkbranded landing page, thereby better

connecting users with our recipes. When porkbeinspired.com merges into pork.org, all recipes will be redirected to a page on yummly.com. This partnership also will provide more co-promotion opportunities in the future.

PIG SURVIVABILITY WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED

The Checkoff’s Animal Science Committee recognizes that one of the biggest drags on productivity, sustainability and profitability is loss of pigs and sows prior to market. To this end, the group dedicated nearly 80 percent of its 2018 research budget to mitigating pig death loss. The first step is to identify key areas of research and research priorities under those areas of research. Last week, the Pig Survivability Working Group, comprised of producers, veterinarians, geneticists and subject matter experts, met and worked on requests for proposal that will guide this area in 2018. This effort also will involve the animal science, animal welfare and swine health committees.

INCREASING PORK CAPACITY REQUIRES EXPORT, DEMAND GROWTH

Exports and domestic consumer demand for pork will be key to maintain producer profits for the remainder of 2017 and for the first half of 2018, say industry analysts. Arguably the largest expansions in pork capacity history came last week when the Triumph –Seaboard plant in Sioux City, Iowa, and the Clemens Food Group plant in Coldwater, Mich., came online. Together they add an unpresented amount of packer capacity for the industry—an additional 22,200 head per day. While not all of that capacity is up to full operation, and likely won’t be until 2018, it has opened the door for expansion. “As long as the consumer demand is there and the export demand is there, we just need to process those hogs so we’re glad to have the new plants in place,” says Arlan Suderman, chief economist, INTLFCStone.

As processing ramps up in the new facilities, its likely producers will keep lock-step with additional head. “By the third quarter, we’re going to have supplies up 2% over one year ago,” said Dan Roose in a video interview with AgDay. “The fourth quarter, we’re going to be up 4% over a year ago.” As the new processing plants ramp up production, it is expected supplies in those areas will grow as well. Demand for pork has been increasing globally and domestically, Suderman adds. “Particularly, the bacon craze has been the big driver,” he says. “I think we’re approaching the place where we’ll start to see that demand start to open up again and provide some underpinning.”

MEXICO CITY SEMINAR PROVIDES EDUCATION ON QUALITY, VALUE OF U.S. PORK

USMEF partnered with the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) to present a sales seminar for meat industry personnel in Mexico City. Funded by the Pork Checkoff, the three-day training event reached more than 50 sales representatives, managers and directors of meat importing companies and foodservice enterprises in the Mexico City region. “The purpose of this activity was to increase U.S. pork sales by our commercial trade partners by educating them about the characteristics of U.S. pork products they offer to their clients,” explained Oscar Ferrara, USMEF regional director for Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. “Also, this seminar provided training for negotiation techniques to expand the skill levels of those working in sales. Giving them a background on the value and quality of U.S. pork, along with advice on selling products – that’s a strong combination.”

U.S. PORK SEMINARS HELP EDUCATE SHANGHAI FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY

Taking Chinese chefs and butchers through the steps to properly thaw, cut and cook U.S. pork, USMEF hosted about 75 key foodservice workers in three separate training seminars in Shanghai. Funded by the Pork Checkoff, the seminars highlighted the advantages of U.S. pork over

competitors’ products and offered several new ideas for preparing and serving U.S. pork. “The three seminars were conducted for different audiences and varied slightly in order to be the most helpful to each group,” explained Ming Liang, USMEF marketing director in China. “A cutting expert and a chef presented at each event and participants picked up a lot of knowledge about U.S. pork – not only how to cook it and serve it, but importantly how to defrost and cut U.S. pork that is imported frozen.” “Ultimately, the goal of these seminars was to help these companies take advantage of the taste and quality of U.S. pork and help the entire foodservice sector attract more consumers to U.S. pork,” said Liang. “If the end consumer has a good dining experience, then we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”

U.S. PORK EXPORTS TO HONG KONG UP 29% THIS YEAR

The U.S. ranked as Hong Kong’s third largest supplier of pork products by both value and volume in 2016 and 2017, according to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) report. From January to June 2017, U.S. pork exports to Hong Kong totaled $84 million, a rise of 29% compared to the same period last year, while volume increased by 12% reaching 35,775 metric tons (MT). The demand for U.S. pork in the local retail market remains stable, though it showed an uptick earlier this year when products from Brazil were banned (Brazilian pork exports to Hong Kong dropped 31% in the first half of 2017 in response to food safety concerns). A trader indicated to FAS that business for U.S. pork grew about 20% in March and April 2017. The food service sector tends toward lower-cost Brazil and Chinaorigin products although high-end restaurants consistently demand U.S. pork. Export of offals from the U.S. remains strong as the U.S. is Hong Kong’s largest supplier of swine offals. It works out well for both parties since this product isn’t widely consumed in the U.S. Export volume to Hong Kong reached 62,866 MT, valued at $136 million from January to June 2017, far exceeding the export value in pork products which stood at $84 million.

MCDONALD’S UPDATES POLICY ON ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP

McDonald’s released an update to its Global Vision for Antibiotic Stewardship in Food Animals (VAS) on August 23. McDonald’s has maintained a policy on antibiotic use in food animals since 2003, which the company says “seeks to preserve antibiotic effectiveness in the future through ethical practices today.” The company’s press release says McDonald’s is developing a tiered approach and timeline that seeks animal production practices that reduce, and, where possible, eliminate the need for antibiotic therapies for suppliers providing chicken, beef, pork, dairy products and eggs for its restaurants. The company’s statement specifically targets a 10-year timeline for the elimination of antibiotics used in broiler chickens, which are defined by “the World Health Organization (WHO) as Highest Priority Critically Important (HPCIA) to human medicine.” The press release also stressed the following: “With that said, we understand that animals, like people, get sick and require treatment. Treating sick animals is consistent with McDonald’s long-standing commitment to animal health and welfare and to improve the lives of animals in our supply chain. Engaging farmers, producers and veterinarians in the responsible use of antibiotics is key to our vision of preserving antibiotic effectiveness through ethical practices.” The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through the Pork Checkoff, U.S. pork producers and importers pay $0.40 per $100 of value when pigs are sold and when pigs or pork products are brought into the United States. The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and food service, marketing, production improvement, technology, swine health, pork safety and environmental management. For more information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Services at (800) 456-7675 or check the website at www.pork.org. 29

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National Pork Producers Council ROUND TWO OF NAFTA TALKS NPPC OPPOSES CALIF. BALLOT COMPLETED INITIATIVE ON ANIMAL The United States, Mexico and WELFARE STANDARDS Canada completed the second round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks, a fiveday meeting that ended on Sept. 5 in Mexico City. While media reports suggested considerable differences on key issues, the lead negotiators signaled solid progress. At a press conference following the talks, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, “I am hopeful we can arrive at an agreement that helps American workers, farmers and ranchers, while also raising the living standards of workers in Mexico and Canada.” The third round of talks is set to take place Sept. 23-27 in Ottawa. Retaining zero tariff rates and the enormous benefits realized by the U.S. economy, agriculture industry and pork sector are among NPPC’s top trade advocacy priorities. According to Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes, withdraw from NAFTA would result in a 5 percent decrease in U.S. pork production. Based on August 2017 live hog prices, that translates to a loss of $12.40 per animal and an aggregate loss to the pork industry of approximately $1.5 billion.

NPPC JOINS CALL FOR INCREASED USDA MARKET DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

NPPC, as a member of the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, was among the signatories to a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture emphasizing the need for enhanced international market development. The coalition is calling for increased U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for the agency’s key export programs: the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) initiative. The coalition asked the committee to consider $400 million and $69 million of increased annual funding for MAP and FMD, respectively, through the 2018 Farm Bill. These programs have not seen budget increased since 2002. 30

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recenlty filed to get on the 2018 California ballot an initiative to ban the sale of out-ofstate pork produced through the use of gestation stalls. The HSUS proposal also seeks to ban the sale of out-of-state eggs and veal from animals raised in housing that California outlawed in 2008 through a ballot proposition. Initiatives like this and others in states such as Massachusetts are the reason NPPC supports the “No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 2887), legislation introduced by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would prohibit states from imposing regulatory burdens on businesses, including pork operations, not physically present in the state. NPPC CEO Neil Dierks recently testified on H.R. 2887 before a House Judiciary subcommittee, saying: “Several states – most with little pork production – have banned gestation stalls, either through ballot initiatives or legislation. That was their prerogative, however ill-advised or uninformed their motives were. What NPPC and pork producers object to is one state adopting a law or regulation that dictates the practices of the other 49 states.”

the European Union, Chile and other countries with preferential trade access. For now, the administration has pulled back on issuing a notice of termination, but appears resolved to renegotiate at least some terms of KORUS. NPPC will continue to strongly advocate for maintaining the zero-tariff treatment for pork and other benefits of the agreement for U.S. pork producers in the industry’s fifth largest export market.

President Trump was close to invoking the 180-day termination notice for its free trade agreement with Korea (known as KORUS). The council mobilized quickly, working over the Labor Day weekend to urge the administration to reconsider its position, emphasizing the considerable benefits of the agreement for the industry and U.S. economy. According to Iowa State economist Dermot Hayes, if KORUS is terminated, live hog prices would fall by 3.8 percent, or $4.71 per animal, and the United States would lose the South Korean pork market to

According to a Reuters report, Mexico is exploring the possibility of protections for certain agriculture products, including pork, should the U.S. pursue protections for seasonal fruits and vegetables. During NPPC’s post fly-in media briefing, Agri-Pulse editor, Spencer Chase, asked Nick Giordano if U.S. pork had any concerns about the produce industry’s interest in NAFTA provisions that would make it easier to bring anti-dumping cases against Mexico. Giordano responded: “There are a lot of us in agriculture that are very uncomfortable with that ask.

NPPC SUPPORTS NORTHEY AND IBACH USDA NOMINATIONS

MEDIA SPECULATES ON IMPACT OF U.S. PRODUCE PROTECTIONS IN NAFTA NPPC learned last week that RENEGOTIATION

NPPC MOBILIZES TO PROTECT KOREAN MARKET

If we’re going to tweak our rules, Mexico can follow suit, which could affect beef, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and more. We don’t want the U.S. government to do something that’s going to come back and hurt a lot of us who depend on North American trade.”

back trillions of dollars in money held overseas. NPPC is working closely with other agriculture groups to ensure that the interests of U.S. pork producers, such as the maintenance of cash accounting and the repeal of the estate tax, are addressed in crafting comprehensive tax reform.

which includes nondriving time. NPPC and other livestock groups also are supporting language included in the transportation fiscal 2018 funding bill that would delay the ELD mandate for one year for livestock haulers.

United States recently said that a date for and the scope of a second round of talks addressing the KoreaU.S. free trade agreement, known as KORUS, have not been determined. The Korean ambassador, Ahn HoYoung, said in response to questions about the possibility of a full-blown renegotiation, “We had only the first round, so let us see how it goes.” The White House said President Trump is going through “a normal review process” and indicated an announcement on the agreement was not imminent.

The European Union this week published proposals for establishing free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand by 2019. With the EU as U.S. pork’s biggest competitor, NPPC continues to urge the administration to explore bilateral trade agreements with other countries, beginning with Japan, to ensure that the U.S. pork industry remains globally competitive.

NPPC President Ken Maschhoff participated in the Decatur, Ill., segment of Conversations in the Field: A Farm Bill Listening Session, presented by the House Committee on Agriculture. When addressing the committee, Maschhoff reinforced the critical importance of 2018 Farm Bill funding for a Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and the need for U.S. agriculture to remain globally competitive through free trade agreements.

NEXT STEPS ON KORUS UNCLEAR

EU PURSUING FREE TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW South Korea’s ambassador to the ZEALAND

NPPC RECORDS BIG WIN: U.S. PORK GAINS MARKET ACCESS TO ARGENTINA

After years of work to knock down non-scientific barriers, NPPC notched a victory when the White House announced an agreement that gives U.S. pork producers unfettered access to Argentina, a large pork-consuming nation. The announcement came following a visit to Argentina by Vice President Pence earlier in August. NPPC President Ken Maschhoff said, “U.S. pork producers are the most competitive in the world and we have long sought the opportunity to provide affordable, high-quality pork in Argentina.” In comments to Politico, Nick Giordano, NPPC counsel and vice president of global government affairs, noted the considerable potential for the opportunity due to economic reform and growth in Argentina and said, “It feels good to get a win.”

ADMINISTRATION RENEWS TAX REFORM PUSH

In a recent speech, President Trump laid out key tax reform principles that included establishing a tax code that is easily understandable, globally competitive, provides tax relief for middle-class families and that brings

NPPC CHIEF VETERINARIAN PARTICIPATES IN ANTIBIOTIC MEETINGS

NPPC Chief Veterinarian Dr. Liz Wagstrom participated in a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating AntibioticResistant Bacteria (PACCARB). At the meeting, held in Washington, D.C., veterinarians and animal health manufacturers focused on incentive reporting for the development of diagnostics, vaccines and new therapeutic products.

NPPC SEEKS WAIVER FROM TRUCKING MANDATE

NPPC recently asked for a waiver and exemption for livestock haulers from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. In a petition delivered to the office of DOT Sec. Elaine Chao, which was filed on behalf of the U.S. pork industry and other livestock sectors, NPPC asked for a waiver and exemption from a mandate requiring all commercial truckers to use electronic logging devices (ELD) based on the potential negative impact on animal wellbeing. NPPC also asked the agency to address incompatibilities between the transportation of livestock and DOT’s hours of service rules. Those regulations limit truckers to 11 hours of driving daily, after 10 consecutive hours off duty, and restrict their onduty time to 14 consecutive hours,

NPPC PRESIDENT TALKS FMD VACCINE BANK WITH HOUSE AG COMMITTEE

NPPC SUPPORTS NORTHEY AND IBACH USDA NOMINATIONS

NPPC was a signatory to a letter this week supporting the USDA appointments of Bill Northey as Undersecretary of Farm Production and Conservation and Gregory Ibach as Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. Currently, Northey is secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture, and Ibach is director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Noting their long-standing commitment and diverse industry experiences, the letter addressed to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry urged swift advancement of the nominations. The National Pork Producers Council conducts public-policy outreach on behalf of its 43 affiliated state associations, enhancing opportunities for the success of U.S. pork producers and other industry stakeholders by establishing the U.S. pork industry as a consistent and responsible supplier of high-quality pork to the domestic and world markets.

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With more than 63,000 producers certified, the Pork Quality Assurance® Plus (PQA Plus®) program demonstrates our industry’s commitment to continuous improvement in production practices. Enhancements to version 3 include: • The We Care® Ethical Principles now serve as the main chapters of the program. • The Good Production Practices have been restructured as sub-chapters. • The PQA Plus Site Assessment, which now aligns with the Common Swine Industry Audit, highlights the 27 key aspects of swine care and pre-harvest pork safety for all phases of production.

Learn more about PQA Plus version 3 by visiting pork.org/certifications

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Smoked Pastrami Pork Leg Cubano

Brined. Smoked. Rubbed. Stacked. Cured and smoked pastrami leg of pork shaved and stacked with roasted pork loin, Swiss cheese, fresh dill pickles and sweet and spicy mustard BBQ sauce. All on a soft Cuban roll and pressed on a plancha for crispy, melty layers of flavor. It’s what you want now. Get it at PorkFoodservice.org ©2017 National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA USA. This message funded by America’s Pork Producers and the Pork Checkoff.

Celebrate by Eating Pork! Get ready to celebrate National Pork Month in October by enjoying some delicious pork for your family meals. October became known as National Pork Month because it was the time of year when hogs were traditionally marketed. Today, it serves as a celebration of pork.

“If you eat, you have a connection to a farmer,” said Peter Baumert, pork producer with JBS in Dalhart. “October Pork Month is an opportunity to reestablish that producer-to-consumer relationship. Our mission is to produce safe, nutritious food in a responsible manner, and we need to share how we do that with consumers.” Since 2008, pork producers have adopted six We Care ethical principles. The pork industry follows the six guiding ethical principles of the We Care initiative to maintain a safe, high-quality pork supply. Producers are committed to: • Producing safe food. • Safeguarding natural resources in all industry practices. • Providing a work environment that is safe and consistent with the industry’s other ethical principles. • Contributing to a better quality of life in communities. • Protecting and promoting animal well-being. • Ensuring practices to protect public health.

“The ethical principles define our values and who we are,” Baumert said. “Consumers can be confident that the pork they eat was raised using the ethical principles.”

Pork is the world’s most widely eaten meat, representing 42 percent of all meat consumed, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The top five most popular cuts sold in the United States are center-cut chops, assorted chops, back ribs, blade roasts and center-cut loin roasts, according to Nielsen Perishable Group retail sales data for the 52 weeks ending July 1, 2017. In terms of value, center-cut chops accounted for more than $980 million in sales, assorted chops for $484 million, back ribs for $422 million, blade roasts for $289 million and center-cut loin roasts for $275 million.

“Consumers are putting more pork on their fork,” Baumert said. “To ensure a flavorful eating experience, we remind consumers to cook pork until the internal temperature reaches between 145 degrees and 160 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by a threeminute rest.”

Rise and Shine

PORK CHOP & WAFFLE Sandwiches with Maple Gravy Prep: 15min. â&#x20AC;˘ Cook: 20min. â&#x20AC;˘ Servings: 4

4 boneless pork loin chops, about 1/4-inch thick (thin-cut) 6 slices bacon, halved 1 /2 cup Greek yogurt 1 /4 cup maple syrup, reduced-calorie 1 /3 cup flour 1 /2 tsp. salt 1 /2 tsp. pepper 1 egg, lightly beaten 8 cooked waffles

Calories: 650 Protein: 50g

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, 8-10 min. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside (leave the bacon fat in the skillet). While the bacon is cooking, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream and maple syrup. Set aside. In a shallow bowl or pie pan, combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Place the egg in another shallow bowl or pie pan. Return the skillet to medium-high heat. One chop at a time, dredge the pork in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess, then the egg, then the flour mixture again, adding the coated chops to the skillet. Cook the chops until browned and cooked through, about 21/2 min. per side. Arrange 4 waffles on plates or a platter. Top with the bacon, pork chops, sour cream mixture, and remaining waffles and serve.

Fat: 31g Sodium: 1490mg Cholesterol: 175mg Saturated Fat: 10g Carbohydrates: 42g Fiber: 1g.

Make the Menu Including family members in meal planning is a simple way to make sure the whole family is taking an active role. Ask kids to help choose the meal you will make. Have them flip through cookbooks like this one or search PorkBeInspired.com for recipes they think the whole family will like.

DOUBLE-PORK Hash Prep: 10min. • Cook: 30min. • Servings: 6

5 slices bacon, thick-cut 1 7-oz. boneless ham steak, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 small onion, chopped / cup red bell pepper, seeded and diced (1/2-inch)

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1 20-oz. bag refrigerated hash brown potatoes Salt and black pepper Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat, turning once, until crisp and browned, about 8 min. Transfer bacon to paper towels to cool. Pour fat from skillet into small bowl. You should have 5 Tbsp.; add vegetable oil, if needed. Return 3 Tbsp. bacon fat to skillet over medium heat. Add ham and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 2 min. Add onion and red pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden, about 7 min. Add hash browns and cook until underside is mostly golden brown, about 7 min. Drizzle remaining 2 Tbsp. bacon fat over potatoes. Using metal spatula, turn hash browns over in sections. Continue cooking until other side is mostly golden brown, about 7 min. Continue cooking, stirring Calories: 180, Protein: 12g, occasionally, until hash is completely golden brown, about 5 min. more. Sprinkle Fat: 6g, Sodium: 650mg, Cholesterol: with crumbled bacon and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot. If desired, top 25mg, Saturated Fat: 1g, Carbohydrates: 21g, Fiber: 2g. each serving with a fried or poached egg.

BREAKFAST SAUSAGE Pizza Prep: 10min. • Cook: 25min. • Servings: 8

6 oz. pork sausage, bulk 4 slices thick-cut bacon, halved 8 eggs, beaten 1 10-inch pizza crust, purchased 1 cup Colby Jack cheese, shredded / cup onion, thinly sliced

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/2 tsp. salt /2 tsp. black pepper

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In a large skillet cook sausage, bacon and onions over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through (about 10-15 min.). Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Remove all but 1 tsp. of drippings from pan. Add eggs, parsley and seasonings, stirring to scramble. Stir while cooking for 2-3 min. or until eggs are just set. Meanwhile, place pizza crust on a pizza pan or baking sheet and top with 1/2 cup of the cheese. Place in a 400° F oven for 3-5 min. until cheese is melted. Remove crust and top with eggs, sausage and onions. Top with bacon and remaining cheese. Return to oven until cheese is melted and bacon is crisp. Garnish with additional parsley, if desired. Slice to serve. 37

Ringing the Dinner Bell

TANGY GRILLED Back Ribs Prep: 10min. • Cook: 2hrs. • Marinate: 15min. • Servings: 4

4 lbs. pork back ribs 1 cup French dressing, reduced-fat 2 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix 2 Tbsp. honey 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, reduced-sodium

Season ribs with salt and pepper. Grill ribs over indirect medium heat for 11/2 - 2 hours until tender. Combine dressing, soup mix, honey and soy sauce in a small bowl and mix well. Let stand 15 minutes or until needed. Brush ribs with sauce during the last 15-30 minutes of cooking. Serve remaining sauce with ribs. Serving Suggestions Simply grilled slow and low, with a flavorful kick of sauce the last 15 minutes of grilling. Serve with backyard favorites of Peppery Potato Salad, deviled eggs, Cucumber and Red Pepper Salad and icy watermelon.

Calories: 1480, Protein: 74g, Fat: 115g, Sodium: 1620mg, Cholesterol: 370mg, Saturated Fat: 40g, Carbohydrates: 33g, Fiber: 1g.

ARIZONA CARNITAS with Green Chiles

Prep: 15min. • Cook: 1hr., 15min. • Servings: 8-10

21/2 lb. boneless blade pork roast, cut into bite-size pieces* 3 Tbsp. olive oil 1 /2 tsp. salt 1 /8 tsp. ground black pepper Calories: 598 Protein: 41g 1 large yellow onion, cut into thin slivers Fat: 33g 1 4-oz. can diced green chiles, undrained Sodium: 741mg Cholesterol: 120mg 2 cloves garlic, minced Saturated Fat: 15g 1 /2 cup chicken broth Carbohydrates: 32g Fiber: 2g. Flour OR corn tortillas Cheddar cheese, shredded Tomato, chopped

Heat oven to 350° F. Heat 2 Tbsp. of the oil in oven proof heavy large covered pot over high heat. Add half of the pork cubes; sprinkle with half of the salt and half of the black pepper. Cook pork until starting to brown, stirring often. Remove pork. Repeat with remaining pork cubes, salt and black pepper, adding more oil if necessary. Drain drippings from pot. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in the same pot over medium heat. Cook onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in undrained chiles and garlic; cook for 2 min. Return pork to pot. Add chicken broth. Cover and bake for 1 hr. Serve pork in tortillas topped with Cheddar cheese, tomato and sour cream if desired. *This recipe is perfect for pork shoulder, but any economical cut will work well.

CHIPOTLE Pork & Pepper Stew Prep: 20min. • Cook: 40min. • Servings: 8

11/2 pounds New York (top loin) pork roast, or boneless pork loin chops, trimmed, cut into 3/4-inch dice 11/2 Tbsp. canola oil 2-4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced* 1 tsp. salt, to taste 2 bell peppers, sliced 1 large red/white onion, sliced 2 14 or 15-oz can diced fire-roasted tomatoes 1 15-oz can black beans, OR pinto or kidney beans 2 cups corn, fresh off the cob, canned (drained) OR frozen 2 Tbsp. fresh-chopped oregano

In a large saucepan or small stockpot over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the pork, chipotles, and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink on the outside, about 4 min. Add the peppers and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the peppers and onions are starting to soften, about 4 min. Add the tomatoes (with their juices) and 1 cup of water, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pork, peppers, and onion are tender, about 15 min. Stir in the beans (with their juices) and corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 5-8 min. Add the oregano and additional salt to taste. *You can find canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in the ethnic or Latin section of most major supermarkets.

Calories: 260, Protein: 20g, Fat: 9g, Sodium: 860mg, Cholesterol: 45mg, Saturated Fat: 2g, Carbohydrates: 23g, Fiber: 5g.

Great People. Great BBQ. Great Cause. The Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship, held August 25-26, highlighted cooks locally and nationwide while raising scholarship funds for Texas Tech University students. Sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, the competition serves as the Texas state championship and is open to competitors around the nation. All proceeds from this event went into the Raider Red Meats Endowment Fund to sponsor scholarships for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources. Raider Red Meats, a part of the Meat Science & Muscle Biology program, has funded scholarships for Tech students since 1982. This year, the event raised over $12,000! This marks the 10th year for the cookoff, which involves CASNR students throughout the process, working all aspects of the event, including the sponsor’s dinner. “It’s a great thing for the students to be involved with the BBQ and Ribeye championship,” said Tate Corliss, Director of Raider Red Meats. “They get to interact with people from across the country who are lessening their financial burden, and the sponsors get to interact with some of the students who are receiving funds from their donation.” TPPA directors and members not only enjoyed the festivities, but really the opportunity to support the Animal & Food Sciences Department of Texas Tech. Always strong backers of TPPA programs, Texas Tech annually hosts the youth leadership camp, and most recently, the Texas pork industry conference. Grand Champion: The Outdoor Chef Reserve Grand Champion: Boomerang BBQ

The livestock arena cleaned up well for the sponsor’s dinner and concert by Dalton Domino Friday evening. ABOUT RAIDER RED MEATS Raider Red Meats’ mission to fund scholarships and serve others has been made possible by offering only premium cuts of beef, lamb and pork. The product line consists of fully cooked and readyto-eat meats such as smoked beef, prime rib, smoked sausage and beef jerky. The steaks are carefully chosen and heavily aged to perfection. Products are available in COWamongus! in the Animal and Food Sciences building on the Texas Tech campus. Visit www.raiderredmeats. com for more information. Also, stay up to date by following @raiderredmeats on Instagram and liking the Raider Red 41 Meats’ Facebook page.

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Litter Record

All breeders must submit a CTBR Litter Record to the TPPA office PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 to be eligible to purchase CTBR Certificates for the 2018 Major Shows.

Deadlines and Late Fees: Sept. 1 Dec. 15

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* Mail, Fax or E-mail form found on the following page. * Submit through www.texaspork.org, under the CTBR tab.

Purchase Certificates Certificates Purchase

To purchase CTBR Certificates you must be a member of TPPA and have submitted your Litter Record. Each pig must have an individual certificate. Certificates are $7 each until January 1st.

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Breeder must be a member of the Texas Pork Producers Association, in good standing. Annual Producer Membership is $50 and is due September 1st of each year. Youth Membership, under the age of 18, is $25 and is due September 1st of each year. Only one name per membership. All individual names appearing on a CTBR Certificate MUST be a member of TPPA in good standing.

STEP 2: Litter Record

Litter Record MUST be submitted to TPPA by September 1, 2017 and before you can purchase CTBR Certificates. See Official CTBR Rules or contact the TPPA office if not submitted by September 1, 2017. See www.texaspork.org for Official CTBR Rules and Litter Record form.

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Receiving Show Pigs:

GETTING OFF TO THE RIGHT

Getting your show pig off to a good start is one of the most important aspects for feeders to consider. We call this phase of the project the “receiving” phase. This is one of the most stressful times in a show pig’s life and steps need to be taken to ensure that this transition from the breeder’s farm to your barn is as easy as possible for your pig(s). Laying the proper foundation from a nutritional standpoint is a key step when receiving baby pigs.

water source to make sure it is easily accessible. Be sure that your pig learns your water system. Some pigs may be used to a bowl waterer and some may already know a nipple waterer. Pay attention at the breeder’s farm to see what type of water system your pig is accustomed to, and if it is different than yours, watch closely to ensure your pig becomes familiar with your water system and is drinking enough.

FEEDING & NUTRITION: Studies have shown it is advantageous to incorporate Amaferm® into a show pig’s diet at this stage. Amaferm is a natural feed additive that acts as a prebiotic which increases feed digestibility. Amaferm works best when fed to animals during high stress periods in their life making the receiving stage a perfect time to begin to introduce it.

When you purchase a pig from a breeder it may be coming from a nursery or a “chip barn” setting. The younger your pig, the more likely it came out of the breeder’s nursery facility. Why is this important? It is good to know the type of environment that a pig has been accustomed to so that you can try and keep its ambient temperature relatively close to what it is used to. Most nursery facilities are kept between 80-90 degrees. Pigs in a chip barn may be kept at a little wider temperature range. At any rate, pigs that are brought home at 6-10 weeks old do the best when temperature is kept at a comfortable level, as constant as possible. Be sure that your pens block any wind draft that may be occur.

There are two options for incorporating Amaferm into your pig’s diet; through Vita Charge® and Sure Champ®. Using Vita Charge at this stage is the quickest and most effective way to boost appetite by keeping their energy high and digestive system functioning correctly. Use Vita Charge Liquid Boost® or Paste to get an initial stimulant response for the first 3-5 days after bringing your pig home. For Liquid Boost you can utilize a water medicator or top dress it on their feed or in their water cups as directed on the label. If Vita Charge Paste is a better fit for you, the paste can be placed in their mouth or on top of their feed. When possible, it is also helpful to give Vita Charge Paste while loading pigs from the farm to help them battle the stress of the haul to your facility. Utilize Sure Champ Spark, after the first 3-5 days of Vita Charge, throughout the feeding period until show day as a daily maintenance product to keep Amaferm in their diet. Keeping Amaferm in their diet daily, through the use of Sure Champ Spark, will help you to continue to maximize appetite and digestive health in your show pig, and increase their ability to maintain consistent and high consumption throughout the entire feeding period. Next, the feed ration that you choose should be somewhat similar to the breeder’s to make the transition to your show barn less stressful. Ask the breeder what feed the pig was on from a protein, fat, lysine, and medication standpoint and keep your pig on a feed that is similar. FACILITIES & ENVIRONMENT: Another significant step in successfully receiving baby pigs is to have the correct facilities. It is key to have your barn cleaned and disinfected before receiving your new set of pigs. Have your shavings in place, feeder hung and a clean water source available before you bring your pig home. Make sure that both the feeder and water source is at the correct height so that the pig can easily reach them. As your pig grows throughout the season you will need to re-evaluate and change the height of their feeder and

If you have a white or blue pig be sure that no sunlight can reach their pen. Having your facilities set up correctly and at a comfortable temperature is imperative to decreasing the stress on your project. HEALTH: Deworm your pigs a week to ten days after bringing them home, (or if you male pigs that need to be castrated waiting until castration time is also fine). This gives them time to adjust to their new environment and is important in managing their health. Talk to your breeder and ask if they have already been dewormed, if so, when and with what product so that you are up to speed on their current health needs. It is also a good idea to ask your breeder about any vaccinations that your pig has been given or about any boosters that they may need. By being proactive from a nutrition standpoint, keeping feed rations consistent, and placing them in a clean and comfortable environment while closely monitoring their health, you will be making a successful and easy transition for your pig from the breeder’s farm to your barn. We wish everyone the ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL TIMES best of luck in this IN A SHOW PIG’S LIFE. upcoming show STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN TO season!

The Recieving Phase

Written by: Josh Brockman, Brockman Farms

ENSURE THAT THIS TRANSITION FROM THE BREEDER’S FARM TO YOUR BARN IS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR PIG(S).

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Wall swine breeders sale

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oct 1

4th annual mullin ffa

oct 3

Knight Show pigs - silent bid auction #2

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570 Santa Clara Loop, Marion, TX 8 litters • Berk, Chester, Landrace, York Debra Stephens 210-413-7907 Matt Murdoch 830-556-3942 stephensshires@gmail.com

403 West Bulldog Dr, Mullin, TX at 1pm All breeds Bud Day 325-938-0634 Kyle Cook 325-451-4897 Shallowater, TX, Sales closes October 7 at 4pm 100 head • Chester, Cross, Duroc, Hamp, York Tadd Knight 217-653-0528 Scotta Knight 806-549-8389 knightshowpigs.com

oct 10

schaefer livestock - online sale #2

oct 12

elrod showpigs - online sale #2

oct 14

Dustin Marsh Enterprises - Open House #2

oct 14

belew farms - Farm sale #1

oct 14

harman farms - Farm Sale

oct 14

game on pig sale

oct 14

Nixon farms - barns open

oct 14

Dl showpigs - 6th annual barrow sale

oct 14

Quest for the banner sale

oct 14

better than luck barrow sale

Tongate Show Pigs - open house #3 Bangs, TX 10 litters • Cross, Duroc Warren & Max Tongate 325-647-5200 wt@tongateservices.com

Coleman county pig sale

701 Bowie St. Santa Anna, TX at 6pm 75 - 100 head • Berk, Chester, Cross, Duroc, Hamp, Poland Spot, York Ronnie Daniel 325-348-7058 Josh Daniel 325-726-8226 staplesjo@live.com

carroll farms/hopson show pigs sale 283 US HWY 183, Lampasas, TX at 7pm 10 litters • Cross Bobby Carroll 512-525-1540 Chad Hopson 512-734-2122

Powell Livestock - on farm Sale #2 4397 HWY 173, Jourdanton, TX at 6pm 70 head • Cross, Duroc, Hamp, Spot, York Josh Powell 830-214-4138 Jack Powell 210-336-4091 powelllivestock@yahoo.com powelllivestock.com

brs hog farm - 2nd annual second set sale Crowell, TX at 6pm 50 head • Berk, Chester, Cross, Hamp, Poland Spot, York Stacy Henry 940-655-4747 Ronnie Allen 940-655-8081

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Loy Lake Park, Denison, TX at 6pm All breeds Josh Vincent 903-821-8638 Blair Kent 903-271-5129 Dustin Lambert 903-744-2437

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oct 14

LC Genetics & Co - Farm sale #1

oct 28

Allen Farms - Open house #2

oct 15

knaupp show pigs - farm sale

oct 15

walser/hot rod genetics - farm sale

oct 28

Ressmann showpigs - farm sale

oct 15

Campbell farms - barns open

oct 29

W. Rode & sons - open house #3

oct 15

W. Rode & sons - open house #2

oct 31

schaefer livestock - online sale #3

oct 15

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16501 Old Ranch Rd, Canyon, TX at 6pm Levi Canales 806-676-7173

767 Knaupp Mohr Rd, Fredericksburg, TX Kerby Knaupp 830-459-4826 Canadian, TX at 1pm 100 litters • Cross, Duroc, Spot Rodney Walser 806-255-5649 Weldon Walser 806-323-2290

Hale Center, TX 10 head • Chester, Cross, Hamp, Poland Kenny Campbell 806-787-9663 kcampbellfarms.com Fredericksburg, TX at 10am 40 head • Cross, Duroc, Hamp Wayne Rode 830-456-6176 wrodeandsons.com Dime Box, TX 15 litters • Cross Jeff Shows 979-224-5483

Duelm's prevailing genetics - best of the best New Braunfels, TX at 10am - 5pm 350 head • Berk, Cross, Hamp, York Rory Duelm 830-608-5058 Matt Lee 830-708-4274 duelmhog@yahoo.com duelmsprevailinggenetics.com

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2101 CR 24, Lamesa, TX 120 litters • Chester, Cross, Duroc, Hamp, York Josh Krohn 806-759-7735 Bridgette Krohn 806-438-2916 dlshowpigs@gmail.com dlshowpigs.com

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19702 Cyclone Branch Rd, Burlington, TX at 9am 80 head • Berk, Chester, Cross, Duroc, Hamp, Spot, York Mike Schneider 254-721-4162 bohemianfarms@yahoo.com 147 Alamo Spur, Carthage, TX 6 litters • Berk, Cross, Duroc, Landrace, Spot Misty Evans 903-692-3293 Roy Evans 318-402-1989

oct vincent farms - farm sale Rd, Howe, Rd at 10am 28 1671 Taylor Josh Vincent 903-821-8638 oct 28

Fall madness show pig sale Brenham, TX at 6:30pm All breeds Cassidy Hayes 361-920-1015 Jimmy Hayes 361-920-0964

1525 CR 159, Ovalo TX at 1pm 24 litters • Cross, Hamp, York Curry Allen 325-668-0532 Matt Allen 325-370-6924 callenhogs@taylortel.net

Refugio, TX at 10am Cross, Spot, York Darryl Ressmann 361-349-0511 Derek Ressmann 361-349-0513 dlressmann@gmail.com Fredericksburg, TX at 10am 40 head • Cross, Duroc, Hamp Wayne Rode 830-456-6176 wrodeandsons.com showpig.com All breeds Doug Schaefer 432-517-0352 Levi Schaefer 432-213-6002 Ian Schaefer 432-213-3623 doug@schaeferlivestock.com schaeferlivestock.com

nov Duelm's prevailing genetics - open house #3 TX at 10am - 5pm 4 New Braunfels, 200 head • Berk, Cross, Hamp, York Rory Duelm 830-608-5058 Matt Lee 830-708-4274 duelmhog@yahoo.com duelmsprevailinggenetics.com

nov mckamie livestock - farm sale 4 Justin,15 TX head • Cross Scott McKamie 940-390-9578

nov Conran's 3c Show pigs TX 4 New Braunfels, 15 litters • Chester, Cross, Duroc, Poland, Spot, York Shelley Conran 512-789-7480 Stephen Conran 210-387-4337 shelley.talley@yahoo.com

nov belew farms - Farm sale #2 Tahoka, TX at 4pm 5 Late August & September Barrows Denny Belew 806-470-0969 Jason Belew 254-413-3848 Mike Rivas 806-239-9567

nov Elrod Showpigs - Online sale #3 9 showpig.com 3 litters • Berk Diane Elrod 210-601-6164 diane@elrodshowpigs.com

nov Tongate Show Pigs - open house #4 9 Bangs,10 TX litters • Cross, Duroc Warren & Max Tongate 325-647-520 wt@tongateservices.com

nov beast of the east show pig sale FM 13 West, Henderson, TX 7pm 11 3303100 head • Berk, Cross, Duroc, Landrace, Spot Misty Evans 903-692-3293 Jared McCalister 903-969-3625 Greg Hart 903-216-7076

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Important Biosecurity Protocol During Sale Season It’s time for Fall pig sales, so special attention needs to be paid to biosecurity & protecting the health of your pig farm and others. We all need to be held accountable and help minimize disease exposure. Anytime there is traffic with people coming onto swine operations, especially when traveling from farm to farm, there is an increased risk for the spread of diseases, such as PEDv, among others. PEDv transfers via feces and survives in manure for extended periods of time. Anything that is contaminated with pig manure can be a source of infection for pigs. Everyone should be aware of the role they may play in the spread of PEDv and other swine diseases. Establishing and following sound biosecurity practices is the cornerstone for reducing the risk of spreading these diseases. EVERYONE needs to be accountable for maintaining a high standard of biosecurity practices because the spread of swine diseases as a result of irresponsible behavior on our part is poor animal husbandry, a poor reflection on those responsible, and brings negativity towards the industry as a whole. With showpig-buying season upon us, the following guidelines are some considerations for families, Ag Teachers and County Agents along with swine owners to consider that will help minimize disease exposure.

Recommended Supplies for Use at Swine Farms: BE PREPARED by having the proper supplies. Here is a checklist of supplies that should be used by farms and/or those visiting swine farms: 3 Disposable Boots – have enough for everyone to double boot at each location in case it is necessary; purchase boots with a min. of 4 ml thickness 3 Disinfectants - Tek-Trol (comes in both a liquid and an aerosol), 1Stroke, Environ, Virkon S, Synergize, or Chlorox; it is recommended to have both wipes and sprays 3 Clean Tote Box – this box should house all of the “clean” supplies (plastic boots, coveralls, trash bags, sanitizer, etc.) so that they are kept separate and are sealed away from a potentially contaminated environment 3 Trash Bags – for use in throwing away disposable items after completion of the visit

For Potential Buyers Visiting Swine Farms: 1. COMMUNICATE with the breeder/owner prior to arriving at their farm as to their expectations. Establish what direction to enter the farm, where to park, and what to wear. Follow the wishes of what each farm owner wants. Some will have specific instructions and different requirements that may be more detailed. Just because something is suitable for one, doesn’t mean that will work for everyone. Ask the owner to detail any farm-specific biosecurity protocols that you will need to follow during the visit. Ask about the current herd health status. If the farm is undergoing a disease outbreak, it is recommended to NOT visit this farm due to the increased risk of spread to other farms that will be potentially visited. 2. PARK in the designated parking area for the farm. Obey all signage regarding access to specific areas. If no parking area exists, park as far away from the livestock barn as possible on the gravel or hard surface, or park on the edge of the public road close to the location. Avoid parking/driving in muddy areas on the farm. 3. LEAVE ALL PERSONAL ITEMS in the vehicle and do not bring them onto the farm; this should include, but not 64

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be limited to pig whips/bats, ball caps, jewelry, etc. (anything that manure or infected dust particles can be transported on should be avoided). If it is necessary to wear a ball cap at multiple farms then you should apply an aerosol disinfectant on it between farms. Respect the LINE OF SEPERATION at each farm. The Line of Separation is defined as the line between the area that is to be used by the visitor and the area to be used by farm personnel. DO NOT TOUCH any pigs while on the farm if you do not have to. People that touch hogs need to sanitize hands upon departure before getting back into the vehicle. When leaving REMOVE DIRTY BOOTS next to your vehicle but before you enter the vehicle. Put trash into a garbage bag and place in a location designated by the farm or away from clean supplies. Everyone should clean hands with sanitizer or wipes before entering the vehicle. Note that you should try to keep the inside of the vehicle as sanitary as possible. WASH/DISINFECT VEHICLES AND TRAILERS in between each road trip. Pay special attention to the wheel wells and undercarriage. A high temperature wash is critical. Be sure to thoroughly disinfect the inside of the vehicle between road trips. Each night during a road trip spray the inside of the vehicle with an aerosol disinfectant and wipe down the steering wheel. Shoes should be sanitized daily when traveling to farms and sales with one of the recommended disinfectants. If you are stopping at multiple farms in the same day then you should use an aerosol disinfectant (ie. Tek-trol) to spray down everyone’s shoes, clothes, and ball caps in between farms.

For Swine Farm Operators: 1. Maintain a log of visitors. 2. Establish a clear line of separation at the farm. This is a line dividing the area that is to be used by the farm for live animals (often referred to as the clean area) and the area that is outside of the live animal area (the dirty area). Only the owner goes into the pens and has contact with the pigs. Enforce no reaching into pens and zero contact with pigs by visitors. It is recommended that a separate area be used to show/view pigs. 3. Designate a parking area for visitors. 4. Traffic flow – utilize a single direction traffic flow by designating a single entrance / exit point for vehicles. 5. Foot baths – If managed correctly, provide and encourage the use of foot bath stations as people enter the farm. Refresh the solution periodically depending on level of use. However, bear in mind that a contaminated foot bath could be more detrimental than helpful. Do not rely solely on the use of a foot bath. 6. Establish a designated area away from all swine for disposable items, such as boot covers and other trash, to be collected for removal.

Can we find the ‘next PED’ before it finds us? Paul Sundberg, DVM, recalls sitting around a conference table in San Diego in spring 2013, talking with other swine veterinarians about a new pig disease burning through China at the time. “We all said, ‘Boy, it’s a good thing we don’t have it.’ And then we went away,” he told Pig Health Today. A month later, USDA reported the first US case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus — a bug that went on to kill more than 7 million pigs by the next year, according to published reports.

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“We can’t do that anymore,” he said. “We’ve got to be prepared for…something else to get in here, to be able to detect it, to have the diagnostic capabilities to look for it, and to be able to respond.”

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Map 1. PEDV: Cumulative Confirmed and Presumptive PEDV Positive Premises since June 5, 2014

Sundberg has since become executive director of the Swine Health Information Center — a 3-year-old collaboration between the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and producer groups to direct resources and expertise toward swine-disease prevention. So far, he says, the group has identified and ranked 44 viruses, according to potential impact and likelihood they’ll break here. Topping the list: foot and mouth, swine fever, a return of pseudorabies and new types of influenza A.

Contrary to the conventional wisdom that new diseases tend to be foreign, the next disease to impact the industry as harshly as PED is probably an emerging disease that’s already here but currently isolated.

Table 2. PEDV: Number of New SECD Confirmed and Presumptive Positive Premises in Each Production Class, by Weeka and State (confirmed / presumptive) WEEK

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Case in point: Seneca Valley virus. Five years ago, it existed in the US but accounted for only about five cases annually. “In the fall of 2015, we all of the sudden went up to 100 to 200 cases a year,” Sundberg said. 11/27/16 IA 1/0 01/01/17 IA 1/0 01/29/17 IA 2/0 02/19/17 IA 2/0 02/26/17 IA 2/0 03/12/17 IA 1/0 05/14/17 IA 1/0 05/14/17 MN 1/0 05/21/17 MN 1/0 05/28/17 MN 1/0 08/06/17 MN 1/0 08/20/17 NC 1/0 TOTAL 15 / 0 a Week sample was received at the laboratory for testing

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Another candidate that bears careful watch: Kobuvirus, which is related to Seneca Valley and is now working its way through China, following in the somber tracks of PED.

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Making sure the US is prepared to catch, contain, control and convalesce from the next outbreak is hampered by the scope of US agriculture and the diversity of tools used to protect it. Tackling such a mammoth health-security task takes a combination of active and passive surveillance — that is, respectively, disease monitoring that reaches into the field to look for suspect invaders and disease monitoring that sifts the data already coming in from diagnostic labs. Right now, the US diseasesurveillance system suffers from an inability of the 60-some large, national diagnostic labs and the hundreds of smaller labs to speak to one another in the same language. Swine Health Information Center’s mission supports those labs in standardizing3 | P a g e and coordinating their data, to give producers, veterinarians, researchers and regulators access to meaningful information. “Thousands of samples are coming into these diagnostic labs,” he said. “If we’ve got something going on in one…and not in another, we won’t know it unless we can put all that information together and look at it collectively. Where there are holes, we start filling in the holes.” Funded by America’s pork producers, the mission of the Swine Health Information Center is to protect and enhance the health of the United States swine herd through coordinated global disease monitoring, targeted research investments that minimize the impact of future disease threats, and analysis of swine health data. For more information, visit www.swinehealth.org or contact Dr. Paul Sundberg at psundberg@swinehealth.org. Reprinted from Pig Health Today

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NORTH Debbie & Nathan Acuff D & N Show Pigs Farmersville (214) 725-2116 Alisha Alaniz Cashed Out Show Pigs Graham (940) 521-8000 Bob Andrews Valley View FFA Chapter Valley View (940) 736-9513 Boone Askew Albany (325) 725-8661 Shannon Atteberry It Works Genetics Blue Ridge (214) 385-9560 Jerry Baird Jerry Baird Farm Chillicothe (940) 781-4678 Ronnie Allen & Stacy Henry BRS Hog Farm Crowell (940) 655-4747 (940) 684-1836 (940) 684-1531 Shannon Barbee Shannon Barbee Show Pigs Hamlin (325) 370-4503 John Benefield JB Farms Weatherford (817) 594-5427 (940) 682-4830 Glen, James & Zac Blount Blount Farms Denison (903) 814-4900 (903) 465-9687 Dane Bonfy & Baret Klein Bonfy & Klein Vernon (940) 357-1592 (940) 553-2755 Michael Bowman Bowman Livestock Crowell (940) 655-4770

David Brigman Brigman Farms Waxahachie (972) 832-1427 Katelyn Brown K Bar Show Pigs Gordon (940) 329-0830 Tristen Brown 4H Farms Albany (325) 513-8149 Taylynn Burdette Burdette Show Pigs Tolar (817) 964-5160 Terry Calhoun Calhoun Show Pigs Sherman (903) 271-9830 Josh & Landi Campbell C Bar Livestock Grandview (817) 266-2101 David Chumbley Chumbley Farms Howe (903) 814-4282 (972) 576-8808 Landon Denson Contenders Livestock Stamford (325) 669-2728 Jeremy Eaton Eaton Family Showpigs Knox City (940) 256-0470 Garry Edgar Triple C Showpigs Albany (325) 669-7347 Jaycee & Kenna Ferguson Haskell (979) 733-6457 Mike Fischer Fischer Show Pigs Iowa Park (940) 642-5653 J.R. Fortner Fortner Showpigs Anna (214) 878-2714 Noah Gray GM Showpigs Breckenridge (254) 522-5615

Veronica Gray & Marcie Orr G-O Show Pigs Wellington (806) 681-5328 (806) 681-0575 Johannah Herpeche Herpeche Show Pigs Jermyn (940) 521-6725 Ginger Hilton Hilton Farms, Inc. Olney (940) 564-3990 (940) 782-7107 Rodney Hinkle Rodney Hinkle Showpigs Weatherford (817) 313-2941 Dillon Hodge Rockin D Show Pigs Valley View (615) 289-4482 (940) 736-9513 Alexis Hofer Royal Crown Showpigs Justin (817) 875-7269 Chip & Shyann Holley Shyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Durocs Wylie (214) 562-7774 (972) 442-6752 James Hopkins Hopkins Farms Crowell (940) 655-8642 David & Tammi Howell Seymour (940) 357-0091 Brad Hutton FastPitch Showpigs Weatherford (817) 657-8700 Ryan Jennings Poolville (817) 991-2577 Curtis Jordan Nuclear Genetics Graham (940) 550-4753 Ky Kennedy Kennedy Livestock Breckenridge (806) 470-1699

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Mike Woodruff Weatherford (817) 597-8247 (817) 594-8951

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Cliff & Coby Berger Berger Farms Giddings (979) 540-7004

Kenneth Verstuyft Verstuyft Farms Sabinal (830) 591-8376

Bob Bishop Bishop Show Pigs Pflugerville (512) 751-8654 (512) 751-8650

Samuel, Luke & Lilah Bohnert SLL Livestock Boerne (830) 537-4647 (210) 365-4455 John Brown Brown’s Durocs Bartlett (254) 541-9558 (254) 527-3844 Bobby Carroll Carroll Farms Lampasas (512) 525-1540

Michael & Mason DuBois 4M Show Pigs Troy (936) 402-6915 (936) 402-0860 Rory Duelm Duelm’s Prevailing Genetics New Braunfels (830) 608-5058 Diane Elrod Elrod’s Show Pigs Iredell (210) 601-6164

Willie Chandler Pochan Show Pigs Iredell (254) 919-1844

Charles Ely & Chris Hohmann C-C Show Pigs Sisterdale (210) 887-5708

Courtney Clark CRC Show Pigs Centerville (281) 330-8782

David Esser Esser Show Pigs Kendalia (830) 446-9163 (830) 336-2437

Kelly Cody TNT Showpigs Boerne (830) 446-6574 Shelley Conran Conran’s 3C Show Pigs New Braunfels (512) 789-7480 Tracey Cortez Lanier FFA Austin (512) 923-2633 Clyde & Kathy Culver Culver Show Pigs Boerne (210) 827-2258 (830) 336-3046

Zachary Felux 3 Oaks Show Hogs Floresville (830) 583-5602 Kenneth Fey Fey Show Pigs Stockdale (830) 481-3162 Chad Fiedler Diamond K Showpigs Comfort (830) 998-1895 Kellen Floyd Floyd Family Hog Farms Bertram (830) 613-1334

Reggie Davis Washboard Farms Fairfield (903) 388-1942 (903)389-6206

Vince Franckowiak Franckowiak Show Pigs St. Hedwig (210) 336-9428 (210) 667-1522

Brian & Jan Davis 3D Show Pigs Hico (254) 485-3427 (254) 796-4184

Wyatt & Faith Geistweidt WF Genetics Fredericksburg (830) 998-5233

Tim Doege Doege Show Pigs St. Hedwig (210) 667-9627

Jess Gilbert LS Farms North Zulch (979) 255-1653 Tyler Goodwin New Braunfels (830) 305-1728

Lee Hafley JMH Showpigs Rockdale (512) 415-2118 Chad Hajda Hajda Showpigs Granger (512) 423-2434 (512) 423-2101 Dakota Hankins Hico (254) 974-2222 Charles & Zach Hanna Triple-H Genetics China Spring (254) 749-9608 Sadie & Kyle Hardison Fredericksburg (830) 992-9297 Roger Herridge Llano (512) 809-1297 Mason & Holly Hines Lometa (512) 556-2999 (512) 556-2777 Raelyn Holder Raelyn’s Showpigs China Springs (254) 205-9971 Alan Holt Johnson City (512) 468-6557 James A. Holt, Jr. Holt Farms Kyle (512) 217-6543 (512) 398-5948 Chad Hopson Hopson Showpigs Kempner (512) 734-2122 Harley-Anne Horn Manor (832) 527-6359 Curtis W. Houy Fredericksburg (830) 889-8457 (830) 997-8457 Bradly Hoy Hoy Family Show Hogs Llano (325) 423-9316

Robert & Faye Huebner R&F Hog Farms Kingsbury (830) 660-7101 (830) 639-4788 J.P. Jansen Jansen Show Pigs Kyle (512) 787-2021 (512) 216-3596 Glenn Kaiser BK Genetics Center Point (830) 634-2100 (830) 739-3338 Kurt Kelso Rodney Kelso & Sons Seguin (210) 240-6710 (830) 305-2617 Kenneth & Caroline Kensing K&C Farms Fredericksburg (830) 928-4845 (830) 997-3637 Barrett Klein Bonfy & Klein Boerne (940) 838-8300 (830) 537-4200 (830) 249-8063 Kerby Knaupp Knaupp Showpigs, Inc. Fredericksburg (830) 459-4826 (830) 685-3355 Russell Kneese Kneese Show Pigs Fredericksburg (830) 456-3298 Ryan Koltermann Koltermann Showpigs La Vernia (210) 844-7484 Gideon, Caleb & Hannah Kruse Fredericksburg (830) 990-1431 Thomas Lambert, Jr. TGH Show Pigs Kerrville (830) 459-3407 (830) 257-2391

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Grant Meyer Meyer Showpigs Harper (830) 459-8645 (830) 864-5064

Larry J. Langbein Sister Creek Farm Boerne (830) 285-1949 (830) 324-6742

Mike Mikeska Mikeska Showpigs Rogers (254) 624-2283

Steven Lewis Robinson (254) 722-3045

Lucinda Mitrowski Mitrowski Ranch Seguin (281) 787-7728

Luke Lindner Lindner Showpigs Comfort (830) 377-0969 (830) 431-1183

Kevin, Megan, Blaze & Braxon Mock Mock Livestock Hico (254) 459-2788

Robert Loyd Loyd Show Pigs Troy (254) 493-1839

Hailey & Kaila Morgan Morgan Girls’ Showpigs Medina (830) 796-0151 (830) 589-7796

Troy Luepke Luepke Livestock Selma (210) 262-3119 James Marquart Marquart Show Pigs Comfort (830) 995-3371

Fabian Mutz, Jr. 5M Genetics Floresville (830) 931-1783

Dustin Marsh Marsh Show Pigs Adkins (210) 649-1236 (210) 649-2139

Richard & Susan Neill Stockdale (830) 534-2440

Randall Maxwell Marble Falls (830) 798-4246 Nicholas & Jimbo Maxwell Maxwell Showtime Show Pigs New Braunfels (830) 660-0079 Keith McWilliams JKL Showpigs Hearne (979) 279-6828 Jason Medlin Medlin Farms Salado (512) 818-3745 (254) 947-0716 (254) 718-6133

Sara Morgan Rogers (254) 721-1017

Kally Meyer Meyer Swine Farm Lott (254) 654-7123

Clayton Oncken CEO Showpigs Navasota (936) 825-5683 Cheyanne Osburn Boerne (210) 269-6565 Bill Owen Salado Creek Farm Salado (254) 760-7918 (254) 947-5243 Bart Parker Parker Show Stock Harper (830) 998-7777 (830) 669-2487 Chuck Real Real Hog Farm Marion (210) 827-7351 (830) 914-2833

Cole & Melissa Reeves Reeves Livestock Hico (817) 313-7446

Dustin Shuffler Shufflet Show Pigs Kempner (254) 394-4475

Wesley Rheinhand Pure Insanity Genetics Fredericksburg (830) 456-4907

Chase Sligh Red Barn Genetics Moody (254) 717-1967

Wayne Rode W. Rode & Sons Fredericksburg (830) 997-2540 (830) 990-8206

Patrick Spinn Spinn Farms Holland (254) 913-6284 (254) 657-2472

Christy Ross Seguin (830) 708-3383

Dan & Don Steele Steele Hog Farm Temple (254) 984-2479

Jeremy Rounsaval Rounsavall Show Pigs Purdon (903) 641-2055 (903) 673-2748 Clarence Schmidt Center Point (830) 634-2117 Sharla Schmidt Ede Stonewall (830) 456-4161 Michael Schneider Bohemian Farms Burlington (254) 721-4162 (254) 985-2249 T.K. & Mike Schneider S&S Swine San Marcos (830) 708-7447 (512) 754-6806 Ricky Schroeder Schroeder Genetics Anderson (936) 825-1390 (936) 873-2542 Mayson Schulze Seguin (830) 433-0486 Taylor Seeger Flyin’ Pig Farm Cibolo (210) 669-9592 Alan Shipp Two Ton Showpigs Bertram (512) 557-9531 (512) 355-2908

Erin & Clara Steglich Steglich Show Pigs Holland (254) 718-2961 (254) 718-4983 Gus & Gigi Stehling Whiskey Creek Show Pigs Sisterdale (830) 537-5372 (210) 445-3131 Craig & Trey Steinbring Steinbring Show Pigs Fredericksburg (830) 456-2120 Brain Stephens IN-Sanity Showpigs Hearne (254) 217-0965 Greg Sutherland Sutherland Farm Stockdale (210) 872-2808 Chris Swearingen Gas Pipe Genetics Valley Mills (254) 582-6107 Watt & Samuel Taggart Taggart Farms Temple (254) 760-4900 Michael Taylor Taylor’D Genetics Salado (254) 947-8490 (254) 228-7526 Logan, Lawen, Janell & Landen Taylor LT3 Show Pigs Adkins (210) 373-5603

Craig Terrill TB Showpigs San Antonio (210) 269-4398 Darrell Trojacek Trojacek Ranch Franklin (979) 777-2268 (254) 746-7930 Thomas Trout Moody (254) 290-0866 Jarrod & Carole Usener Fredericksburg (325) 347-4278 Charles Vogt Vogt 3C Show Pigs Boerne (210) 878-7644 (830) 377-9729

Shannon & Cheyenne Zaiontz Zaiontz Farm San Antonio (210) 213-1687

WEST Matt & Curry Allen Allen Farms Ovalo (325) 668-0532 Brianna Andrews Charlotte’s Web Showpigs Blanket (325) 998-2694 (325) 998-2739 Brian Baker Stanton (432) 664-5562

Will & Peggy Wallace U4 Farm Blanco (830) 833-5335

Brian Bennett Bennett Showpigs Stephenville (254) 396-4400

Hunter Walter Oglesby (254) 709-7481

Blake & Shannon Berry B/S Showpigs Abilene (325) 280-2875 (325) 721-4359 (325) 721-3103

Harold (Choppy) White Lone Star Super Hogs Bryan (979) 777-4180 (979) 774-2288

Tooter Draper DCB Showpigs Ranger (254) 433-2677 Justin Duncan 3D Livestock Bangs (325) 642-2188 Gary Dutton Double D Durocs Gorman (254) 842-1738 (254) 893-5038

Bronc Fleming Fleming Livestock San Angelo (325) 895-5096

Sidney Hunter Early (903) 617-7608

Leon Freeman Freeman Showpigs Lohn (325) 344-5749 (325) 344-5514 Paige Futrell Midland (432) 557-4735

Rodney Buxkemper Buxkemper Showpigs Ballinger (325) 786-2241 (325) 365-1017

Marcus Gerngross Gerngross Livestock San Angelo (325) 656-8391 (325) 651-9726

Bo Caraway Caraway Farm Eastland (254) 639-2545

Taegen Gibson ABTG Show Pigs Monahans (432) 238-1287

Jack Winterrowd Five Gables Farm Georgetown (512) 203-3694

Jim & Beverly Cogburn C-4 Show Pigs Colorado City (325) 242-5503 (325) 728-2355

Shannon & Justin Glass Sugar Creek Ranch Show Pigs big Lake (325) 450-7624

Jeremy Woods JS Showpigs Frost (903) 851-6194

Isi Covarrubia Double Take Show Pigs Midland (575) 496-3175

Clint & Julie Halfmann West Texas Genetics San Angelo (402) 429-4946 (325) 340-0232

R.C & Stacy Woolery Woolery Show Pigs Liberty Hill (512) 801-3838

Rylan & Preslea Dabney Lightning D Livestock Eastland (254) 631-9280

Kenneth & Kyle Wildman Sure Success Show Pigs San Antonio (210) 863-2950

Caylee Harris CC Harris Showpigs Mertzon (325) 450-0796 Lynn Hays & Mason Garner Underdog Genetics Merkel (325) 260-5968

Michelle Bierma T&T Show Pigs Abilene (325) 338-1436

Jennifer Widmer Texas Custom Genetics Austin (512) 784-6869

Micheal Hampton Hampton Show Pigs Gorman (254) 734-5848

Blake Edwards Edwards Family Genetics Hamilton (254) 223-2479

LeAnna Garza PLP Genetics Merkel (325) 733-6315 (325) 733-6909

Rick & Niki Whitman RW Genetics Anderson (512) 540-1490

Myron Halford Halford Show Pigs Ballinger (325) 365-5822 (325) 365-6371

Scott Halfmann Scott Halfmann Farms Garden City (432) 397-2757 (432) 268-3947

Frankie W. Hyles Rafter 9H Showpigs Cross Plains (325) 669-9348 (254) 725-7285 Charity Jenkins Austin “Ryan” & Charity Jenkins May (325) 647-9076 Coby Johnson Slaton (806) 535-3026 Archie Jordan Diamond J Livestock Odessa (432) 269-2560 John & Amy Lange Lange Livestock Miles (325) 895-0961 (325) 468-2233 Jaiden Langford 5S Showpigs Mullin (325) 985-3784 Matthew Lawrence Comanche (325) 642-7602 Toby Lindley TJ’s Show Pigs May (325) 642-2347 Genai Tatyana Lopez Odessa (432) 923-3737 (432) 360-8030

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Matt & Kaleb Nowlin Gorman (254) 485-1452 Derek Osburn NOKO Showpigs Desdemona (432) 894-3407 Josh & Christi Parrish 3P Showpigs Dublin (254) 485-3208 Dale Partin 4P Show Pigs Priddy (325) 451-0370 (325) 966-3783 Steve Paz Paz Show Pigs Odessa (806) 319-2421 Cody Peugh Peugh Showpigs Stanton (432) 517-0196 Matthew Polnack & Alyssa Soles Polnack Showpigs Sweetwater (325) 338-3223 (325) 235-4642 Mike Pruitt Midland (432) 296-1819 (432) 570-1120 Carl, Raye & Micah Pyron Pyron Farms Tuscola (325) 370-2845

Douglas Schaefer Schaefer Livestock Garden City (432) 517-0352 (432) 354-2564 Doyle Schaefer Garden City (432) 354-2619 (432) 268-3177 Clarence Schaefer, Jr. Schaeferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pigs Rowena (325) 718-8949 (325) 442-2401 Erwin Schwartz, Jr, Schwartz Livestock San Angelo (325) 234-5206 (325) 651-5206 Harvey Schwertner Schwertner-Byrd-Helms Miles (432) 894-8273 (325) 468-5501 Bryan Senkirik SCS Genetics Early (325) 203-6133 (325) 643-4567 Kerry Shain Outlaw Genetics Sonora (325) 206-3615 Dero Shaw 7V Show Pigs Knott (432) 270-3055

Cory Rains Rains Livestock Roscoe (325) 236-0593

Jerry Sheppard Sheppard Farms Brownwood (325) 998-1295 (325) 642-5152 (325) 752-6173

Allen & Aiden Richburg Richburg Show Pigs Roscoe (325) 236-5666

Dax Simon Simon Ranch Junction (325) 446-2604

Burke & Cami Robinson R4 Genetics Putnam (325) 669-6636

Reggy Spencer S3 Genetics & Spencer Show Pigs Colorado City (325) 370-8990

Aaron Sanders K & S Showpigs Slaton (806) 549-7693

Brandon Spinks BS2 Genetics Menard (830) 285-1621

Garrett Stephens De Leon (254) 734-5969 (254) 893-7490 Warren Max Tongate Top Notch Show Pigs Bangs (325) 647-5200 Doug Tounget Tounget Farms Bronte (325) 656-9874 Jeremy, Cheryl, Aslen & Alexis Tubbs Mom N Pops Show Pigs Midland (432) 770-9801 Stan Tyson Tyson Farms Early (325) 217-2989 (325) 217-4025 Rode Walters Early (325) 643-3313 Jennie Wann W-2 Showpigs Roscoe (325) 829-8528 (325) 766-3807 Jacob, Marty, & Zachary Weishuhn Weishuhn Brothers San Angelo (325) 234-7565 (325) 656-2629 Peyton Whisenhunt Whisenhunt Showpigs Cross Plains (325) 665-9316 (325) 665-9313 Doug Widener Widener Livestock Clyde (325) 660-0561 Kastin Wilde Big Lake (432) 940-6333 (432) 397-2287 Dale E. Wilde Wall (325) 450-3401 (325) 651-9453 (915) 651-7050

Gerald Wilson Blair Pigs Merkel (325) 280-4335 (325) 846-3034 Kaily & Abbygail Wolf Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showpigs Brownwood (325) 642-0203 Natalie Wright Nathan Wright Showpigs Comanche (254) 396-5958

FAR WEST Bob Dillard Dillard & Sons Fort Davis (432) 556-2219 (432) 426-3077 Roy G. Gardiner Dell City (325) 668-2404 Gary Mills Mills Family Showpigs Fort Stockton (432) 923-3082 Ray Owen Owen Show Pigs Clint (915) 204-8713 (915) 487-8781 Eric Vazquez V5 Show Pigs Fort Stockton (432) 940-7361

HIGH PLAINS Hope Adkins 3A Showpigs Wheeler (806) 334-1385 Tony Black Tony Black Berkshires Dalhart (806) 333-2531 Chris & Tiffany Blount High Plains Genetics Wildorado (806) 681-4246

Jimmie Boatwright Boatwright-Petersen Show Swine Canyon (806) 570-2725 (806) 655-3884 Alabama Bohannon Bama Show Pigs Wellington (806) 447-2806

Kammie Guest Dumas (806) 683-7000 (806) 421-1066 Levon Harman Doubleheart Hogs of Happy Happy (806) 759-1890

Thaxoton Boyd Spearman (806) 270-0870

Wayne & Leslie Harman Harman Farms Perryton (806) 202-2176

Bert Byrd Byrd Family Farms, LLC. Happy (806) 292-3373 (806) 764-3343

Andy & Lishelle Hefley A&L Livestock Shamrock (806) 681-7217

Levi Canales LC Genetics & Co. Amarillo (806) 676-7173

Lance Horsford Horsford Show Pigs Stratford (806) 930-3299 (806) 366-2219

Mike Clay Clay Farms White Deer (806) 883-4831 (806) 595-4831

Kevin Howell Kevin Howell Hogs White Deer (806) 570-2040

Clay Conrad Tribe Genetics Claude (806) 683-5293 Joe Couts Joe Couts Showpigs Pampa (806) 663-1630 Ethan Cox Limitless Genetics Dumas (806) 930-5596 Randy & Tera Finsterwald Finsterwald Show Pigs Mobeetie (806) 9203-0152 Chris Fischbacher Fischbacher Showpigs Wildorado (806) 336-2162 Jace Francis Francis Farms Silverton (806) 292-1848 Veronica Gray G-O Show Pigs Wellington (806) 681-5328 (806) 447-5062

Chris Hunt Chris Hunt Farms Friona (806) 250-3151 Scott & Randy Huseman Huseman Genetics Nazareth (806) 346-4852 Jillian Jones Follett (806) 653-2326 Rod Reagan Karlin Karlin Livestock Gruver (806) 338-0266 Bryan Kirk 4-K Showpigs Darrouzett (806) 886-8340 (806) 624-2199 Jimmy Maddox MTM Genetics Briscoe (806) 375-2277 (806) 255-3553 Mel Manhart Pampa (806) 595-0942

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Jett Cabler Cabler Show Pigs Spur (806) 269-9998 Kenny Campbell Campbell Farms Hale Center (806) 839-3160 (806) 787-9663

Jack L. Swain Swain Farms Stratford (806) 753-7579 (806) 396-5839 (806) 396-5579

Nathan Ashby New Age Genetics Levelland (940) 783-2139

Aaron Carpenter 2C Farms Girard (806) 284-2464 (806) 422-1250

Shane & Tatum Swenhaugen Rival Genetics Canadian (806) 202-4789 (806) 217-1093

Denny Belew Belew Farms Tahoka (806) 470-0969 (806) 998-4046

Rickey Cartensen Big-Car Genetics Lockney (806) 494-1280 (806) 652-3459

Kent Tice Triple Creek Show Hogs Borger (806) 898-2100

Todd & Moriah Beyers Beyers Farms, TX Abernathy (806) 252-5204

Bryan & Brock Case Case Farms Tahoka (806) 577-7715

Taylor Tidwell Bar J Dumas (806) 930-7868

Brandon & Ethan Biggs Biggs Livestock Plainview (806) 292-6670

Mateo Cavazos Ralls (806) 632-9168 (806) 253-0520

Chance Waldrip Cornerstone Ventures, LLC. Dalhart (806) 341-5764

Tabetha Bigham Lockney (806) 983-1058

Jessica Colvin Western Texas College Snyder (806) 777-2269 (325) 573-8511

Weldon Walser Walser Farms/Hot Rod Genetics Canadian (806) 323-2290 (806) 323-6006 Ronnie Ward Doe Creek Show Pigs Wellington (806) 447-9043 Billy Wiggs Clarendon (806) 290-3774 Burt Williams Williams Livestock Spearman (806) 676-4334 (806) 683-9890 (806) 659-3680 Cammie Woodward Woodward Farms White Deer (806) 279-0019 78

William Woolley Woolley-Mason Family Show Pigs Dalhart (806) 220-6215

Henry Bishop Lone Star Genetics Brownfield (806) 438-6928 Devin Blanton Ransom Canyon (806) 773-0090 (806) 829-2732

Geoff Cooper Cooper & Cudd Showpigs Brownfield (806) 891-3388 (806) 637-7071

Tanner & Amber Blount Blount / Saxon Genetics Plains (806) 777-0871

Hayley Daniell & Glenn Kirkland YOY Showpigs & K&K Farms Hale Center (806) 922-8620

Eric Bourquin BQ Farms Lubbock (806) 786-0656

Jerry Diaz 3D Showpigs Ralls (806) 620-0109

Heath Brewer Brewer Livestock Lubbock (806) 441-4434

Rusty Ferguson Ferguson Show Pigs Levelland (806) 297-3389 (806) 781-7616 (806) 777-7424

Shawn Brewer Brewer Dryland Farms, LLC. Lubbock (806) 239-5770

Jason Foote Foote Farms Seminole (432) 290-1020

Eddie Gannon Jayton (806) 787-4306 Averi Gilbert Gilbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Show Pigs Paducah (806) 269-0715 (806) 422-0938 Rodney Glass Rodney Glass Farms Snyder (325) 575-5566 (325) 573-7156 Todd Gregory GO Genetics Lamesa (806) 577-2400 Robbie & Keith Harkey Harkey Farms Hale Center (806) 778-7810 Randy Hathorn Hathorn Farms Shallowater (806) 778-7801 Luther Hill Littlefield (806) 385-5308 (806) 729-6781 Chad & Misty Hill Chad Hill Durocs Lubbock (806) 433-7787 Brian Hubbard Hubner Farms Levelland (806) 543-8579 Scott Jeffreys LSG Show Pigs Lubbock (806) 548-1490 Wesley Jones JH Showpigs Plainview (806) 778-5011 Glenn Kirkl & Hayley Daniell K&K Farms & YOY Showpigs Hale Center (806) 922-8620 Tadd & Scotta Knight Knight Show Pigs Shallowater (217) 653-0528

Kevin Lowery Top of Texas Show Pigs Idalou (806) 544-6199 William Lucero, Jr. Lucero Farms Hale Center (806) 262-5845 Sean Mason Mason Brothers Show Stock Muleshoe (806) 965-2199 (806) 946-9707 Roy McCoy McCoy Hog Farm Lubbock (806) 777-7680 Greg Methvin Greg Methvin Genetics Levelland (806) 638-5141 Kevin Methvin Methvin Hog Farm Levelland (806) 638-5140 (806) 894-8068

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Sawyer Thompson Triangle T Farms Paducah (806) 269-4343 (806) 492-2360

Bill & Casey Owens Owens Show Pigs Lubbock (806) 392-2504

Jesus Torres Ralls (806) 789-9079

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DARK OPB Class 5 - 240 Class 6 - 242-257 Class 7 - 258-269 Class 8 - 270-280

HAMPSHIRE Class 1 - 240-246 Class 2 - 240-246 Class 3 - 247-258 Class 4 - 259-271 Class 5 - 272-280

DUROC Class 18 - 261-268 Class 29 - 240 Class 19 - 269-277 Class 30 - 242-249 Class 20 - 278-280 Class 31 - 250-255 Class 32 - 256-262 Class 33 - 263-269 Class 34 - 270-276 Class 35 - 277-280 Class 36 - 277-280

Class 23 - 254-258 Class 24 - 259-262 Class 27 - 263-267 Class 28 - 268-272 Class 29 - 273-279 Class 30 - 280

WHITE OPB Class 8 - 240-261 Class 9 - 262-280

POLAND CHINA Class 35 - 240-256 Class 36 - 257-280 BERKSHIRE Class 39 - 240-245 Class 40 - 246-266 Class 41 - 267-280

HAMPSHIRE Class 10 - 240-245 Class 11 - 240-245 Class 12 - 248-254 Class 13 - 255-262 Class 14 - 263-268 Class 15 - 269-275 Class 16 - 277-280

2017 WEIGHT BREAKS YORKSHIRE Class 1 - 230-248 Class 2 - 250-268 Class 3 - 270

OTHER CROSSBRED Class 1 - 230 Class 2 - 230 Class 3 - 232-240 Class 4 - 241-248

OTHER CROSSBRED Class 8 - 240-243 Class 15 - 256-261 Class 9 - 240-243 Class 18 - 262-268 Class 10 - 243-243 Class 19 - 269-279 Class 13 - 244-249 Class 20 - 280 Class 14 - 250-255

Class 5 - 249-255 Class 6 - 256-263 Class 7 - 264-269 Class 8 - 270 Class 9 - 270

DUROC Class 25 - 240-241 Class 26 - 245-258 Class 27 - 260-274 Class 28 - 275-280

WHITE OPB Class 31 - 240-246 Class 32 - 247-260 Class 33 - 262-280

POLAND CHINA DARK CROSSBRED CHESTER WHITE Class 43 - 240-254 Class 47 - 240-243 Class 64 - 240-247 Class 44 - 255-280 Class 48 - 240-243 Class 65 - 248-267 Class 49 - 240-243 Class 66 - 268-280 Class 50 - 244-250 Class 51 - 251-256 Class 52 - 257-263 Class 53 - 264-270 Class 54 - 271-278 Class 55 - 280

YORKSHIRE Class 69 - 240 Class 70 - 242-251 Class 71 - 252-259 Class 72 - 260-266 Class 73 - 267-274 Class 74 - 275-280

SPOT Class 44 - 240 Class 45 - 242-255 Class 46 - 256-268 Class 47 - 269-280

CHESTER & OPB Class 76 - 240-249 Class 77 - 250-262 Class 78 - 263-276 Class 79 - 277-280

YORKSHIRE Class 17 - 240-243 Class 18 - 245-259 Class 19 - 261-270 Class 20 - 271-280

DARK CROSS Class 50 - 240-242 Class 51 - 240-242 Class 52 - 243-248 Class 53 - 249-253 Class 56 - 254-261 Class 57 - 262-268 Class 58 - 269-276 Class 59 - 277-280

YORKSHIRE Class 64 - 240-245 Class 65 - 246-257 Class 66 - 258-265 Class 69 - 266-273 Class 70 - 274-279 Class 71 - 280

OTHER CROSSBRED Class 21 - 240 Class 28 - 254-257 Class 22 - 240 Class 29 - 258-261 Class 23 - 240 Class 30 - 262-265 Class 24 - 240 Class 31 - 266-269 Class 25 - 241-244 Class 32 - 370-274 Class 26 - 245-249 Class 33 - 375-279 Class 27 - 250-253 Class 34 - 280 Class 35 - 280

LANDRACE Class 81 - 240-262 Class 82 - 268-280

BLACK OPB Class 36 - 240-254 Class 37 - 240-254 Class 38 - 255-268 Class 99 - 269-280

YORKSHIRE Class 41 - 240-246 Class 42 - 247-268 Class 43 - 269-280

OTHER CROSSBRED Class 85 - 240 Class 95 - 256-259 Class 86 - 240 Class 96 - 260-262 Class 87 - 240 Class 97 - 263-265 Class 88 - 240 Class 98 - 266-268 Class 91 - 241-243 Class 99 - 269-272 Class 92 - 244-246 Class 100 - 273-276 Class 93 - 247-251 Class 101 - 277-280 Class 94 - 252-255 Class 102 - 277-280

OTHER CROSSBRED Class 82 - 240-243 Class 93 - 257-259 Class 83 - 240-243 Class 94 - 260-263 Class 84 - 240-243 Class 95 - 264-266 Class 85 - 240-243 Class 98 - 267-269 Class 86 - 240-243 Class 99 - 270-273 Class 87 - 244-246 Class 100 - 274-276 Class 90 - 247-249 Class 101 - 277-280 Class 91 - 250-253 Class 102 - 277-280 Class 92 - 254-256 Class 103 - 277-280

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MoorMan’s ShowTec Prestarter No. 12097CVWD4 • Complex, complete micro-pelleted feed formulated for starting early-weaned pigs weighing 8-15 lb; 1 bag/litter • 24% protein, 7% fat, 1.7% lysine • Medicated with Denagard®* ®

MoorMan’s ShowTec Burst Starter™ No. 24020CVWE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed designed for starting and growing pigs 15 to 50 lb being fed for show pig sales or to be shown in early exhibition shows; 2-3 bags/litter • 21.5% protein, 6.5% fat, 1.5% lysine • Medicated with Denagard MoorMan’s ShowTec Sale Burst No. 21206CVWE4 • Complete mini-pelleted feed designed for feeding to show pigs weighing 35 to 75 lb for sale presentation; 1 bag/litter • 19% protein, 4% fat, 1.15% lysine • Medicated with Denagard

MoorMan’s ShowTec Starter/Grower FBZ

No. 11148BCME4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed designed for show pigs in the 25 lb to show weight range; feed for 3-12 days • 20% protein, 3.5% fat, 1.2% lysine • Medicated with Safe-Guard®* (a dewormer); no withdrawal

OPTIONAL DEVELOPER MoorMan’s ShowTec Developer

No. 10194AGNE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed designed for show pigs over 50 lb needing additional muscle development • 20% protein, 3.5% fat, 1.2% lysine • Medicated with BMD®*

DEVELOPERS/FINISHERS: Options Based on Body Dimension On target

Lacks cover & too muscular

Needs a little more cover

MoorMan’s ShowTec BB 18 No. 18241AGNE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed designed for feeding to show pigs in the 50 lb to show weight range • 18% protein, 3.75% fat, & 1.05% lysine • Medicated with BMD

MoorMan’s ShowTec 14.5/6 No. 14560AGN44 • Crumbled, complete feed for pigs from 150 lb to show that need a lower protein, higher fat diet • 14.5% protein, 6% fat, & 0.75% lysine • Medicated with BMD

MoorMan’s ShowTec Hi Fat 18 No. 18007AGNE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed for pigs from 50 lb to show that need a higher fat diet • 18% protein, 7% fat, & 1.05% lysine • Medicated with BMD

Not enough muscle & too much cover

Final burst of power

Holding ration MoorMan’s ShowTec Time Out™ No. 00000AAAE4 • Unique, complete, holding ration in mini-pelleted form • 17% protein, 2.5% fat, 1.3% lysine, and 15% fiber max • Helps maintain muscle shape, finish, and body condition, enabling show pigs to hold their finished appearance • Contains numerous ADM proprietary and patentpending feed ingredients along with beneficial vitamins, minerals, fiber, and electrolytes to help hold the championship finish • Feed 4 lb/hd/day to show pigs weighing over 200 lb

MoorMan’s ShowTec Finisher Paylean®*

No. 11256CROE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed containing Paylean (no withdrawal) • Feed a minimum of 5 lb/hd/day as the sole ration for the last 45-90 lb of gain (21 days) • 18% protein, 2.5% fat, & 1% lysine

MoorMan’s ShowTec Final Burst

No. 24440AAAE4 • Formulated with the most advanced nutritional components critical for outstanding show ring performance • Complete, mini-pelleted, non-medicated feed • 21.5% protein, 6.5% fat, & 1.5% lysine

82 Refer to product labels for complete feeding directions and warning/caution statements.

Fuller body, high intake while maintaining muscle & cover MoorMan’s ShowTec Hi Fat 16 No. 16700AGNE4 • Complete, mini-pelleted feed for pigs from 50 lb to show to develop a full-body • 16% protein, 7% fat, & 0.9% lysine • Medicated with BMD

*Not trademarks of ADM.

These MoorMan’s ShowTec Supplements can Help Achieve the Championship Finishing Touch. MoorMan’s ShowTec Show Prep No. 12303AAA • A unique, complete feed designed specifically or feeding to exhibition swine the night before and the day of a show • Provides 15% protein, 5.5% fat, and no more than 6% fiber • Packaged in 5-lb bag that provides two meals (2.5 lb per meal); 5-lb bag (12303AAAMB) and five 5-lb bags per case (12303AAAA3) EatMoor™ No. 12346AAA • Unique, one-of-a-kind, top-dress supplement that stimulates appetite, optimizes gut health, and provides nutritional support needed during stress • Supplies Cell Rate®, CitriStim,® PremiDex™, Amaferm®*, PrimaLac®* and other beneficial ingredients • Top-dress 2-4 oz/hd/day for show pigs • Available in meal form in 3.75-lb (60-oz) bag (12346AAA5E), 12-lb pail (12346AAAPF), and 20-kg (44.1-lb) bag (12346AAAAG) Showts™ No. 12349AAAE4 • A mini-pelleted, top-dress, non-medicated supplement designed to be used in place of oats in show pig rations • Supplies minerals and vitamins that would otherwise be lacking in the diet when supplementing with just oats • Feed 0.5-1 lb/hd/day; available in 50-lb bag Lean Maximizer® No. 11102DB • A mini-pelleted supplement containing Paylean • Designed to be fed at 2-4 oz/hd/day when mixed with non-medicated feed to provide a complete ration containing at least 16% protein for the last 45-90 lb of gain; no withdrawal • Available in 25-lb pail MoorBody™ No. 12111AAA15 • An energy and fiber supplement; helps develop a hard finish and enhance appearance of skin and hair coat; provides citrus and beet pulp which creates gut fill, expanding rib capacity • Designed to be fed with 2-4 lb/hd/day of a ShowTec Developer product • Feed 0.5-2 lb/hd/day; available in 40-lb bag

Pig Navigator No. 10200DB • A top-dress, mini-pelleted supplement designed to enhance lean growth and muscle expression • Designed to be top-dressed at 4-8 oz/hd/day as a replacement for 1-2 lb of complete feed • Available in 25-lb pail Rehydrade™ No. 88820AAA5Q • Unique, one-of-a-kind energy and electrolyte top-dress supplement • Also provides Cell Rate, PremiDex, and other beneficial nutrients • Feed as a top-dress or mix with water for a drench; 6 oz/hd/day (2 scoops) for show pigs • Available in powder form in 2.25-lb canister Alliance 3-D™ No. 12079AAA • A top-dress supplement for extra dimension • Enhances condition and performance; helps produce smooth, well-defined body condition along with healthy skin and a glossy hair coat • Top-dress 1 oz/100 lb body weight/day (swine) • Available in one gallon (12079AAA74) and 5-gal (12079AAA7J) containers MoorFat™ No. 235 • An energy supplement which enhances condition and performance; helps produce smooth, well-defined body condition along with healthy skin and a glossy hair coat • Top-dress 2-4 oz/hd/day • Available in 20-lb pail (235AAA77) and 50-lb bag (235AA) Fast Fuel™ No. 11850AAAE6 Accelerating Power to Win™ • Unique, mini-pelleted, non-medicated, top-dress supplement containing nutrients believed to be beneficial to performance of exhibition livestock • Top-dress 4-6 oz/hd/day • Available in 25-lb bag

Pig Milk Replacer 35251AAAPD • Supplement or completely replace sow’s milk • Can be used as a top-dress on show pig rations to supply additional energy and protein • Includes CitriStim, PremiDex, direct fed microbial, and selenium yeast • 1.5 lb/gal of water • Available in powder form in 22.05-lb pail

MoorFlex™ No. 12298AAA • Unique, one-of-a-kind, top-dress supplement that contains an ingredient approved for livestock feed; provides a source of natural substances recognized to influence joint health • Supplies Cell Rate, a source of nucleotides that may help nourish natural body processes involved in stress, immunity, and production; also provides vitamins and complexed zinc • Top-dress 2-4 oz/hd/day for show pigs • Available in meal form in 3.75-lb (60-oz) bag (12298AAA5E) and 18-lb pail (12298AAAJN)

Cellarator® Turbo Paste • 3-in-1 fast-acting, oral paste that combines the power of Cell Rate with probiotics, electrolytes, and vitamin E

• Helps support performance, helps deter dehydration, and provides nutritional support needed during stress • 80 cc tube (8279005U) and 300 cc tube (8330005X) • Use 10 cc or 20 cc depending on need

Refer to product labels for complete feeding directions and warning/caution statements.

*Not trademarks of ADM.

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