Right now, in Duncan, OK, the Fall Classic is taking place. This is the dangdest gathering of hog breeders, buyers, lookers, tire kickers, BSers and the largest # of hogs sold in one place. They will sell breeding age pigs of all breeds, show pigs, auctions in
A common question that I am asked is “How come I don’t keep all of the best goats that I buy/raise for Duke?’ This is a very valid question and I have numerous answers. 1–I don’t always know “exactly” which one is the “right” one. 2–Even,
So, the other day, I was out of iced tea at the dealership. I haven’t had a mountain dew in over a week, so being out of tea could become a bit of an issue. On this morning, a customer was at Mandy’s desk as I came back
I know that I haven’t posted much the past week or two and now I’m doing two in one day. It’s okay. I’ve been busy at work–kind of. Been busy at home–new kidding barn. Been busy this afternoon with Duke–played catch and shot guns–priceless. Been on the phone–Kela
It doesn’t happen very often, maybe 6-8 times a year, but I will make time to eat some cereal. Not just any cereal, but Cocoa Puffs. I don’t use a bowl to eat cocoa puffs. I use a cooking pan. Yeah, one with a handle on it. It
One of the interesting things about my little breeding operation is the decision of what gets bred to what. Joe Dirt, Rumour Has It or Rainman–does it matter? All are way good. I’ve got 40 breeding age does standing here at the Kelln Kompound south of Fargo. 22
We made it to the Lone Star Elite Jackpot in San Angelo this weekend. This is a really good show with really good goats and a really good payoff. The quality-top to bottom-is very deep. There are some really good goats that get sifted. I have no complaints
Friday is here and we are loaded up and ready to head south. We’ll get to drive right into the wind as we start our journey to San Angelo and the Lone Star Elite Jackpot. Don’t know how the show will turn out, but our crew will have
I’ve been watching several online pig sales the last couple of nights. It looks to me like that the dang sure good ones sell real well, while the nice ones and not good enough ones are lucky to get a bid. Unless you are selling good berks and
The National FFA Convention just recently completed its latest edition. As a teacher, I always viewed the national FFA convention as a pain in the ass that came at a bad time of year and cost a pile of money to attend. But, I liked going. I
