http://www.eliteswine.com/ News and information from from Elite Swine Inc. en-us http://www.eliteswineinc.com/rss/rss.xml I thought I had better give this blogging thing a test run, since i have never done it and I would hate to dissapoint my blogging fans. (Not that I actually have any yet) My name is Galen McCune and I will attempt to keep you updated on a fahttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=112 Hey showpig enthusiasts, I made it to Louisville about noon today from OK to some beautifull weather for a hog show. The jr gilt show started at 10am so I missed the Landrace show, but got to see most of the rest of the shhttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=113 I did not hear too much about x boars good bad, or indifferent. I did not have time to look at them. They show in the moourning. I did ask some if they had seen the taulman boar pic on showpig and did not know if he was here. There are only three http://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=114 Day two for me in Louisville started with an hour wait for a cab at the hotel, missed most of the three x boar classes. I did get there in time to see the final class and champion drive. Brett Goff had the champ on a Paparazzi son thathttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=115 Thought i would update on my travels for the past couple weeks. It seems as though the summer is flying by. Here in western ok we are in a severe drought and have been from 100-112 dgrees for what seems to be ehttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=116 The past week Bruce and I made several farm visits in South Dakata and Iowa visiting with producers and introducing our new Synergy program. As you know the heat and humidity was brutal across the midwest, making it extremely difficult to lohttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=0&ind=117 The past week Bruce and I made several farm visits in South Dakota and Iowa visiting with producers and introducing our new Synergy program. As you know the heat and humidity was brutal across the Midwest, making it extremely difficult to look ahttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=118 Last week my wife and I traveled to Santa Rosa, CA where I judged the Sanoma Count Fair. Let me tell you, if you#39;ve never been to the Sonoma valley this time of year, the weather and the scenery are beautiful. Thhttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=119 Thurs., Aug. 4- I arrived in Columbus to judge the Ohio State Fair Jr Show with Kelton Mason. Kelton and I went to dinner with Donna Hines and Brian Arnold, who had been judging the showmanship that afternoon. If you haven#39;t had thhttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=0&ind=120 Thurs., Aug. 4 - I arrived in Columbus to judge the Ohio State Fair Jr. Show with Kelton Mason. Kelton and I went to dinner with Donna Hines ahttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=121 Well another week into state fairs and two more great jr. shows. Thursday was The FFA Show at Iowa which was judged by Mike McCoy this year, as Jim was supposed to but has some soundness issues he#39;s been dealing with. (Seemshttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=122 Well after a week back home in OK and time to digest what I#39;ve seen and heard from state fairs it#39;s time to get back to business at hand. I often think about where we#39;re at and where we#39;re heading in http://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=123 Fall is finally here after a long hot dry summer in the southwest. I#39;ve been absent from the computer for a couple weeks. For those of you that don#39;t live in the southwest, this is what showpig people down hehttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=124 I can#39;t believe it#39;s been almost 2 months since my last blog entry. I guess it proves the whirlwind world we live in when it comes to the showpig industry. As the fall showpig hunt winds down, I thoughthttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=125 Well it is feeling like spring here in the southwest and our shows are fast approaching. I like to think this time or year (last 30-40 days) is when good feeders start to distance themselves from their competition.nhttp://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=0&ind=126 Well it is feeling like spring here in the southwest and our shows are fast approaching.I like to think this time or year (last 30-40 days) is when good feeders start to distance themselves from their competition.http://www.eliteswineinc.com/blog.php?author=1&ind=127