Our new show pig sire

Introducing BRW INTIMIDATOR 2-11.....

BRW Intimidator 2-11 Is a February born son of Cain's Intimindator times a sow by Cain's Playin 4 Keeps (PB Hampshire) Who's mother is out of a Alias 27-1 (SGI) times Yorkshire sow. He's a very wide based boar with tremendous shape and power. Pictured here at 7 months of age with no paylean. We purchased him from Ried Wildung, BRW Purebreds. We will use him to sire our spring born litters and are very excited to make more blue butt and belted show pigs. Feel free to visit Cain Farms's web site for more pics of the sire and maternal grand sire.

Cain's Intimidator

Cain's Playin 4 Keeps

Minnesota State Fair

Kristen Harrington showed a gilt we sold her this spring in the February crossbred gilt division at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair 4-H swine show. She looked good in the ring and ended up placing tenth in her class. We retained a full sister (Olsen's Onyx times Lumberyard, pb yorkshire, sow) to be bred to our new boar for a spring litter. Congratulations!!

Counry Fair Updates...

While I am working on the photos taken at county fairs this summer, I do have some results.

Dakota County Fair

Hannah Neil showed the Grand Champion 4-H Breeding Gilt. Alex and Brandon Ratzloff, Jackson Neil and Tiana all recieved blue ribbons with Jackson being third in the Market Gilt State Fair line-up.

Tiana also exhibited the Reserve Champion Prospect calf a the Dakota Co. 4-H beef show with a purebred Shorthorn heifer calf raised at the Barrett Stock Farm.

Clay County Fair

Christine Harrington campaigned the Grand Champion 4-H Breeding Gilt at the 2010 Clay County fair and was awarded with a trip to the Minnesota State Fair. She was 10th in her class at the state fair in a very tough crossbred breeding gilt show.

Beltrami County Fair

Colt Johnson showed the heifer he purchased from the farm in the 2009 Minnesota Beef Expo Sale. He exhibited her with some success at the Akin County Fair and his home fair in Beltrami County located in Bemidji where he was named intermediate showmanship champion.

Here are a few photos of Colt courtesy of his family....