A green and blue Showpig.com t-shirt. That's all it took to inspire a love for the show pig industry that has spanned for over half of Grace Ahrens' life. The team at Showpig.com was proud to host Grace as one of the 2024 summer interns. From attending events to learning the ropes, our summer internships provide a unique look at what happens in the show pig industry and community. Learn about Grace's journey and internship experience here on The Block!

Once your pig’s basic requirements are met, how do you make adjustments to key nutrients that translate to improved performance and show composition? With PROTEIN, FAT and FIBER. By focusing on and altering these three nutrients through complete feed selection and supplementation, one can help fine tune their showpig to hit the ring on the right foot come their target show. In this next installment of the Feeding Showpigs series, we will take a closer look at what crude protein, fat and fiber do and how they can be added or adjusted through the feeding cycle to achieve your desired goals. Let’s get started!  

It wouldn't be Pork Month without a good pork recipe! The ladies at #showpig have compiled a list of their favorite pork recipes for you to try this season! Save the pictures, screenshot the recipes or view them all here on The Block!

With a variety of feed companies, numerous different products, and countless feed supplements on the market, sometimes knowing how and what to feed your show pig can be confusing and frankly, daunting. The team at Showpig understands that sometimes we all just need to go back to the basics in understanding swine nutrition and health, so that's exactly what we did with our latest blog - Feeding Showpigs 101. With the assistance of K-State Professor and Swine Nutritionist, Dr. Joel DeRouchey, we will break down how to properly start, feed and maintain your show pig project over the next few months in this ongoing blog series!

At Showpig, we understand the ever-evolving landscape of the show pig industry. In response to your needs and requests, we are thrilled to introduce our new Sales Advisor Team. This dedicated team is here to provide you with expert guidance and customized solutions to help grow your business. We look forward to partnering with you and enhancing our services to support your success. At Showpig, your best interests as a business owner are always at the heart of what we do.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to pull off the national and regional shows we all love to attend? A big part of the success can be accredited to the junior board members who serve the National Junior Swine Association and Team Purebred! Showpig.com had the privilege to sit down and talk with NJSA Junior Board President, Paige Vierra, and Team Purebred Junior Board President, Grayson Tedrow, to learn more about the amazing work both junior organizations put into our youth and youth events. Learn more about the day in the life of a junior board member here!

Join the Showpig team in welcoming our 2024 summer interns! We are proud to have Abi Lilliard of Abilene, Kansas, Kiley Allen of Le Mars, Iowa, and Grace Ahrens of Canal Winchester, Ohio, serving the Showpig.com Marketing & Events team.

The Wendt Group, a leading innovator in the livestock auction space, is thrilled to announce the addition of Lexi Marek Beeler, of LMB Consulting, as the new Director of Marketing. With unrivaled passion and love for the livestock industry and a wealth of experience in the marketing landscape, Lexi is poised to steer The Wendt Group toward unparalleled communication and outreach efforts.

The Wendt Group is happy to announce the addition of Darian Ruppert to the team as a Marketing Agent Support Specialist. Darian joins the team full time after working as a closing intern for the past five years.

The Wendt Group is excited to add Diana Ingram to the team as a Bookkeeper and Financial Assistant. Diana and her husband reside in Chrisman, IL.

Macy Kincaid, Monrovia, Indiana is joining The Wendt Group as the Marketing Agent Support Coordinator. In her role she will work hand-in-hand with the Marketing Agents to elevate new consignors’ experiences for both Showpig.com and Show Cattle Connections consignors.

Abby Davis, Mountain View, Oklahoma, is joining the Wendt Group as the Marketing Brand Manager. In her role, Davis will work to elevate brand awareness for all TWG entities and cultivate a loyal community of buyers for all divisions.

Ellen Knauth, Milford, Illinois is joining The Wendt Group as the Senior Manager of Producer Services and Education. In her role, Knauth will work to elevate customer experiences for TWG consignors.

Showpig.com has joined forces with Kennedy Ventures to form a new industry partnership that further enhances auction services and provides a means to increase exposure for both online and live events. This unique partnership, under the name of Showpig LIVE, will allow customers to invite online traffic from Showpig.com to live events and take the stress out of closing sales by working with Showpig.com’s team to clerk and settle LIVE auctions in a similar fashion to Showpig.com Online auctions.

Jackie Lackey, Haskell, Texas, has joined The Wendt Group as a Business Development Consultant and also Interim Director of Marketing. In her consulting role, Lackey will work with the team to develop new and innovative tools to help sellers ‘do business better’ and continue to attract buyers to the industry’s leading online auction platform. Temporarily, Lackey will also lead the team’s strategic marketing efforts for Showpig.com. By recognizing needs within the industry and listening carefully to both buyers and sellers, Lackey will steer products, services and content relevant to all customers and audiences.

The week before Christmas, most of us are about wrapped out, but the Showpig.com team found a type of wrapping that will bring more joy to your holidays. (It may also help you bring a covered dish to one of your many merry festivities.) That’s right, we’re wrapping it in bacon!

These days everyone is tied to a smart phone, tablet or computer. With these tools at our fingertips it only makes sense to put them to work. Here are five fun apps that can help swine producers and showmen keep better records, learn about the cuts of meat and even check withdrawal times for a drug they used on their market hogs.