‼️WE WANT TO GIVE BACK & GET THE NEXT GENERATION STARTED‼️
Everyone has a starting point to their endeavors and a mentor to help them find success, the person that got me started and was a voice of support and encouragement in my younger years was Mr. Glazier.
We are establishing this program in memory of Mr. Glazier and what he did for many young people that were fortunate enough to have him as an Ag Instructor. We want to continue to help youth in our state, that are interested in the production side of showpigs, get a solid genetic start and have the opportunity to learn valuable skills.
—Details of the program—
👉🏼 Three Recipients will be selected in the first year.
👉🏼Oklahoma Residents that are Freshmen through Seniors in high school are eligible.
👉🏼Applications are due Feb 16th at 11:59pm
👉🏼Applications will be scored and ranked by a three person panel consisting of two individuals involved in the showpig industry and one outside of the industry.
👉🏼 The #1 Applicant will receive his/her choice of the gilts followed by the next two applicants in ranking order.
👉🏼Winners will be selected before OYE
👉🏼Gilts will be vaccinated following our herd protocol and will be synced up to give a more accurate semen ordering/breeding date.
👉🏼Pick-up date will be after OYE, prior to the gilts cycling in the optimum breeding window.
👉🏼On pick-up date we will have a workshop where we will discuss daily care, herd health, artificial insemination, feeding, farrowing, marketing as well as baby pig care and nutrition.
👉🏼All recipients will be able to contact us to discuss issues or answer any questions related to their project.
👉🏼We will connect all recipients with photographers and/or graphic designers that we use to allow them to have unlimited potential to market their pigs.
‼️ We are going to allow each recipient to feature 1-2 of their best pigs in one of our online sales or farm sale in the Fall of 2024‼️
The following boar studs are offering a one time semen discount, of various levels, to (1) of the recipients to breed their gilt for her initial gilt litter. Selection of boar stud/ boar will be chosen in application ranking order- applicant #1 gets first choice and so on.
Coulson Showpigs, Top Cut Genetics, Crossroads Genetics, Upper Hand Genetics, Purple Power Boar Stud,LLC, Premium Blend Genetics, Winter Livestock & Feed - Show pigs, and Hofschulte Genetics.
👏🏼Thank you to all these boar studs for their involvement and dedication to the youth! Also, special thanks to Kennedy Ventures, Ruth Inman and Kylee Deniz for their assistance on this project!
‼️We hope this program reaches many kids that are like I once was- infatuated with the showpig industry and looking for a start. Please encourage kids to apply! Thank you and #KeepGrindin !!!