The American Berkshire Association is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2020 Board of Directors election: Mike Fagg, IN.Rich McCasland, OKLance Knobloch, IACy Hawkins, CAJim Petrik, SDKirk Miller, IL ABA members will receive more information shortly regarding the 2020 election.
Dear ABA Members and Industry Stakeholders
Download letter here April 21, 2020 Dear ABA Members and Industry Stakeholders: The purpose of this message is inform you that Alex Conover’s last day with the American Berkshire Association will be May 1, 2020. The Association thanks Alex for serving our membership for the last 2 years, and we wish him all of the best on his future … Read More
Top 10 Online ABA Resources
Although our staff currently can’t offer some of the same in-office services due to COVID-19, here are the top 10 ways the ABA can still serve and connect with you online: 1. Online Litter Registration You can register your litters online through the ABA’s portal. You must have your ABA username and password. If you’re unsure of that information, please contact … Read More
2020 Progeny Test Information
What: The American Berkshire Association (ABA) progeny test is designed after the Hormel NBS Progeny Test so that Berkshire breeders can continue building upon the meat quality EPD database that we have assembled over the last 24 years (1991 to 2015). The Progeny Test was originally developed as a tool for swine breeders to objectively identify genetically superior purebred sires … Read More
2020 ABA Board of Directors Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for volunteers to serve on the American Berkshire Association (ABA) Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of nine volunteers who serve three-year terms. Interested? Contact Jeff Wippel, nominating committee chair, by emailing oink.berks@gmail.com by March 14th.
2019 Progeny Test Results
The 2019 American Berkshire Association Progeny Test Results are in! But what is the progeny test? Our test is the most extensive, in-depth evaluation to test sire performance on hogs that are tested. Twelve measures are used to collect data carcass composition, growth performance, meat quality and eating quality. In a nutshell, the Progeny Test gives accurate data to justify why Berkshire … Read More
2020 Exposition Announcement
The 2020 Exposition Announcement On November 8, 2019, the National Swine Registry, Certified Pedigreed Swine and American Berkshire Association announced that The 2020 Exposition will be held June 7-13, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This change was a strategic decision to help mitigate a negligible risk of Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) with the live swine show … Read More
2019 Hog College Boar: Kolb Genetics
Congratulation to Kolb Genetics, Illinois for their 2019 Hog College Berkshire Boar! Sired by Fence Post 6-5 ( Keep Talkin X Whatever It Takes ) the $10,000 purchase by High Point at the 2018 STC Dam was the Reserve Champion and highest-selling gilt at the 2018 NS exhibited by Smith Farms View the submitted video here. This boar competes in … Read More
2019 Hog College Gilt: Ritter Family Berkshires
Congratulations to Ritter Family Berkshires, Indiana for their 2019 Hog College Berkshire Gilt! Sired by NNMS8 Shattered 12-2, the $170,000 Champion Berkshire boar at the 2018 STC. Dam was a 2nd place gilt at the 2017 Team Purebred STC. She is a full-mating to WTX6 Injured Reserve 14-5, a proven sire of national champions including the $31,000 Team Purebred Champion … Read More
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Ethan Brummer of Millerstown, Pennsylvania will be graduating from Greenwood High School in May of 2019. He will be attending The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) this fall. Ethan plans to major in Agricultural Business Management. Ethan is a member of the Junior American Berkshire Association, and an FFA member. He has been actively involved in his high school in … Read More