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Emily Myers - Reserve Grand Champion Gilt Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Tres Amigos, Sired By: Never Before

Courtney Jackman - 3rd Overall Gilt-Littermate to Bulletproof Indiana St. Fair
Bred By: Decker Showpigs, Sired By: Shattered

Claire Bobell - Grand Champion Barrow Illinois State Fair
Bred By: Bobell Farms, Sired By: Secret Society

Megan Crome - Grand Champion Barrow Illinois State Fair Open Show
Bred By: Deckard Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Noah Kitterman - 3rd Overall Breeds Barrow Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Mauck Showhogs, Sired By: Shattered

Bradi Bohlke - Reserve Grand Champion GIlt Iowa State Fair FFA
Bred By: Eggers Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Tate Linton - Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog Iowa State Fair FFA Show
Bred By: Worden Showpigs, Sired By: Silver Lining

Camryn Reuter - Grand Champion Barrow Minnesota St Fair Jr Barrow Classic
Bred By: Legacy Showpigs, Sired By: Curtain Call

Cameron Prins - Grand Champion Barrow Minnesota St Fair 4H
Bred By: Legacy Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Ryan Risius - Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Minnesota State Fair 4H
Bred By: Brinning Genetics, Sired By: Stones

Blair Cupps - Reserve Grand Ch. Market Hog Kentucky State Fair 4H-FFA
Bred By: Weisinger Farms, Sired By: Secret Society

Seth Hamilton - Grand Champion Barrow Kentucky State Fair Open
Bred By: Godman Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Wampler Family - $15,000 Top-Selling Gilt Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Mench Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Baldwin Family - $8500 Top-Selling Gilt Ohio State Fair Open
Bred By: Dane Logan, Sired By: Never Before

Alfs Family - Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog Nebraska State Fair
Bred By: Hoge Livestock, Sired By: Never Before

Pace Mittlestaedt - Grand Overall Barrow Tulsa State Fair
Bred By: Rockin G Swine, Sired By: Curtain Call

Ty Goss - Grand Overall Market NAILE
Bred By: Cantrell Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Addie Hicks - Reserve Grand Overall Barrow State Fair of Texas
Bred By: C-Bar Livestock, Sired By: Never Before

Claire McCormick - Grand Champion Market Hog American Royal
Bred By: Lackey Livestock, Sired By: Secret Society

Ashton - Grand Champion Barrow North Carolina State Fair
Bred By: Coast To Coast Showpigs, Sired By: Secret Society

Dennis Grove - Grand Champion Gilt (Champion Cross) Arizona National
Bred By: Grove, Sired By: Never Before

Alli Strombarger - Grand Champion Market Hog Denver - NWSS
Bred By: Ottenwalter Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Wyatt Geistweidt - Grand Champion Barrow Ft. Worth
Bred By: Wintex Farms, Sired By: Anchorman

Max Tongate - Grand Champion Barrow San Angelo
Bred By: Tongate Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Kenley Cox - Champion Yorkshire Barrow Ft. Worth
Bred By: Lackey Livestock, Sired By: Ghost

Kylee Cooper - Grand Champion Market Hog Dixie National
Bred By: Ace Genetics, Sired By: Never Before

Ky Blount - Reserve Grand & $60,000 Record Gilt San Antonio
Bred By: Lindner Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Banner Young - Champion Cross Barrow San Antonio
Bred By: Wintex Farms, Sired By: Anchorman

Kaden Mason - Grand Champion Barrow THE ALTERNATIVE
Bred By: Blount Farms, Sired By: No Mas

Dusti Gregory - Grand Champion Gilt Oklahoma Youth Expo
Bred By: Deterding Showpigs, Sired By: Checkmate

Paige Day - Reserve Grand Champion GIlt Oklahoma Youth Expo
Bred By: Day Family Showpigs, Sired By: No Mas

Logan Busby - 3rd Overall Gilt Oklahoma Youth Expo
Bred By: Ham Livestock, Sired By: Never Before

Wesley Sanders - Supreme Champion Gilt Houston
Bred By: Konz Showpigs, Sired By: Uproar

Anna Franke - Champion Lightweight Crossbred Denver - NWSS
Bred By: Young Livestock, Sired By: Anchorman

Arrianna Floyd - Champion Yorkshire Barrow San Antonio
Bred By: Thomas Showpigs, Sired By: Ghost

Aspen Marten - Reserve Champion Middleweight Dark Cross San Antonio
Bred By: Drake Hook Showpigs - Wintex Bred), Sired By: Anchorman

Mac Heuer - Reserve Grand Crossbred Barrow NJSA SE Regional
Bred By: Steve Cobb & Family, Sired By: Checkmate

Karsen Dillard - Reserve Supreme Gilt (Ch. Berk) Houston
Bred By: Kneese Showpigs, Sired By: Shattered

Drake Fletcher - Grand Overall Gilt American Royal
Bred By: Bobell Farms, Sired By: Never Before

Courtney Jackman - TP Grand Champion Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: Rash Family Showpigs, Sired By: Black Mamba

Courtney Jackman - Grand Champion Crossbred Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: Decker Showpigs, Sired By: Anchorman

Drake Fletcher - 3rd Overall TP Gilt National Junior Show
Bred By: Premium Blend Genetics, Sired By: Family Jewels

Piper Unger - Champion Poland China Gilt National Junior Show
Bred By: Premium Blend Genetics, Sired By: Black Mamba

Ella Bobell - Reserve Grand Crossbred Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: Ottenwalter Showpigs, Sired By: Never Before

Owen WIschmeier - Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Wintex Farms, Sired By: Box Office

Gabby Line - 3rd Overall Gilt Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Rash Family Showpigs, Sired By: End Game

Averey Rash - Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Illinois Youth Livestock Classic
Bred By: Bobell Farms, Sired By: Family Ties

Ashtyn Harvey - 3rd Overall Barrow Indiana State Fair
Bred By: Harvey Hamps & Showpigs , Sired By: Now Or Never

Maggie Staudacher - Grand Champion Gilt Iowa 4H
Bred By: Eggers Showpigs, Sired By: Encore

Justin Pfannabaker - Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Colorado State Fair
Bred By: Day & Howell Showpigs, Sired By: Family Ties

Noah Schaefer - Grand Champion Gilt Minnesota Barrow Classic
Bred By: Steve Cobb & Family, Sired By: Checkmate

Noah Schaefer - Grand Champion Gilt Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo
Bred By: Steve Cobb & Family, Sired By: Checkmate

Blaze Mock - Supreme Champion Overall San Antonio Stock Show
Bred By: MB Genetics, Sired By: Outside The Lines

Johnie Anne McDonnell - Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog Indiana Stock Show
Bred By: Steve Cobb & Family, Sired By: Checkmate

Carolyne Turner - Grand Champion Breeding Gilt Georgia Nationals
Bred By: Mauck Show Hogs, Sired By: Dirty Love'n

- 4th Overall Poland Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: , Sired By: All In

Bryn Meyer - Grand Champion Gilt Wisconsin Livestock Expo
Bred By: Tibbits Show Pigs, Sired By: Dirty Love'n

Mackenzie Mawson - 3rd Overall Breeds Barrow Missouri State Fair
Bred By: Gerke Livestock, Sired By: Encore

- 3rd Div. 3 Crossbred Barrow Indiana State Fair
Bred By: , Sired By: Anchorman

- 3rd Overall Breeds Barrow Indiana State Fair
Bred By: , Sired By: Now Or Never

- Reserve Grand Champion Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: , Sired By: Never Before

Averey Rash - Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Illinois Junior Livestock Classic
Bred By: Bobell Farms, Sired By: Family Ties

- Grand Champion Barrow National Junior Show
Bred By: , Sired By: Anchorman

- FFA Reserve Spot Barrow Missouri State Fair
Bred By: , Sired By: Noise Complaint

- Reserve Grand Market Hog AK-SAR-BEN
Bred By: , Sired By: Never Before

- Reserve DIV. 1 Gilt AK-SAR-BEN
Bred By: , Sired By: Never Before

James DeRouchey - Grand Champion Market Hog Kansas State Fair
Bred By: Fink Farm, Sired By: Anchorman

James DeRouchey - Grand Champion Market Hog Kansas State Fair
Bred By: Fink Farm, Sired By: Anchorman

Maggie Staudacher - Grand Commercial Gilt 2020 Iowa State Fair 4h Show
Bred By: Eggers Showpigs, Sired By: Encore

Drake Fletcher - Grand Overall Gilt Illoinois Dept of Ag State Show
Bred By: Bobell Farms, Sired By: Never Before

Mylee Neuschaffer - Grand Overall Barrow Western Regional
Bred By: Doughty Showpigs, Sired By: Secret Society

Easton Roeber - Grand Overall Gilt AK-SAR-BEN
Bred By: Drake Hook Showpigs, Sired By: Family Jewels

Will Barton - Grand Overall Market Hog Arkansas Youth Expo
Bred By: Day Family Showpigs, Sired By: No Mas

Jacie Cantrell - Grand Overall Barrow NJSA Southwest Regional
Bred By: Cantrell Show Pigs, Sired By: Hot Take

The Mabry Family - Reserve Grand Cross Barrow NJSA Southwest Regional
Bred By: Steve Cobb & Family, Sired By: Checkmate

Karlee Desjardine - Reserve Grand Overall Lousiana State Fair
Bred By: Theriot Showpigs, Sired By: Secret Society

Trey Englin - Reserve Grand Market Hog AK-SAR-BEN
Bred By: Jeff Stewart, Sired By: Family Ties

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Our History

Our 104th Year In Pursuit of Show Swine Excellence

Our family began raising purebred showpigs in 1916 when my grandfather Chester Meal purchased his first purebred Poland Chinas under the Home Place Farm banner. Home Place Farm had a great run in the 1930s thru the 1940's including showing 5 purebred Poland China barrows to Grand Champion 4-H honors @ the Indiana State Fair in '33, '40, '47, '48 & '49. We believe that is the most Grand Overall barrows any single family has shown @ the Indiana State Fair. Chester judged most every major show of the day and worked as a fieldman for the Poland China association.

The baton was passed on to my father Bill Laird as he purchased his first Polands - a boar named Kinsman & a gilt named Faith B. - from Chester. He then later married Chester's youngest daughter Faith. Bill Laird & Family showed several grand boars & gilts at the Indiana State Fair and national type conferences and placed three Poland barrows in the InSF 4-H Spotlight sale. They also dabbled in the Spot breed and were co-owners of "Scope" who was a very successful sire in the Spot breed and won Grand Overall Boar at the Indiana State Fair as an older Sr Yearling boar.

I was very fortunate to be able to show Roger Hale's best in the late 70's. At that time there were very few breeders as hot as Roger and that resulted in having the honor of showing several Grand Overall Litters and 2 Champion Crossbred Gilts at the InSF. Unfortunately there was no Grand Overall gilt at that time.

Ted Laird Hampshires began in 1982 when I used my portion of the proceeds from one of our InSF Spotlight Sale Poland barrows to purchase the Reserve Champion Hampshire gilt from Larry & Joe Rule @ the Indiana State Sale. Long-time family friend John L. Fox offered to breed this gilt to the Indiana State Fair Champion Boar that year from Ken Dorrell and we showed gilts out of this sow to 1st & 3rd in her first litter @ Indiana State Fair Open Show. A couple of years later I purchased a bred gilt from Stanley Martins that was bred to Kaw-Li-Ga. That gilt raised the top selling gilt @ the InSF and was purchased by the Rodibaugh Family. Stanley Martins & Kaw-Li-Ga dominated that era like very few breeders & boars have and his on–farm sales were one of the premier events of the year and many times his sales totaled more than Summer Type Conferences. One of my strongest memories from that period was being able to see Mr. Martin's R & D group of gilts housed at “Vern's Place”. That set of gilts rolling out of the barn was one of the more impressive sites I have seen and taught me that laying in great females in large quantity was an absolute key to breeding elite breeding stock. I have been hooked on Hampshire females ever since and breeding better Hampshire females remains my primary addiction. We are proud that we have had the opportunity to raise several class-winning Hampshire gilts @ NJSS events & Indiana State Fair Jr & Open shows. We are also very proud to have produced the Champion Hampshire Gilt @ the 2012 OYE (shown by Cody Day) and her littermate who is one of the few Hampshire gilts to win Grand Overall @ an NJSA event with Lexi Hernandez's win @ the NJSA Western in 2011.

We got lucky with a once-in-a-lifetime purchase of the 2008 Team Purebred from the Eric Schaffer family that we named Miss Hathaway. Miss H jump-started us in the Berkshire breed at a time when they are as hot as any breed on the planet. She is a true foundation that has produced Grand Boar & Gilt @ InSF, Hog College Boar & Gilt, $3600 Top-Selling gilt @ InSF amongst many, many other great offspring.

Premium Blend Genetics began in the Spring of 2012 with the intention to house a few boars to increase conception of our sows, reduce semen cost, and sell a few doses along the way. That plan changed in an instant when Chris Jones placed Superman with us and at that point we decided to take a shot at a different level in the stud business and went all in to add Fare Warning & Bone Collector. Things blossomed faster than what we would have ever dreamed in our 1st year as the plan for 3 to 5 boars literally changed to 35 boars in 9 months.

In July of 2012 we purchased the farm approximately 200 yards due west of our current home and that Is where our oldest son Jacob's home is located and is the original location of the boar stud and remains the showpig sale facility are location. Interestingly, this farm was the home place for Emily (Rigsbee) Rodibaugh - matriarch of the legendary Rodibaugh family.

In September 2012 we incorporated as Laird Premium Blend Genetics Inc. and in the Spring of 2018 we moved into our new boar facility. Boar health, boar comfort and staff efficiency were the driving design factors of the new barn and we could not be more pleased with how it has turned out.

We are very grateful to our boar partners who trusted us to promote and get great females settled to their boars and we are extremely grateful for every showpig, semen, & seedstock purchase. We understand that when you purchase from us you are not just committing financially but even more importantly committing your time and the opportunity to create memories for your families and / or your customers and their families.

We knew the key to getting the start we needed was to make sure we settled females and we have been thrilled with conception rates. Settling your females to the most elite genetics we can make available is our primary objective every day.

We look forward to continuing our family's' 104 year tradition of breeding winning showpigs and doing so with integrity.