Hello my name is Nick. I grew up raising hogs my whole life and took over the hog operation about 6 years ago. My family and I made a living with 300 sows (farrow to finish) confinement operation as well as cattle and crops. I always thought I would be able to make a successfull living with the way we were raising hogs. I found out the hard way that it was not enough. Marketing to Tyson and Cargail was not any fun when they were not paying enough to even break even, and it has left a very bitter taste in my mouth. With these experiences under my belt, I realized that I needed to take the market in my own hands. The RW hogs seem to be a very unique hog and alot of people do not know much about. I myself have not heard about this breed until April of this year. After I marketed all of my conventional sows I purchased 6 RW gilts and 1boar. I am transitioning out of confinement and going to a natural setting. I will be farrowing 2 gilts in Oct . Word of mouth is how I have been advertising them so far. People are talking, and that is a good thing. I have a new motivation in me again. I find this site to be very informationable and I hope to make some good connections with my fellow RW breeders. Good luck to everyone
Thanks
Nick