Welcome to the Pig Pen! I was recently at the Indiana State Fair where news was circulating around the hog barn about Jim Grimm selling his herd and retiring. Jim has been a friend of mine for a number of years, and someone who I’ve always admired and respected both as a talented hog breeder and even more as a genuine, honest person.

A new friend recently called to seek an opinion and to congratulate our family for our recent success at the Summer Type Conference in Louisville. It was another great reminder of just how many really good people one can meet in this industry. He also reminded me of a post I made on showpig.com following the 2013 STC. I thought I would go back and dig up that old story and share it again here in the Pig Pen. Special thanks to Ryan Kline for the kind words and for inspiring me to look this up again!