Hypor Lines Lead to Show Success

Partners in Pork’s Janhol Farms Ltd. took first place in the 60/69 Lean category with Hypor genetics on both the dam and sire line. Both runner ups in the category also carried Hypor genes. Fully half of the eighteen winners and runner ups in the six categories were from farms that use Hypor Genetics.

Now in its fourth year, the Olymel Performance Awards highlight the top producers in six categories: Core Weight, High Index, High Health, Core Lean, Food Safety, and Grand Champion. Contenders must ship a minimum of 2500 hogs in the qualifying year to the Olymel plant in Red Deer. Olymel awards points in each category for every load producers ship. The producer who scores the highest in all of the categories based on the weighted point system is named Grand Champion, and awarded $1000.

The winners and runner ups this year are:

Grand Champion:
Athabasca Colony
Bentley Colony
Wintering Hills Colony (Hypor)

60/69 Core Lean Award:
Partners in Pork - Janhol Farms Ltd. (Hypor)
New Rock Port Colony (Hypor)
Bosmalta (Hypor)

High Health Award:
Bentley Colony
Wintering Hills Colony (Hypor)
Big Bend Colony (Hypor)

Food Safety Award:
Athabasca Colony
Parkland Hog Farms
Hillview Colony

Core Weight Award:
Miami Colony
Van Wijk
Partners in Pork - Country Line Farms (Hypor)

High Index Award:
Wim and Lynda Van Wijk
Partners in Pork - Baas Barn (Hypor)
Partners in Pork - Country Line (Hypor)

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