Destiny Potts could often be found at Dekaney High School's barn, taking care of her show pig, Daisy. “We built a bond together,” Potts said. “She wasn't any sort of pig. We built a bond.” ...

where they share their property with 12 show pigs, six sows, six piglets, two show sheep, four dogs, two ducks and four barn cats that work security. “They’re supposed to eat the mice,” said ...

Viewing photos of other champion pigs they’ve raised hanging in their show barn proves many of their customers have also had success in the show ring. One photo shows a gilt sold to a Texas ...

Then, sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, 12-year-old Casey Elmore's show pig Fred was stolen from a locked pen at the SHH Ag barn on Burke. Casey was one of three Harris County ...

Knauth said they then walk through the barns to check on things as well as walking the nurseries and checking on and feeding show pigs. Pens are cleaned, self-feeders and medicator buckets are filled.

and the pig barn was bustling. The competitors, ages 3 to 21, were practicing their walks for the show ring and brushing pig bristles into place. Parents were braiding children’s hair ...

“And tragedies like that happen with barn fires, and just tragedies with ... Georgia family was the exact day they were gifted the show pig from the Curtis’ in Missouri.

Farmed pigs appear to find life less stressful when they can sniff the scent of lavender a few times a day. When it is sprayed into the pigs’ pens, lavender oil leads to less aggression and self ...

Ellen and Kyle Knauth and their sons, Kolton and Knox, are a family that raises show pigs for customers showing in state ...