Fly'n K Berkshires Sire Catalog & Reference Guide

2019

Sire Catalog & Reference Guide 605-366-4385 FLYNK B ERKS.COM

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BEHIND THE BRAND

The Knobloch’s

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Tuff, Keegan, Kelwin, Kristi, Lance, Gabe, Dayton, Oscar (RIP)

e thank you for taking time to look through our Berkshire boar lineup and also learn a little about the genetics that built our herd into what it is today! Fly’n K Berkshires is a 110-sow farrow to finish operation located in NW Iowa. We only have 100% Pure Registered Berkshire genetics in our sow herd. We partner with Sioux Center Swine Ai (SCSAi) Marianne Bleeker to house and collect our boars and ship the semen nationwide for us.

Fly’n K Berkshires (FKB) philosophy with breeding Berkshire hogs is first and foremost is that the genetics MUST have superior meat quality or we eliminate those genetic lines from our population.

Regarding our other priorities in genetic selection we place high values on genetics that: • Can farrow unassisted and have high viable born alive piglets • Can milk their offspring to a high level and still rebreed right after weaning • Are structurally correct with great feet and toes that ensure longevity • Have offspring that grow well and have acceptable levels of backfat and muscling

Fly’n K Berkshires believes in testing our genetics in national progeny testing platforms (NBS Progeny Test and the ABA 100% Pure Berkshire Progeny Test) to help guide our genetic selection so that we can improve our herd from one generation to the next.

Since we started progeny testing in 2013, we have been blessed with: 6 NBS Super Sires 5 NBS PORQUE Awards (PORk QUality Excellence) 3 ABA Performance Sire Index Awards 2 ABA Prime Pork Sire Index Awards Most breeders know that the Stress gene is detrimental to meat quality and shouldn’t be apart of the Berkshire gene pool. What a lot of breeders don’t realize is that the Napole gene is also bad for meat quality and actually probably worse that the stress gene for affecting meat quality. FKB has tested our entire genetic base for the Napole gene and can ensure that our entire herd is free of the Napole gene as well as the Stress gene. We highly encourage all Berkshire breeders to demand the Napole status of any sire that you want to purchase semen from as well as test all boars that are apart of your current herd.

A little bit about the crew at the Fly’n K: I graduated from Iowa State University in 1994 with a B.S. in Ag Studies. I moved home after graduating and started farming as my parents moved to town and retired. Kristi and I married in 1995. I grew up with pigs and am the 3rd generation on our farm but I am a first-generation purebred swine breeder that registers and sells purebred animals. Our Berkshire herd has been a long intense creation that included our young sons and continues on.

Our oldest, Keegan graduated from Lake Area Tech, Watertown, SD and lives in Wintrop, MN where he is an aircraft mechanic for ASI Jet as well as a commercial ag pilot. His summer plans include crop dusting as well as bringing our first daughter into the family. He and Callie Koehl plan to marry in August.

Kelwin “Berk” is my right-hand man in the Berkshire business. Kelwin graduated from SDSU with an associate degree and works full time for Idlenot Farms, a well-run commercial swine farm in our area and helps out in the mornings and evenings. Kelwin is the reason for the huge improvement in our herd regarding structure and phenotype and has a huge passion for the swine industry.

Gabe is a senior at West Lyon and active in 4-H/FFA and football. Gabe’s biggest responsibilities are keeping the feed mill operating and delivering feed. Gabe is very mechanically inclined (unlike me) and keeps our equipment running smoothly and helps out wherever he is needed. Gabe’s career path seems similar to his brother Keegan’s.

Dayton is our youngest and a sophomore at West Lyon and involved in 4-H/FFA, football, and track. Dayton is my technology guru as well as my main gestation feeding specialist and master heat checker. I’m really impressed how Dayton has grown into his responsibilities and his attention to detail.

My wife Kristi is truly the backbone of our family and does absolutely everything to keep our operation running smoothly, on-time, and on-budget. I am grateful for her hard work and patience. We would fail without her!

FKB is extremely excited to share our proven high meat quality and productive Berkshire genetics with the industry. We look forward to working with you!

Thank you,

Lance Knobloch

Nutty Professor 46-3

ABA REG. 148862003 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 106.8

B787 DREAMLINER 89-6 x HOSTILE TAKEOVER 21-1

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Big boned, deep bodied and wide with a great side profile Sired by B787 Dreamliner 89-6, a 2018 ABA Prime Pork Index Winner Going to be used extremely hard at FKB Dam is a big time Hustle Belle foundation sow with the old style Berkshire look Has only gotten better as he’s matured

BRED & OWNED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

B787 Dreamliner 89-6 ABA REG. 135573006 •STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 116

DREAM SCHEME 9-12 x BAXTER IMF 9-2

#1 ACTIVE SIRE IN THE NATION FOR SPI

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Big shouldered, level topped, big ribbed, big hipped, feet square to the ground 2018 ABA Prime Pork Index Winner Dam is the #2 sow in the nation for 21 day Litter Wt Maternal grandma is the same as the dam of Tex’s Gold Last son of Dream Scheme 9-12; the highest proven SPI sire in the USA Sire of Nutty Professor Absolutely perfect breed character Picture of dam in reference females section

BRED & OWNED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Twisted Tex 19-9

ABA REG. 154511009 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 103.3

TEX’S GOLD 38-9 x BAXTER IMF 9-2

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Last son of Tex’s Gold 38-9; a 2019 Prime Pork and Performance Index Sire Dam is the #2 sow in the nation for 21 day litter wt.

Added growth in a sound, complete package Better structurally and maternally than his sire Picture of dam in reference females section

BRED & OWNED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Swamp Donkey 40-7

ABA REG. 148858007 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 106.0

TEX’S RANGER 62-6 x DREAM SCHEME 9-12

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Added growth, true square front end Looks to make productive females with added frame Both grandmas are extremely productive foundation sows for FKB Entering Swamp’s progeny in the 2019 ABA Progeny Test Maternal grandma is the same as the dam of Nutty Professor

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SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Drinking Class 54-3

ABA REG. 143296003 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 103.13

DRINKING CLASS 51-1 x NON TYPICAL 9-3

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Jet level with a ton of bone and great breed character Son of the Berkshire legend from Mauck’s: NNMS4 Drinking Class 51-1 Dam is an extemely productive Heimer Hampshire female that goes back to the popular Bar None sow Using him to make females that are structurally correct and maternal

BRED BY RITTER FAMILY BERKSHIRES OWNED WITH RITTER FAMILY BERKSHIRES & MULL FARMS SHOWPIGS

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Wheels Up 1-9

ABA REG. 123265009 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 104.14

KING INDY 10-6 x MOUNT N DO 23-6

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Tall fronted, high head carriage, square to the ground, big boned 2015 NBS PORQUE Award Winner 2015 NBS Super Sire 2017 ABA Performance Sire tested by Petrik, SD Paternal grandsire is Walter 14-6, one of the top MQ sires of all time Daughters are large framed, productive females

BRED AND OWNEDWITH

KNOBLOCH FAMILY BERKSHIRES

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Back Home 74-1

ABA REG. 134597001 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 103.14

NON TYPICAL 9-3 x MR TWISTER 31-2

• FKB entered 2 pens in the 2019 ABA Progeny Test out of Back Home • Unique opportunity to evaluate the performance and meat quality of some of the most elite Berkshire genetics in the world • Look for Back Home sons for sale out of FKB’s proven MQ sow herd in 2019 • We thank Nick and Neil Mauck & Ritter Family Berkshires for allowing us to partner with them on this boar • Full brother to Black Out

BRED BY HEIMER HAMPSHIRES OWNED WITH MAUCK SHOW HOGS & RITTER FAMILY BERKSHIRES

REFERENCE SIRE

Ol ’ Son 39-2

ABA REG. 146904002 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 101.75

WALK THIS WAY 21-8 x NON TYPICAL 9-3

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Cooler necked, added style, with a great front end Progeny have exceptional breed character and the look Dam is an extremly maternal sow from Heimer Hampshires and the dam of Drinking Class 54-3 His sire, Walk This Way 21-8, was an 2017 ABA Progeny Test sire tested by Ritter Family Berkshires, IN • Ol’ Son will be tested in the 2019 ABA Progeny Test • FKB will have boars available out of Ol’ Son in 2019

BRED BY & OWNED WITH RITTER FAMILY BERKSHIRES

REFERENCE SIRE

B777 53-3

ABA REG. 135545003 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 114.7

DREAM SCHEME 9-12 x DIFFERENT STROKES 11-3

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2018 ABA Performance Sire Index Winner Direct son of our Sterling Lady 32-7 foundation sow (pictured in reference females) Produces terrific breed character offspring that are structurally correct Maternal ability has been off the charts as he now has an SPI over 117 G10 Tex 7-1 on maternal side, tremendous meat quality and growth

BRED & OWNED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES

REFERENCE SIRES

Tex ’s Gold 38-9

ABA REG. 111450012 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 99.32

TEX 2-2 x HOSTILE TAKEOVER 21-1

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MEAT QUALITY, GROWTH, POWER! 2018 ABA Performance Sire Index Winner 2018 ABA Prime Pork Index Winner Gold is one of two sires we have Geneseek tested that has both alleles for fast growth (MC4R).

His son Twisted Tex 19-9 is now available at SCSAi

BRED & OWNED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES

REFERENCE SIRE

Tex 4-5

ABA REG. 148858007 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 106.0

TEX 2-2 x HARDCORE 1-4

• Larger framed boar, excellent breed character • FKB progeny tested Tex 4-5 in the 2018 ABA Progeny Test and he was not eligible for Index Awards because only 5 pigs finished the test.

• That said, Tex 4-5 produced the very best meat quality pigs we have ever tested, per-nun. End of story!

• Be sure and look at his EPD’s because Tex 4-5 is legit • 3 of the top 4 EPD boars for instron tenderness go back to WKF Saki, the top and bottom side of Tex’s 4-5’s pedigree • FKB will have live boars available out of Tex 4-5 and his littermate Tex 4-3 in the future

BRED BY WHITE KNIGHT FARMS OWNED BY SCSAI

SEMEN AVAIL ABLE

Tex 2-2

ABA REG. 110837002 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 96.8

TEX 2-1 x SAKI 10-2

• Proven superior sire for meat quality and growth!

• Grandson of TTF9 G10 Tex 7-1 who was a NBS Super Sire and a NBS PORQUE Award winner in the 2010 NBS Progeny Test.

• Lined up Nu-Trend and Saki genetics on the dam side which are proven superior for meat quality.

• Sire of Tex’s Gold 38-9, Tex’s Ranger 62-6, and Tex 4-5.

• Tex 2-2 is still naturally breeding sows at White Knight Farms.

BRED AND OWNED

BY WHITE KNIGHT FARMS

REFERENCE SIRE

Tex ’s Ranger 62-6

ABA REG. 133469006 • STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE • SPI 102.24

TEX 2-2 x DREAM SCHEME 9-12

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Level topped, tall fronted, super flexible, longer necked Dam is a big time foundation sow excelling both maternally and phenotypically His dam just produced the 2 highest meat quality pigs that FKB has every produced in a progeny test Perfect coal black breed character We use on females that have lots of power with great success 2018 ABA Progeny Test sire See a picture of his dam in the reference females section

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award-winning sires IN THE 2018 ABA PROGENY TEST FKB5 TEX’S GOLD 38-9

100% Berkshire Performance Sire Index & 100% Berkshire Prime Pork Index Winner Tex’s Gold is one of 2 boars that we have Geneseek tested that had both alleles for fast growth (MC4R) which indicates that his pigs will grow faster and eat 8% more feed than pigs without these alleles.

He is deceased but we have a son going to SCSAi out of the #2 (21 day litter wt) sow in the nation. This boars mom is sired by the other boar (AJC Baxter IMF 9-2) that Geneseek tested with both alleles for fast growth as well.

Stay tuned for more information on this young gun.

FKB5 B777 53-3

100% Berkshire Performance Sire Index Winner Dream Scheme 9-12 is B777’s sire and he is the #1 proven boar for SPI in the nation. B777 is out of our Sterling Lady foundation sow that has proven high meat quality in the progeny tests and is tremendous in the farrowing barn.

B777 pigs were the most sound pigs tested in the last 2 years of testing.

He is deceased but we have 3 sons still for sale and one we are retaining to take to SCSAi. These young boars are amazing and his last pigs that we have.

FKB5 B787 DREAMLINER 89-6 100% Berkshire Prime Pork Index Winner This is the last direct son of Dream Scheme 9-12, the maternal super hog bred by the Shaffners, IL. B787 is the #1 active sire for SPI in the nation and his dam is the #2 sow in the nation for 21 day litter wt.

Semen available at SCSAi.

OTHER BOARS AVAILABLE AT SCSAI: Wheels Up, Swamp Donkey, Ol’ Son, Tex’s Ranger

CHECK OUT THE NEW FLYNKBERKS.COM! LANCE & KRISTI KNOBLOCH KEEGAN, KELWIN, GABE, DAYTON FKB Cell: (605) 366-4385

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Dream Scheme 9-12

ABA REG. #111450012 • SPI 120.57 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

DREAM SCHEME 1-1 x TIME BANDIT 8-3

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2nd in class at the 2012 WPX for Shaffners, IL #1 boar in the nation for SPI with 120.57 2014 NBS Progeny Test sire tested by FKB Sire of B787 Dreamliner and B777

Walter 14-6

ABA REG. #110630006 • SPI 97.53 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

TIME BANDIT 4-4 x MAKING HISTORY 7-4

• 2013 NBS PORQUE Award Sire tested by FKB • Ranks in the top 20% of all Berk boars ever tested in the NBS Progeny Tests on 6 out of the 7 Meat Quality Traits • Sired King Indy the Champion boar at the 2012 InSF for Knobloch Family Berkshires

Baxter IMF 9-2

ABA REG. #111450012 • SPI 101.15 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

BAXTER 1-1 x LADY IMF 124-8

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2014 NBS Sire tested by Seybold Berkshires, NE #1 born in the nation for 21 day Litter Wt The last direct son of the infamous Lady IMF 124-8 Baxter IMF’s Geneseek test shows that he has both alleles for fast growth (MC4R) • Bred by AJC Berkshires

REFERENCE SIRES

Neon Cowboy 45-1

ABA REG. #124697001 • SPI 100.89 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN

SUPER BRIGHT 14-4 x DIFFERENT STROKES 11-3

• 2nd in Class at 2014 STC • Neon Cowboy’s grand dam (TYK9 Cleo 3-2) is a littermate to Walter 14-6’s grand dam (TYK9 Cleo 3-1) • 2015 NBS Super Sire tested by FKB • 2015 NBS PORQUE Award Sire tested by FKB

Rainmaker 78-1

Butch Cassidy 2-1

ABA REG. #122741001 • SPI 96.61 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN

WANTED 58-2 x GARY COLEMAN 19-2

• 2015 NBS Super Sire tested by FKB • 2015 NBS PORQUE Award Sire tested by FKB • Owned with Knobloch Family Berkshires

Airbus A340 10-4

ABA REG. #113040001 • SPI 98.12 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

ABA REG. #117723004 • SPI 103.41 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN

TORGE 3-5 x FAST LANE 3-7

DEAD OR ALIVE 34-5 X STIMULATOR 30-3

• Class winner for Iowa State University at the 2012 IaSF • 2014 NBS Super Sire tested by FKB • Littermate to the sire of Mizzou who was at TCG

Torge 3-5

ABA REG. #103447005 • SPI 96.08 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

TIME BANDIT 8-3 x HEAD OF THE CLASS 2-2

• 2013 NBS Sire tested by FKB

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• 3rd in class at the 2013 NBS shown

by Merrill Smith, IN • 2014 NBS Super Sire tested by FKB • Top 10 sire for tenderness

Hostile Takeover 21-1 ABA REG. #113456001 • SPI 93.95

STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

TAKEOVER 9-3 x TIME BANDIT 8-3

• 2013 NBS Super Sire tested by FKB • 2013 NBS PORQUE Award Sire tested by FKB • Dam is a littermate to the dam of Dream Scheme 9-12

LADY IMF SOW FAMILY

Lady IMF 124-8

ABA REG. #90013008 • SPI 110.58 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

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IMF scanned 8.34% at 2007 WPX Sow productivity and meat quality supreme Bred by Tuthill, IL Purchased from AJC Berkshires, IA Dam of Baxter IMF 9-2

5044

69215

ABA REG. #119835003 • SPI 106.84 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

• Lady IMF 124-8 granddaughter • Mother of Tex’s Ranger • Tremendous at combining MQ, sow productivity and phenotype • She is the genetic base of the Lady IMF (Lady Rey Line) • She has produced some of the highest MQ pigs we have ever tested in a progeny test

69208

• SPI 101.61

ABA REG. #111450012 • SPI 108.78 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

• #2 sow for 21 day wt. in the nation • A true generator • Mother of B787 Dreamliner and Twisted Tex

ABA REG. # 120279008 • SPI 101.61 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

• Great-granddaughter of Lady IMF 124-8 • Mother of ABA 5044 • She is a littermate of Tex’s Gold’s dam

BRED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES UNLESS NOTED

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HUSTLE BELLE SOW FAMILY

68401

5007

ABA REG. # 118262010 • SPI 100.68 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

ABA REG. #126592004 • SPI 108.64 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

• Rugged, in your face old style Berkshire genetics • IASU Unlimited 46-1 is the base genetics • Combines MQ, sow productivity, and durability • Mother of Nutty Professor

• Daughter and carbon copy of ABA 68401 • Mother of Swamp Donkey • Favorite sow of many visitors to the farm

STERLING LADY SOW FAMILY

69232

6046

ABA REG. #122481007 • SPI 110.27 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

ABA REG. #135545007 • SPI 119.09 STRESS: HAL NORMAL • NAPOLE: RN FREE

• Different Strokes 11-3 and G10 Tex 7-1 are the base genetics • Mother of B777 • Tremendous production, MQ and structurally correct

• Daughter of ABA 69232 • Top 3 sow for SPI in the nation • Littermate to B777

BRED BY FLY’N K BERKSHIRES UNLESS NOTED

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