Ringside Publications and The Stock Arena: Online Marketing Concepts for Pig, Cattle and Sheep Show Stock

Kevin Mears
Stock Options Marketing and Merchandising Solutions

Kevin has spent his life in the livestock industry growing up with performance horses and showing and Maine Anjou and Chi-angus cattle. Kevin has spent a lot of time in the breeding pens at his families show pig operation, breeding champions at major livestock show including Houston, Denver, San Antonio, and Fort Worth. He is a graduate of Black Hawk Jr. College where he was active in the livestock judging program. In the summer of 2001, Kevin attended the Missouri School of Auctioneering and now works a number of livestock auctions though out the year across the mid-west.

Roger Hunker
Roger Hunker Auctioneering

Roger M. Hunker grew up in northern Ohio on his family’s 1000-acre diversified livestock-dairy cattle, sheep, beef, swine and crop farm. Roger attended The Ohio State University. Following OSU he and college friend Kevin Wendt, founded Prime TIME Agri Marketing Network. After graduating with degree in Animal Science /Ag-Education Roger taught High School Ag for three years and worked in the animal agriculture industry for 15 years. Roger attended the Reppert’s School of Auctioneering in 1988. Roger auctions and manages a number of livestock sales each year. He along with his wife Laurie and three children own LaRog Club lambs and have produced and shown some outstanding show wethers across the mid-west.

Amanda Crawford
Ringside Publications

Amanda Crawford, originally from Sheridan, IN, spent two years at Joilet Jr. College where she was on the livestock judging team, before transferring to Purdue University. Also a member of the livestock judging team at Purdue, Amanda graduated in December of 2007 with a Bachelor Degree of Agricultural Economics. Ms. Crawford began showing pigs when she was three years old and has continued her livestock career showing pigs, cattle and sheep at a national, state and county level and competing in the Indiana Jr. Swine Circuit (IJSC) ever since. She is currently raising Yorkshire and crossbred show pigs and Chianina and commercial show calves.

Amanda and her family enjoy traveling the country showing pigs and cattle. Some of her recent showring accomplishments include winning Champion Berkshire and Champion Poland barrows at the 2007 Team Purebred National Jr. Show, a class winning Yorkshire gilt at the 2006 NJSA Summer Spectacular Jr. Show, then raising a gilt of that class winning female to go on and win her class and be named Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Yorkshire Gilt at the 2007 NJSA Summer Spectacular Jr. Show.

Jeff Hoppes
Sales

Jeff Hoppes lives in Clyde, OH with his wife Laura and their kids Callie Jo, and Kevin. Jeff has been a life long shepherd. He grew up on a farm that raised Suffolk Sheep and that later turned into a successful club lamb flock. His twenty-five years in sales and marketing along with his life experiences on the farm make him an asset to Ringside Publications and The Stock Arena He is committed to assisting you with marketing your livestock, and promises to listen to your wants and needs in that arena. Get to know him, you will be glad you did.

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