NewsMay 21, 2014
Berkshire boars, sows and piglets are seen, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets feed with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets feed with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Berkshire boars wait to be fed, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Berkshire boars wait to be fed, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A week-old Berkshire piglets eats alongside his mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A two-week-old Berkshire piglets stands in the pasture, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A two-week-old Berkshire piglets stands in the pasture, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Berkshire sows line up for their dinner, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Berkshire sows line up for their dinner, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brian Strickland holds a one-day-old piglet, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Strickland holds a one-day-old piglet, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud pit, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Day-old Berkshire piglets huddle together, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Day-old Berkshire piglets huddle together, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Day-old Berkshire piglets huddle together, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Day-old Berkshire piglets huddle together, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A day-old Berkshire piglet snuggles with its mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A day-old Berkshire piglet snuggles with its mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets snuggle with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets snuggle with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets snuggle with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets snuggle with their mother, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Berkshire sows walk through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Berkshire sows walk through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Berkshire sow stands in the pasture, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Berkshire sow stands in the pasture, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, smiles for the camera, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, smiles for the camera, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wild Bill, a Berkshire boar, stands in the pasture Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Berkshire sows and boars follow Brian Strickland as he lays feed for them, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Strickland's Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Berkshire sows and boars follow Brian Strickland as he lays feed for them, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Strickland's Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud puddle, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Berkshire sow cools off in a mud puddle, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets roam through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets roam through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Berkshire sows stand in the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Berkshire sows stand in the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Week-old Berkshire piglets run through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Week-old Berkshire piglets run through the field, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Strickland feeds Berkshire sows, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at his Oak Ridge pig farm he runs with his business partner Luke Aufdenberg.
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Berkshire boars, sows and piglets are seen, Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014, at Brian Strickland and Luke Aufdenberg's Oak Ridge pig farm.

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