Top Nebraska hog breeder finds success with Landrace-crossed hogs

Ruth Nicolaus
Nov 28, 2024
Nov 28, 2024

Landrace hogs (1).jpg — Landrace hogs are white in color and work best as a maternal cross in commercial settings.
Photo courtesy National Swine Registry

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A top hog breeder from Nebraska has found that crossing his stock with a certain Scandinavian breed has made for strong litters and good mothers.

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Landrace hogs (3).jpg — Landrace females are known for their large litter size, birth size and good milking ability.
Photo courtesy Max Waldo

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Landrace hogs (2).jpg — The Landrace breed crossed with Yorkshires creates an F1 female with heterosis advantages, said Max Waldo. Hogs have been raised on Waldo Farms near Dewitt, Neb., since 1895.
Photo courtesy Max Waldo

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Freelance writer Ruth Nicolaus loves (nearly) everything about the Great Plains, but mostly its people. She lives in eastern Nebraska. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.