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Covering a wide range of topics in this episode! - Jennifer Slagle from WinMor Farms joins us - and although she raises show pigs, the parallels between the show pig and show lamb industry make this an interesting convo - no matter which species you raise.  Beyond the show pig world, Jennifer's had a front row seat in the college football recruiting process, as her son Will, is one of the top football recruits in the state of Iowa.  In addition, Jennifer talks with us about her career path at John Deere Financial and offers advice for young professionals.   - Luke Snider visits with us about a new program called B.I.G. (Breeders Impacting Generations) to support the youth at the Ohio State Fair this upcoming year.  Learn more about how the program was formed, their goals and how you can get involved!    - Creep Pen Essentials with Essential Feeds.  Barrett Carlisle of Essential Feeds joins us to discuss what products from Essential Feeds can be implemented to help get this year's lamb crop off to a great start and how to best utilize them in your program.

TONS of things going on in the show lamb industry currently - in this episode we're covering: - Product Spotlight: Show-Rite's Colossal - Upcoming Fall Born Sales & Stud Ram Showcases - The easiest "So You Suck at Marketing" Tip of All-Time - Show Lamb of the Year Featured Top Nominees   We also took the time to have a great conversation with Trey Miller of TKM Livestock - covering everything from IVF, his new endeavor with the White-Face sheep and perspective on feeding/coaching/parenting young showmen, as well as some of his insight from his travels and industry outlook.   A must listen to episode!

🎙️ Episode 3.7 of the Championdrive Podcast is live! 🐑 Jed Asmus of January Innovation & Asmus Club Lambs joins us to talk business lessons and nutrition parallels -  how his day job in dairy & beef nutrition connects to the show lamb industry and his own club lamb flock. 💥 Biozyme Breakdown - Sam Silvers walks us through each Biozyme product, explaining how to use them, when to use them, and what they do in both Show Ring & Breeding Scenarios. 👕 The holiday season is among us, and our “So You Suck” segment hits on apparel stores & holiday ordering with Branded Show Gear. 🎧  Listen now at Championdrive.com or on all major podcast platforms.

The third of our three part Barn Renovations Roundtable Podcast Series – This time we're covering: Items you never thought you’d use…but can’t live withoutBad SpendsRenovation Re-dos/things you wish you would have implementedMost common mistakes And more!Special thanks to our guests: Jake Warntjes (Wartnjes Sheep Company) Chad Charmasson (Charmasson Club Lambs & Clinics) Brian Reilly (Impact Hamps) Cody Schminke (Schminke Genetics) This episode also features: The Essentials from Essential Feeds: New Product "Flare" So You Suck at Marketing: Bred Ewe Sale Marketing Packages For more information on all things in the show lamb industry, visit championdrive.com! Thanks for tuning in!  

Part 2 of our Barn Renovations Roundtable Podcast is back - This time we're taking a deep dive on the following topics: Lambing Area & Creep Setups Feed Storage Ventilation & Manure Management Considerations Cleaning Water Sources Fly Spray Systems Bird Control   Special thanks to our guests: Jake Warntjes (Wartnjes Sheep Company) Chad Charmasson (Charmasson Club Lambs & Clinics) Brian Reilly (Impact Hamps) Cody Schminke (Schminke Genetics)   For more information on all things in the show lamb industry, visit championdrive.com!  

Another one of our popular roundtable podcasts is BACK! This time, we’re digging into barn renovations - how can we utilize space and optimize our barns? This episode went deep! In fact, so deep that we’re dividing it into a 3 part series.  Part 1 Topics Include: • Barn Space Utilization & Layouts • Lighting & Electric • Gating • Chute Systems Thanks to our guests Jake Warntjes (Warntjes Sheep Company), Chad Charmasson (Charmasson Club Lambs & Clinics), Brian Reilly (Impact Hamps), and Cody Schminke (Schminke Genetics) for being a great resource. In addition, learn about REPRO PLUS from Essential Feeds from Barrett Carlisle.  Give it a listen on championdrive.com or on any major podcast platforms. Enjoy!  

🎙️ NEW EPISODE! Season 3, Episode 3 of The Championdrive.com Podcast is live! 🔥 Hot Mic with Chelsea Nelson - Tyson Foods/Enfield Club Lambs 📌 The Essentials featuring Chub 📰 Industry News – “So You Suck” at Marketing: Refreshing your website & Novel Designs spotlight with Jillian Keller 👉 For more information regarding the show lamb industry, visit Championdrive.com 

We caught up with Brad Amthauer to talk about his journey in the sheep industry and ag banking world.  The Essentials from Essential Feeds is back again for this episode, highlighting two key drench profits - Uni4m and Keep’n On!

We’re back with Season 3, and what better way to kick things off during State Fair season than with Jimmy Davis—who’s set to judge multiple state fairs across the country! In addition, learn more about the product Foundation from Essential Feeds + 3 new social media packages from Novel Designs…and plenty more you won’t want to miss! Tune in on championdrive.com for more coverage from the show lamb industry.

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome two inspiring young entrepreneurs—Cade Dannhaus and Dani (Berry) Andersen!  Cade shares the journey of turning his vision into reality with CD Livestock Sculptures, while Dani reflects on her show career and how it led to launching her new business, Soak’d Lake View. Tune in for their incredible stories and the latest industry news in this episode!

Our first guest is one who many of you may recognize his voice from announcing many of the Oklahoma livestock shows. Perhaps you may know him or his family from raising and showing livestock, the Lowe family is no stranger to the livestock industry!  Mr. Dick Lowe joins us to talk about Lowe Livestock, as well as his role as a District Representative for the State of Oklahoma. We also visited with LaRay Cox, who is the exhibitor of the Champion Commercial Ewe at the 2025 Oklahoma Youth Expo, who joined us to talk about her recent success.

This podcast episode takes us south! Guests include Bryce Fisher, a young man you may recognize from the show ring, talks with us about his time as a Texas State FFA Officer. We also visited with NxtGen’s Brent Titus about the April 4 & 5 Live Sale in Lubbock, TX … THE RED RAIDER.

Tyler Norvell joined us to talk about his role with the Oklahoma Youth Expo, as well as give a little bit of a background on how OYE has become “The Greatest Show.” We thought it was fitting to have long-time sheep breeder, Vince McGolden on as well, as he’s been through many phases of OYE and has first-hand watched it evolve as an Ag Teacher, Parent, and Sheep Breeder.

Charlie Hild joined us again this year to cover the schedule for their upcoming live sale - The Brand that is hosted by the Hild Brothers on their farm in Webster City, IA. We then met up with two exhibitors from different parts of the country - Addie Cortez from Idaho, and Madden Wise from Texas. Addie had a ewe named “Princess Poppy” who was a very successful show ewe for her, gathering many champion banners, and one we thought was a showman to get on the podcast. Madden Wise, who was the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2025 San Antonio & San Angelo Stock Shows. He joined us to talk about what it takes & who it takes to get to the backdrop.

We caught up with Lucas Tuck, of Tuck Brothers Show Lambs where we learned more about their operation and his take on the role the bottom side plays in pedigrees. Robert Cooper with Cooper Specialty Feeds was on with the meaning behind their brand, where we learned about many of their products. Lastly, we got behind the scenes with Colby Williams, the exhibitor of the 2024 NAILE Champion Market Lamb.