Grandma’s still got it: 92-year-old pig showman gets back in the ring
Story Date: 7/16/2021

 

Source: Jennifer Shike, PORK BUSINESS, 7/13/21


A 92-year-old Iowa woman showed the world you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it when she stepped back into the show ring on July 9 during the National Swine Registry’s Summer Type Conference in Louisville, Ky.  Lois Martin, the great-great-grandmother of two, great-grandmother of 38, grandmother of 16 and mother of five from Marion, Iowa, lit up with joy as she drove her Hampshire gilt into the show ring for a second-place finish after taking a 20+-year break from pig showing.

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