A giant thank you from the Hereford Youth Foundation of America to all breeders, supporters and those dedicated to leaving things better for the next generation, $247,000 was raised for HYFA’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research.
We’d like to give a special thank you to our challenge gift donors, Priefert, Huth Polled Herefords and the National Hereford Women, and thank you again to all for your support of the next generation of leaders, breeders and research.
All donors during the 2024 Hereford Season of GIving were entered into a drawing for a custom American Hereford Association (AHA) branded chute, donated by Priefert.
We’d like to extend our congratulations to Pech Herefords, Lincoln, Ill., for being the lucky winners this year, and for gifting to the Season of Giving. All gifts helped HYFA double the impact and grow the pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research.
Priefert has continued to be a partner of the Hereford Youth Foundation of America as well as a partner of the Hereford Season of Giving, continuing to offer a custom branded American Hereford Association cattle chute each year for a lucky donor to win. Last year SE Lawrence Herefords of Avilla, Ind., won the chute, and were ecstatic upon its arrival.
Jerry Huth, Huth Polled Herefords, has been a passionate Hereford breeder and advocate for 62 years and is a part of the Hereford Research Foundation (HRF) board. Huth says his passion truly lays within research and the growth of not only the Hereford breed, but the beef industry as a whole. This year he chose to support the Research pillar of HYFA through a $10,000 gift under the tree.
The partnership that HYFA and the National Hereford Women (NHW) has had throughout the years has continued to make opportunities possible for junior Hereford members. The NHW helps support contests at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), as well as scholarships throughout the year, and recently launched a program providing travel scholarships to attendees of the Faces of Leadership conference.
The Hereford Youth Foundation of America and National Junior Hereford Association work together to provide opportunities for our breed’s future leaders so that they may excel in their college and career paths, strengthening this industry and the breed. The summer of 2024 marked a milestone of $2 million given out in scholarships to Hereford youth.
The leadership pillar is helping build the best leaders in the agriculture industry and beyond. Through the annual Faces of Leadership conference and the BOLD conference, junior Hereford members grow as individuals and are preparing to become the best version of themselves. Serving on the NJHA Board of Directors is a prime example of the leadership opportunities and life lessons that HYFA works to cultivate.
Through programs like the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) and the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout, education is at the forefront to developing the next generation. In 2025 the JNHE will continue providing countless opportunities for development in and outside of the showring and the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout continues to provide invaluable industry education and real world cattle feeding experience.
The Hereford Research Foundation is a division of HYFA to support breed improvement projects outside the scope of the American Hereford Association budget. The National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) is the backbone of many Hereford research efforts and extensive time and resources are spent each year to enhance beef cattle production through various ongoing projects.
Join us this season as we come together to make a difference in scholarship, leadership, research and education. Giving during the campaign will be hosted December 18-20, 2024.
