Category: Education

April 30, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More than 100 National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members and their families, along with American Hereford Association (AHA) members, industry leaders and guests gathered in Scott City, Kan., April 18, for ...

Team USA Tops the Global Young Breeders Competition

October 31, 2025

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Young cattle producers from around the world competed in the Young Breeders Competition, held Oct. 19-25 in conjunction with the World Hereford Conference (WHC), hosted in Kansas City, Mo., by the American ...

Hereford Boldly Builds Leaders

April 24, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members built foundational leadership skills and industry connections during the Building On Leadership Development (BOLD) conference in Desdemona, Texas, April 3-6. In a quest to build a ...

$2,000 Western States Scholarship Awarded to Hereford Junior

December 13, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood, Calif., was awarded a $2,000 Western States Scholarship at the 2024 Western States National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 7. The scholarship goes to a high achieving ...

Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Two Hereford Juniors

December 13, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Edward Gould, Toutle, Wash., was awarded the honorary Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship at the 2024 Western States National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 7. The $2,000 scholarship annually goes to ...

Wunschel Awarded John Ascuaga Memorial Scholarship in Reno

December 13, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, Calif., received the prestigious John Ascuaga Memorial Scholarship at the 2024 Western States National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 7. The $2,500 John Ascuaga Scholarship is awarded ...

Even Leadership is Bigger in Texas for Hereford Juniors

August 9, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Don’t let the speed bumps become stop signs,” is how Matt Rush, Levelland, Texas, set the tone for National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members attending the 2024 Faces of Leadership conference ...

Livestock Marketeers Offer New Scholarship

May 15, 2024

Kansas City, Mo. – Livestock Marketeers — an organization of livestock marketing professionals — will award a $1,250 scholarship to a college-age student interested in pursuing a career in the livestock marketing industry. Applicants must ...

Generational Hereford Beef Producer Gives Back to Youth Members

March 28, 2024

“I love this industry,” said Jon Averhoff, Texas Stardance Cattle LLC, Jonesboro, Texas. “I wouldn’t have been in it this long if I didn’t really love it.” As a Flat Top Hereford Ranch herdsman, Averhoff’s ...

Record-breaking: Hereford Sale of Champions

March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hereford family legacies and champion genetics highlighted the record-setting Hereford Sale of Champions, which raised $100,000 for the 25th VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). This year’s JNHE — The Grand ...