Category: Education

2021 JUNIOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRIP WINNER ANNOUNCED

July 14, 2021

Noah Benedict, Dewey, Illi., Kolbi Franklin, Meeker, Colo., Molly Biggs, Dixon, Illi., were the recipients of the 2021 Junior Merit Award at the 2021 Junior National Hereford Expo. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outstanding Hereford youth ...


2021 NOP FOUNDERS SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO DESERVING HEREFORD JUNIORS

July 14, 2021

Libby Rushton, Waverly, Tenn., Lauren McMillan, Tiskilwa, Illi., were the recipients of the 2021 NOP Founders Scholarship at the 2021 Junior National Hereford Expo. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outstanding Hereford youth were awarded numerous scholarships ...


NJHA FED STEER SHOOTOUT CONTEST WINNERS NAMED

October 29, 2020

Kansas City, Mo. – Now in its fourth year, the National Junior Hereford Association’s (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout contest teaches juniors about the opportunities and challenges of the cattle feeding industry. In the 2020 contest, ...


HEREFORD JUNIORS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

July 30, 2020

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Outstanding Hereford youth were awarded numerous scholarships during the 2020 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, Mo. The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and the National Hereford ...


ENRICHING EXPERIENCES, GREAT NEW FRIENDS AND A TASTE OF CULTURE

May 13, 2020

by Tyler Allan, Junior Hereford Member The Young Breeders Competition in New Zealand provided me with enriching experiences, great new friends and a taste of culture previously unknown to me. Upon arriving at the World ...


WORLD HEREFORD CONFERENCE – WHAT I LEARNED

April 30, 2020

By Rylee Barber, NJHA Vice Chairman The World Hereford Conference was an experience of a lifetime. From the breathtaking views to the world-renowned speakers, this trip will be unforgettable. The conference was designed to educate ...


HEREFORD WORLD EXPERIENCE

April 16, 2020

By Abigail Spindle, NJHA Fundraising Chair This spring, several members of Team Hereford traveled half way across the world to New Zealand for the World Hereford Conference and Young Breeders Competition. We are all extremely ...


TEAM USA TAKES THIRD PLACE IN YOUNG BREEDERS COMPETITION

April 10, 2020

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Team USA traveled to Queenstown, New Zealand, to compete in the Young Breeders Competition during the 2020 World Hereford Conference, Mar. 7–13. Abigail Spindle, Stanley, N.M.; Taylor Belle Matheny, Mays Lick, ...


AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME

April 2, 2020

By Hannah Williams, NJHA Communications Chair As my time as a National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) member and board director winds down, I reflect on all of the opportunities, scholarships and memories the association has ...


TEAM USA EXCELS IN YOUNG BREEDERS COMPETITION

March 26, 2020

By Taylor Belle Matheny, NJHA Chairman The trip of a lifetime. It sounds cliché, but it couldn’t be a truer statement to simply sum up our team’s trip to New Zealand to compete in the ...


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