Category: Events

Hereford Honors a Pivotal Member of the Foundation

November 14, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Steve Folkman, Ixonia, Wis., was awarded a bronze bull in recognition of his service to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) as his retirement from the board of directors n ...


Commemorating 25 Years

August 27, 2024

By Amy Cowan, American Hereford Association director of youth activities and foundation The dust has settled, and the sun has set on the silver anniversary of the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) celebration. In ...


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 ...


Hereford Junior Leaders Share at YBIC

May 7, 2024

National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) directors joined leaders from other youth organizations to learn more about the latest industry trends and how to become stronger advocates for agriculture and the beef industry during the bi-annual ...


Hereford Juniors Build on their Leadership Development in Texas

April 17, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “It’s about doing the little things that lead to the championship and empowering others around us, so that when we rise, we raise everyone around us.” World champion rodeo athlete Tyson ...


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 ...


Hereford Youth Impacted at the Hereford Night in OKC

January 6, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Hereford Night in OKC National Sale, hosted Jan. 5, at the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, featured not one, but two special lots, dedicated to the Hereford Youth Foundation ...


Foundation 1 Lot Tops Western States Hereford Sale

December 6, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To kick off the 2023 Hereford Season of Giving, The Western States Hereford Sale, Dec. 1, in Reno. Nev., led off with a special lot dedicated to the Hereford Youth Foundation ...


HEREFORD JUNIORS PREPARED FOR THEIR FUTURE AT THE 2023 FACES OF LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

August 25, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sixty-seven junior members from 15 different states gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for the 2023 Faces of Leadership Conference, hosted by the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) July 23-26. The theme of the conference ...


KOTTKAMP HONORED WITH THE WALTER AND JOE LEWIS HIGH POINT SENIOR AWARD, JUNIOR HERDSMAN OF THE YEAR

August 5, 2023

MADISON, Wis. — Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton, Ind., garnered the Walter and Joe Lewis High Point Senior Award at the 2023 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Mad Dash to the Hereford Bash,” on July 14, in Madison, ...


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