NEWS

Mead Family Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Denton of Kansas

July 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — Dustin Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan., received the Mead Family Memorial $2,000 Scholarship during the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon Jacket Ceremony at the 2026 VitaFerm® Junior National ...

Watson Receives Bluegrass and Buckeye Hereford Scholarship

July 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — Harlee Watson, a National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) member from Flemingsburg, Ky., was awarded the $2,000 Bluegrass and Buckeye Scholarship at the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon ...

Birdsall Awarded Scholarship in Memory of Charles E. Boyd Sr.

July 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis.. — Sarah Birdsall, Torrington, Wyo., was awarded the $2,000 Charles E. Boyd Memorial scholarship at the 2026 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon ...

Barber, Callicott and Mitchem Awarded Donna Curry Memorial Scholarship

July 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis —Three National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members received the Donna Curry Memorial $2,500 Scholarship during the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon Jacket Ceremony at the 2026 VitaFerm® Junior ...

NJHA Members Receive Faces of Leadership Scholarships

July 13, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — Ten National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members received Faces of Leadership scholarships during the 2026 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon Jacket ...

NJHA’s Outstanding Collegiate Youth Recognized with Golden Bull Achievement Award

July 13, 2026

Madison Wis. —  Three college-aged National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members were presented the Golden Bull Achievement Award during the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon Jacket Ceremony at the 2026 ...

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 ...

Grant Honoring Bill House Supports Hereford Youth

April 13, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) awarded a $15,000 grant, in honor of the late Bill House, to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA). This gift will support the ...

BOLD Conference Builds Next Generation of Hereford Leaders

April 2, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — CMT Artist of the Year, Cody Johnson, helped pave the motivational foundation for Hereford youth attending the fifth annual Building on Leadership Development (BOLD) conference in Desdemona, Texas, March 26-29.  “Pray ...

Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Washington Hereford Junior

December 15, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blake Kirkpatrick, Olympia, Wash., was awarded the honorary Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship at the 2025 Western States National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., Dec. 6. The $2,000 scholarship annually goes to ...