July 24, 2024
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., — Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis., received the 2024 Walter and Joe Lewis High Point Senior Award on July 12 during the 2024 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Grand Daddy of ’Em All,” in Grand Island, Neb. The Walter and Joe Lewis High Point Senior Award, one of the most coveted and historic JNHE awards, recognizes overall achievement in leadership, teamwork, skills and competition. Jones was awarded a $1,000 scholarship as part of her prize...
July 24, 2024
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Haley Mouser, Tenstrike, Minn., received the National Junior Merit $5,000 Scholarship at the 2024 Vitaferm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) Scholarship, Award and Maroon Jacket Ceremony on July 11 in Grand Island, Neb. Haley Mouser is a junior at South Dakota State University where she is double majoring in animal science and agricultural science. Mouser plans to pursue her master’s and doctorate degree, with hopes to work within the agricultural industry and tell consumers about the science within the beef industry...
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 ...
May 14, 2024
Kansas City, Mo. – Friends and colleagues of the late James Bennett paid tribute to the seedstock performance pioneer, and long-time patriarch of Knoll Crest Farms, Red House, Va., via choice of the top two ...
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 ...
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 ...
April 15, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A choice lot in the Tucker Family Farms Professional Replacement Female Sale will honor the late James Bennett, Knoll Crest Farms, and his legacy in the seedstock and Hereford industry on ...
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 ...
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 ...
February 2, 2024
James Dewey Bennett, 90, of Red House passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at his residence. He was the devoted husband of Barbara Scott Bennett for 66 years. Over a 60-year career in ...
