KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Weston Wolf, Alexandria, Ky., was awarded the CBY Polled Herefords, Bob and Dolores Call Scholarship during the 2024 American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 25. During the award ceremony, the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and its donors awarded $165,500 in scholarships to 27 National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members to help support their higher-education goals.

A junior at the University of Kentucky, Wolf is majoring in agricultural economics with a minor in animal science. He previously interned with the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s commodities division, working with farmers to help discern commodity markets. This experience was pivotal to Wolf’s chosen career path.

“I foresee myself working alongside livestock farmers and commodity producers to assist in financial management and production. I also would like to purchase a farm of my own and raise Hereford cattle,” Wolf said.

The CBY Polled Herefords, Bob and Dolores Call Scholarship, sponsored by HYFA, is a $5,000 scholarship offered in honor of the late Bob and Dolores Call. Bob was a founding member of the HYFA board of directors and an integral part of building the framework for the foundation’s scholarship pillar.

The selection committee continues to be impressed by the high caliber of applicants. “The vast majority of applicants were outstanding. Each year applications seem more and more competitive, which leads me to believe that the future of the Hereford breed, and agriculture in general, is in good hands,” said Nancy Keilty, HYFA scholarship committee member.

The scholarship fund serves as the bedrock of HYFA, and countless youth benefit from its mission. Since its inception, HYFA has awarded scholarships fueling educational opportunities. For years, these scholarships have been lighting the way for youth in the Hereford breed. Recently, the foundation celebrated awarding more than $2 million in scholarships to assist Hereford youth further their education, since its founding in 2000.

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The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) was established in 2000, when the American Hereford Youth Foundation and the American Polled Hereford Youth Foundation, Inc., merged. HYFA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the scholarship and educational support of young people in the Hereford industry. Its mission is to encourage, recognize and reward the development of life skills and values in the next generation of leaders by providing education, scholarship and leadership opportunities for Hereford youth.