The American Hereford Association hosted the 2025 World Hereford Conference, along with exclusive pre- and post-conference tours and the highly anticipated Young Breeders Competition. This global event brought together Hereford enthusiasts, breeders, and industry leaders for networking, learning, and sharing insights on the future of the Hereford breed.
The 2025 World Hereford Conference was a truly special event held in conjunction with the American Hereford Association’s Annual Membership Meeting and Conference, October 22-26, at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.
A Global Gathering is a commemorative record of the 19th World Hereford Conference, capturing a defining moment in the history of the Hereford breed. Spanning every day of the conference, this book documents the people, places and conversations that brought the Hereford breed together.
Browse and download full-resolution images from the World Hereford Conference, tour stops, and the Young Breeders Competition.
Find official press releases from the World Hereford Conference and the AHA Annual Meeting, featuring event highlights, award recognitions and updates from the Hereford breed.
Young cattle producers from around the world competed in the Young Breeders Competition, held Oct. 19-25 in conjunction with the World Hereford Conference (WHC), hosted in Kansas City, Mo., by the American Hereford Association (AHA). The 2025 Young Breeders Competition brought together 11 teams representing seven countries for a week of world-class competition and camaraderie. Countries represented during the competition included the USA, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
The competition began at Kansas State University, where participants had the opportunity to be among the first to experience the university’s new Bilbrey Family Events Center. From there, teams traveled to Kansas City for the final phase of competition held in conjunction with the American Royal livestock show. The event culminated in the showmanship and team fitting contests in Hale Arena — a grand finale proudly sponsored by Sullivan Supply and the American Royal.
Throughout the week, teams competed for more than 6,000 points across individual and team contests. Awards included vinyl banners, handcrafted leather banners, buckles and other prizes recognizing the competitor’s excellence and teamwork.
YBC was proudly sponsored by Merck Animal Health®, VitaFerm®, Sullivan Supply, the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture and the American Royal. To learn more about the competition and the different modules the teams competed in, visit WorldHerefordConference.com/ybc.
