KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now in its fourth year, the National Junior Hereford Association’s (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout contest teaches juniors about the opportunities and challenges of the cattle feeding industry. In the 2020 contest, 33 youth from 14 states entered 111 steers in the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout contest. Powered by BioZyme Inc. and […]

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Powered by BioZyme Inc.’s Feed the Future program, the National Junior Hereford Association’s (NJHA’s) Fed Steer Shootout is an industry-leading opportunity for NJHA members to gain invaluable education and real-world cattle feeding experience. Contestants collect feed yard performance and carcass data during the contest and are given the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of […]

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KANSAS CITY, Mo., ­— BioZyme® Inc., longtime supporter of Hereford youth, announced its commitment to educating youth in agriculture with a $30,000 contribution to the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout through the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and BioZyme’s Feed the Future Program during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Honorees […]

This article was originally published on Oct. 17, 2017 by VitaFerm, premier partner of the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout. Shipping cattle causes shrink, appetite loss and often sickness. Taking precautionary steps both prior to shipping and on arrival, can help keep shrink at a minimum while keeping calves healthier and gaining. Generally, cattle will shrink […]

This article was originally published on Sept. 24, 2018 by VitaFerm, premier partner of the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout.   Change is never easy. That is true if you’re a young person moving away to attend college, someone changing jobs or a freshly weaned calf with a long truck ride in its future. However, in […]