June 1, 2023
JUNE/JULY HIGHLIGHTS The next two months for the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) are some of the busiest months of the year. To assist with planning, information for these two months have been combined into one News Now segment. Do not miss a single update or change, follow along with the NJHA and Hereford Youth […]
February 23, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now in its fourth year, the Sale of Champions is designed to benefit the upcoming Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), offering donation genetic lots from past champions and unique items only available once throughout the year. After the final online bids were placed on Feb. 21, The 2023 Sale of Champions […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mason Allan, Nocona, Texas, with his heifer, BACC 629 Georgia Kay 072 ET, rose to the top of the bred-and-owned female show during the 2022 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Louisville, Ky., July 20. Claire and Cierra Collins, Chattanooga, Okla., with CLNS Nora 1187, claimed the reserve grand champion title. The […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brayson Mayo, Scott City, Kan., won the grand champion cow-calf pair in the cow-calf show at the 23rd annual VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo in Louisville, Ky., on July 20. The show was sponsored by Innisfail Farm, Madison, Ga. Alan Miller and Brandon Jones, Gridley, Ill., served as judges for the 27 pair […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Holly Shelton, Frederick, Md., showed the grand champion steer and Chad Shelton, Frederick, Md., exhibited the reserve grand champion steer, July 20, at the 2022 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Louisville, Ky. The steer show was sponsored by Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb. and Judge Scott Greiner, Christiansburg, Va., sorted 87 steers to […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton, Ind., exhibited the grand champion bred-and-owned bull and Sage Krebs, Gordon, Neb., showed the reserve grand champion, July 20, at the 23rd annual VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo in Louisville, Ky. The bred-and-owned bull show was sponsored by HME Herefords, Winterville, Ga. and Hopper Herefords, Maysville, Ky. Scott Greiner, Christiansburg, […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— In addition to exhibitions, Hereford youth competed for numerous special awards during the 2022 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), Banners in the Bluegrass in Louisville, Ky. These awards honored young people both individually and as groups for their dedication to Hereford cattle and to honor their successes throughout the JNHE. Landry Allan, Nocona, […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa, won the horned owned female show with HAWK Murphy 14J ET and Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., won the polled owned female show at the 2022 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo, July 21, in Louisville, Ky. Father and son duo, Scott and Tyler Bush, Britton, S.D., judged the owned show […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas, was honored as the 2022 Hereford Junior Herdsman of the Year on July 22 during the 2022 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), Banners in the Bluegrass, in Louisville, Ky. He was awarded a $2,500 scholarship sponsored by the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and Sullivan Supply. Barber […]
July 26, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Cody Jensen was honored on July 22 during the 2022 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) with the inaugural Bob Norton Excellence Award. The JNHE Banners in the Bluegrass, held in Louisville, Ky., was dedicated to Bob Norton, late BioZyme, Inc., CEO and Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) board member. Bob […]
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