by Libby Rushton, NJHA Communications Chair On August 3-6, 92 National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members gathered in Billings, Montana for the 2022 Faces of Leadership Conference, where “The Sky’s the Limit”! As the newly elected communications chair of the NJHA, I wanted to share the highlights. We began our week with an inspiring opening […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ninety-two junior members from 22 different states and Canada all gathered in Billings, Mont., for the 2022 Faces of Leadership conference, hosted by the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) on August 3-6. The theme of the conference was “Sky’s the Limit,” hosting tours of Hereford operations in the big sky country, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Four National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members were elected to the NJHA board of directors at the 2022 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), Banners in the Bluegrass, July 16-22, in Louisville, Ky. Logan McFatridge, Otterbein, Ind.; Kaylee McInvale, Cumby, Texas; Haley Mouser, Tenstrike, Minn.; and Isaac Rhode, Stewartsville, Mo., were all […]