KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More Hereford breeders and commercial users of Hereford genetics are discovering the feedlot and carcass performance of their genetics through various American Hereford Association (AHA) programs. Currently, 94 participants from 22 states are feeding more than 1,400 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder cattle at HRC Feed Yards, Scott City, Kan. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb., claimed top honors in the Hereford carload show on Friday, Jan. 13, during the 2023 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, topped the pen-of-three bull show and Bill King Ranch, Moriarty, N.M., won the pen-of-three female show in the Denver Yards. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Herefords took Denver, Colo., by storm in the Yards and on the Hill at the National Western Stock Show, Jan. 13-14. Judges Donnie Robertson, Yukon, Okla., and Miles Shout, Piedmont, Okla., sorted the 36-head of bulls and 90-head of heifers in the open show, Saturday, Jan. 14. A total of 223 […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Members of the National Junior Hereford Association claimed top honors at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) junior Hereford show Jan. 12 in Denver, Colo. Nick Fitzsimmons, Perry, Okla., judged the 68-head show in the Stadium Arena at the NWSS.  Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa, exhibited the grand champion horned female, HAWK […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Excitement was in the air as Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., sorted the 72-head Hereford bull show and 186-head Hereford female show at the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Okla. A total of 309 Herefords were exhibited throughout the four-day national Hereford show, Jan. 4-7. “I think it’s so flattering as […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As the national show season begins to wrap up, the hard work of Hereford juniors was on full display during the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan. 4 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Judges Tyler Cates and Kyle Shoufler, Modoc, Ind., sorted the 194 head of junior heifers. “I love your breed. I love […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Lemmon, Manchester, Md., was honored as the 2023 Hereford Herdsman of the Year at the National Hereford Show during the third annual Cattlemen’s Congress hosted in Oklahoma City, Okla. After votes were cast by fellow Hereford herdsmen and breeders, the award was announced between the selection of the grand champion […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The American Hereford Association (AHA) welcomes Cord Weinheimer, Madisonville, Texas, as the organization’s new Southwest region field representative. Weinheimer will represent AHA members in the region and assist with Association activities and services. Along with attending Hereford sales and events, he will sell advertising for Hereford Publications Inc. and work to […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Super Barn Sale Arena held a standing room only crowd for the Hereford Night in OKC National Hereford Sale hosted Jan. 6 at the third annual Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Okla. After the final tap of auctioneer Eddie Burks’ gavel, the sale grossed $583,000. The excitement from breeders and […]

JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS A very busy month to kick off the year as we enter into Cattlemen’s Congress, the National Western Stock Show and Fort Worth Stock Show. Among these shows there is also quite a few deadlines and updates to keep in mind, as the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) begins the 2023 year. Additionally, […]