KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Youth Beef Industry Congress (YBIC) Conference occurs every other year with the intention of educating the young leaders in the various breed organizations on the latest industry trends and arming them with knowledge to be advocates for agriculture. After an additional year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, congress members […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 90 Hereford breeders from 14 states gathered in Scott City, Kan., April 2, to continue learning about the cattle feeding industry as well as look at their own cattle on feed with the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout Program and the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) Hereford Feedout Program. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Twenty National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members were selected to accompany seven NJHA Board of Directors as they recently attended the first Building On Leadership Development (BOLD) Conference at Desdemona, Texas, March 24-27. This elite leadership retreat was hosted at Hi Point Ranch owned by Gary and Kathy Buchholz of GKB […]

Video news package available at: https://vimeo.com/689278454 Sales of live and frozen Hereford genetics increased in 2021, with continued growth forecasted for 2022. After a year filled with robust sales and growth in 2021, the American Hereford Association (AHA) predicts an even stronger year in 2022. The American Hereford Association reports the average price of a […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The stakes were high as judge Harlan Yochum, Sapulpa, Okla., sorted the 38-head National Hereford bull show and 102-head Hereford female show at the Fort Worth Stock Show in Fort Worth, Texas. “This champion drive is a perfect example of the different types and kinds that you need to sell bulls,” […]

Current issues that could impact cattle production and markets. “Pre-COVID, we had a just-in-time meat supply chain,” according to Scott Bennett, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Packing plants chugged at full capacity, harvest animals left for slaughter as quick as they were ready, and meat left the plants and […]

Mucosal vaccines offer unique advantages. “The ability to prevent or, in some cases, cure disease by turning on the immune system is really an incredible opportunity,” according to Scott Nordstrom, DVM, Merck Animal Health director of new product development. Along with some insightful vaccine history, Nordstrom shared specifics about the role of mucosal immunology in […]

Seedstock and commercial cattle producers enrolled a record 756 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced steers in the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) 2022 feedout programs. The significant increase in cattle numbers from 104 participants in 17 states underscores the value producers are gleaning from the opportunity. “I enrolled cattle because I wanted to get the carcass […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jacob Wolfrey, Jarrettsville, Md., was honored as the 2022 Hereford Herdsman of the Year at the National Hereford Show during the second annual Cattlemen’s Congress hosted in Oklahoma City. After votes were cast by fellow Hereford herdsmen and breeders, the award was announced between the selection of the grand champion horned […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Per z Cattle Co., Nara Visa, N.M., won the pen-of-three female show on Thursday, Jan. 6, during the 2022 Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City. Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla., topped the pen-of-five bull show and Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., took pen-of-three bull honors. Sam Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho; Keith Phillips, Maysville, Ky.; and […]