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National Junior Hereford Association

About NJHA

The National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) is one of the largest, strongest and most active junior cattle programs in the country with 4,100 active junior members. Over the years, members of this association have gone on to earn international and domestic respect as models for youth organizational success.

The NJHA continues to lay the foundation for the beef industry’s future leaders through its extensive educational programs, such as the Junior National Hereford Expo, Faces of Leadership Conference and the Fed Steer Shootout. The traditions of the past coupled with the energy of today’s 12-member board of directors have created a progressive approach to further develop a meaningful and educational association focus.

The NJHA partners with the Hereford Youth Foundation of America to provide scholarship, leadership and educational opportunities to junior members across the country. These opportunities encourage, recognize and reward the development of life skills and values in the next generation of leaders.

The NJHA creates and promotes enthusiasm for the Hereford breed while providing opportunities to learn, lead and achieve, ensuring a brighter future for youth and the cattle industry.

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Join the NJHA

Come join the 4,100 active NJHA members and grow your leadership and educational skills.

Board of Directors

A 12-member board of directors governs the NJHA. As directors, they motivate their peers and promote the Hereford breed.

State Associations

The state associations make the NJHA the greatest junior breed association in the industry.

Advantage Newsletter

A biannual piece produced by the NJHA board with all the latest news and updates.

NJHA FAQs

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the NJHA.

Internships and Ambassadors

Prepare yourself for the real world with an internship or ambassador position.

Recent News

January 31, 2025

FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS

January 29, 2025

Johnson Joins AHA as Commercial Marketing Representative

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Trevor Johnson, Centerville, S.D., joined the AHA as a commercial marketing representative on Jan. 2. Johnson is a lifelong Hereford enthusiast and a southeast South Dakota native. He has a bachelor’s degree …

January 28, 2025

Harvie Ranching, Colyer Herefords and Pérez Cattle Co. Top Hereford Yards Shows

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Harvie Ranching, Olds, Alberta, topped the Hereford carload bull show on Friday, Jan. 17, in the Stow L. Witwer Memorial Show Arena during the 2025 National Western Stock Show (NWSS). Colyer Herefords, …

January 28, 2025

Final Hereford Champions Selected on the Hill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hereford cattle took one last lap through the National Western Stock Show’s (NWSS) Stadium Arena Saturday, Jan. 18. Judges Tom and Tammy Boatman, Rockford, Ill., evaluated the 89-head female show and 50-head bull …

January 28, 2025

Junior Herefords on the Hill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – National Junior Hereford Association members convened for the final junior Hereford show in the National Western Stock Show’s historic Stadium Arena held Jan. 16 in Denver, Colo. Judge Mark Core, Pleasantville, Iowa, sorted …

January 22, 2025

Hereford Champions Named in the Sooner State

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Exhibitors donned red vests and stepped onto the red dirt as judges Brett Barber, Channing, Texas, and Bryden Barber, Perkins, Okla., sorted the open Hereford shows during the Cattlemen’s Congress in …