American Hereford Association
Kansas City, Mo. Sixty-five National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members and their families, along with several industry partners attended the inaugural NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Field Day hosted by HRC Feed Yards in Scott City, Kan., on April 17. The young cattle feeders who participate in the Fed Steer Shootout program traveled from 13 states and as far away as California, West Virginia and Georgia to learn about the industry and see how their steers entered in this year’s contest are performing.
Lee Mayo, general manager of HRC Feed Yards welcomed the participants to Kansas and cattle feeding country. Scott County is home to roughly 300,000 head of cattle on feed within 10 miles of the feed yard. NJHA’s partners in education, VitaFerm and Merck Animal Health, sponsored the educational program where attendees heard from industry leading speakers including Kevin Good from Cattle Fax who gave participants an overview of the industry across all
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A Wooster High School senior was selected as this year s Wooster-Wayne Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution s top Good Citizen.
Lena Wiebe, daughter of Mareike Herrmann, received a plaque and a scholarship. Her name will be added to a trophy that is displayed at the winner’s high school until next year’s Good Citizen is chosen.
Part of the Good Citizen competition is an essay. Included in hers, Wiebe said: “Every step forward this country has taken has been the result of dedicated, caring citizens who want their government to represent them. The United States was founded by small bands of patriots who wanted their voice to be heard.