2025 World Hereford Conference
Sunday, Oct. 19
Young Breeders Competition (YBC) Teams Check-In and Welcome Mixer | Hilton KC Airport, Wyandot Room
Depart for Manhattan, Kan., Kansas State University
Dinner and Welcome from Dan Moser, K-State Interim Dean, College of Agriculture | K-State Alumni Center
Monday, Oct. 20
Hereford Bowl Written Test | Stout Center
Virtual Cattle Evaluation with steers from HRC Feed Yards | Stout Center
Hereford Practicums | Bilbrey Family Event Center
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Practical Animal Handling sponsored by Merck Animal Health
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Cattle Scoring
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Nutrition sponsored by BioZyme Inc.
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Preview for Communications Challenge
Lunch | Stout Center
Livestock Judging Contest and Reasons | Bilbrey Family Event Center
Tour at K-State Vanier Football Complex
Team photos
Dinner | Shamrock South Endzone, Bill Snyder Stadium
Guest Speaker Justin McKee, The Cowboy Channel
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Tour National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF)
Tour K-State Stocker Unit with Dale Blasie
Hereford Bowl Buzzer Round | Stout Center
Lunch | Stout Center
Meat Evaluation Contest | K-State Meat Lab
Spring Hill Herefords Tour
Dinner at the Spring Hill Herefords Round Barn with guest speakers Angie Denton, Drovers and Jarrod Gillig, Cargill
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Communication Challenge Presentations | Stout Center
Lunch | Stout Center
Load buses to return to Kansas City
Check in at hotel – Kansas City Marriott Downtown
The Welcome Beef Festival at American Hereford Association (AHA) Headquarters
Thursday. Oct. 23
Continental Breakfast and Trade Show Opens | Basie Foyer, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
World Hereford Conference Educational Sessions | Basie Ballroom, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
American Royal/Sullivan Supply Educational Clinic
Young Breeders Pizza Luncheon | American Royal Complex
Team Meet & Greet with Hereford Heifer Partners | Wagstaff Sale Arena
Jensen Ranch’s The Chosen Sale, Louisburg, Kan.
Friday, Oct. 24
Continental Breakfast and Trade Show Opens | Basie Foyer, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
Time spent at the American Royal with Hereford Heifer Partners
Shaping the Breed’s Future: Young Breeders Competition and HYFA Scholarship Awards Luncheon presented by VitaFerm | Basie Ballroom, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
World Hereford Conference Educational Sessions | Basie Ballroom, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
Global Celebratory Gala | GEHA Arrowhead Stadium
Saturday, Oct. 25
Continental Breakfast and Trade Show Opens | Basie Foyer, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
AHA Annual Membership Meeting & Hereford Honorees Recognition | Basie Ballroom, Marriott Downtown Kansas City
Young Breeders Competition Fitting and Showmanship Competition presented by Sullivan Supply | Hale Arena
American Royal Junior Hereford Show | Hale Arena
Young Breeders Competition Awards Ceremony | Wagstaff Arena
The Ladies of the Royal International Edition Hereford Genetics Sale & Social | Wagstaff Arena