CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN HEREFORDS
The ranch is just 5 miles from where Kevin’s Norwegian immigrants great Grandmother and Father homesteaded. Kevin sold our first Polled Hereford Bull in 1976 with bull from a bred heifer we purchased from Watson Walking W Ranch of Barnard, Kansas In the mid 70’s Kevin’s family bought many females from Jim and Sue Rowland, G&R Polled Herefords, Marysville, Kansas. Jim and Sue were very instrumental in developing many young people. Sue is still very active in the junior program while we raised our children and soon grandchildren in the Hereford breed. Kevin and Sheila’s children all have been active in the Hereford Junior program and have help many national offices with Brady being Chairman of the Junior Hereford board and Brooke was National Hereford Queen in 2014 while also being on the National board. Ben, Brooke and Brady attended Pike Valley High School and where very active in 4-H, FFA and sports while they remained busy with the ranch and showing Hereford cattle.
More than 700 Hereford breeders from 20 countries, including the United States, gather in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 22-26, 2025, for the World Hereford Conference. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has proclaimed it Hereford Week.
The AHA Educational Forum was held in conjunction with the 19th World Hereford Conference (WHC) Six hundred WHC participants celebrated the breed and the conference during the Global Celebratory Gala at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday evening Oct 24th with dinner and fellowship. “The World Hereford Conference, which occurred in conjunction with the
annual American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Educational Symposium comes at a time of increasing demand for Hereford genetics,” says Jack Ward, AHA executive vice president. “Especially here in the United States, more commercial cow-calf producers are incorporating Hereford genetics into their herds for the breed’s proven inherent genetic advantages, which include fertility, docility, longevity and feed efficiency.” The World Hereford Conference takes place every four years when delegates of the World Hereford Council meet to conduct official business aimed at breed improvement and opportunity development. It is a time for Hereford breeders from around the world to network and learn from one another. The Jensen hosted a WHC tour stop in 1996 while the attendees were traveling to
In the early 80” s Kevin had a vision and opportunity to purchase land to expand his Hereford Fitting business and cowherd. Kevin and Sheila traveled the US extensively showing Hereford cattle which lead them to meet countless Hereford breeders and make lifelong friends. Jensen’s operation today consists of 300 -350 head Hereford cows with an extensive ET program. Jensen’s have been fortunate to have shown and raised many Champions and have bred and raised numbers Denver Hereford Pen Champions and carloads. Jensen’s have sold Hereford bulls many years private treaty and now host an annual bull sale in March. Jensen also participate in the National Reference Sire program and Total Herd Reporting with the AHA. In fact, the first National Hereford Show in 1899 was the
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foundation of what later became the iconic American Royal. Kevin Jensen. Courtland is honored to be the judge for the National Hereford Show during the American Royal, Kansas City, MO during this year’s World Hereford Conference. Kevin is nationally and internationally knowing livestock judge. Judged in Canada, Argentina, Australia, and USA Kevin has judged numerous National, State and County Fairs as well as Junior Nationals including two Hereford Junior Nationals
Fort Collins for the Conference. Kevin, Sheila and their family also traveled to Calgary, Alberta in 2011 to attend the World Conference. Sheila and her family ranch in Canada showed cattle at the WHC in 1976 at the Show in Calgary. Sites for the World Hereford Conference revolve among World Hereford Council member countries. The first conference was held in 1951 at Herefordshire, England. The United States hosted the World Hereford Conference for the first time in 1960, in Kansas City, Mo. The U.S. also hosted the 12th annual conference in Fort Collins, Colo., in 1996. Events also include the recognition of many American Hereford producers, young leaders and industry stakeholders, including the Hereford Hall of Fame and Hall of Merit indictees, Golden and Centennial Hereford Breeders, Certified Hereford Beef® award winners, the Hereford Commercial Producer of the Year; Hereford Youth Foundation of America scholarship recipients and winners in the National Junior Hereford Association Fed Steer Shootout. Kevin Jensen and family were recognized on the stage during the American Hereford Association annual meeting for registering Hereford Cattle for 50 years and awarded the Century Breeder award. In 1972, Kevin purchased his first Hereford heifer and it’s been the beginning of a lifetime of raising good Hereford cattle and living his dream. Kevin has had unwavering confidence in Hereford cattle that has supported the first generation of Jensen ranch and now the next as well. Kevin Jensen started with purchased of one Polled Hereford heifer purchased from RC Polled Herefords of Chester, Nebraska in the fall of 1972. Kevin was raised and still resides in Republic County, Kansas.
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