Calendar
2026
June 15, 2026
IHBA Steer Futurity Entry - Extended Deadline
(Rules and Application Form onJuniors tab)
July 4-10, 2026
Junior National Hereford Expo
Madison, WI
July 10, 2026
Newsletter information deadline
August 1, 2026
Application Deadline for IHBA Scholarships - Harms, Christiansen, Beale-Koep, Jackson (Details and application forms on Juniors page)
August 13, 2026
Iowa State Fair FFA Breeding Beef Show
Des Moines, IA
August 18, 2026
Iowa State Fair 4-H Breeding Beef Show
Des Moines, IA
August 19, 2026
Iowa State Fair 4-H Market Beef Show & Hereford Steer Futurity
Des Moines, IA
August 19, 2026
IHBA Ice Cream Social (ISF Hereford Barn) 4 PM
Des Moines, IA
August 20, 2026
Iowa State Fair Open Hereford Show
Des Moines, IA
August 22, 2026
Deadline to postmark/return Board of Directors Election ballots (included in July Newsletter)
August 30, 2026
Iowa Hereford Tour in northern Iowa - beginning at MDF Polled Herefords, Northwood, Iowa
Northwood, IA
September 13, 2026
IHBA Board of Director's Meeting
November 1, 2026
Application Deadline for Heifer Grant Program
(Details and application form on Juniors tab)
February 15, 2027
IHBA Expo Banquet, Toad Valley Golf Course
Pleasant Hill, IA
February 16, 2027
Iowa Select Hereford Sale, Iowa Beef Expo
Des Moines, IA
The primary purpose of the Iowa Hereford Breeders Association is the promotion of the industry of raising
registered Hereford cattle (horned and polled) within the state of Iowa.
