WHA Spring Sale, March 20, 2027 | Dutch Valley Auction Building | Platteville, WI

Calendar

  2026

MAY 2026

May 15, 2026
Feeder Cattle Sale: All Beef New Crop Calf/ Yearling Sale, featuring Red-Hided cattle
9 AM
Bloomington Livestock Exchange, RLS LLC
May 19-20, 2026
Wisconsin School of Grazing - Hosted by GrassWorks, Inc. Registration deadline 5/15/26
Lancaster Ag Research Station - Lancaster, WI; 7396 WI-35 & 81, Lancaster, WI 53813
May 23, 2026
Best of the Midwest Hereford Sale
** Note: WHA Member Larson Hereford Farms is a Consignor
5 PM
Perks Ranch, Rockford IL

JUNE 2026

June 5-7, 2026
WJHA/WLBA Preview Show
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Jefferson, WI
Contact: BJ & Kim Jones
Phone: 608-482-2961 (voice/text)
Email: [email protected]
Entry details on the Showman App
Website: Click Here
June 7, 2026
WJHA Open Jackpot Show
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Jefferson, WI
Contact: BJ & Kim Jones
Phone: 608-482-2961 (voice/text)
Email: [email protected]
Entry details on the Showman App
Website: Click Here

JULY 2026

July 4-10, 2026
2026 Junior National Hereford Expo
Madison, WI
Contact: BJ & Kim Jones
Phone: 608-482-2961 (voice/text)
Email: [email protected]
Information & Volunteer Opportunities for 2026 JNHE
Website: Click Here
Wisconsin Beef Council
July 18, 2026
Wisconsin Review Magazine Advertising & Information Deadline
Wisconsin Review Magazine
Contact: Jane Adolph, Editor
Phone: 815-297-5456
Email: [email protected]
July 14-16, 2026
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
Redetzke's No Joke Dairy
216601 Wescott Avenue, Stratford, WI
Website: Click Here

AUGUST 2026

August 10-13, 2026
Wisconsin State Fair Junior Beef Cattle Show
Wisconsin State Fair Park
West Allis, WI
Website: Click Here
August 13-16, 2026
Wisconsin State Fair - Open Beef Cattle Show
Wisconsin State Fair Park
West Allis, WI
Website: Click Here

September 2026

September 16-17
Wisconsin School of Grazing - Hosted by Grassworks, Inc.
Marshfield Ag Research Station; 208356 Drake Ave. N, Stratford, WI 54484

OCTOBER 2026

October 3
Cattlemen's Delight Hereford Sale
Jackson County Fairgrounds, Black River Falls, WI
Contact: Dave Steinhoff
Phone: 608-344-0140
Email: [email protected]
Website: Facebook Event
October 4
Badger Southern Select Sale
Wildcat Cattle Company, Darlington, WI
Contact: BJ Jones
Phone: 608-482-2961
Email: [email protected]
Website: wildcatcattle.com

NOVEMBER 2026

November 14, 2026
Wisconsin Review Magazine Advertising & Information Deadline
Wisconsin Review Magazine
Contact: Jane Adolph, Editor
Phone: 815-297-5456
Email: [email protected]
PAST EVENTS:

January 2026

January 3
Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale
Carthage Livestock, Carthage, IL
Corbin Cowles
Phone: (270) 991-2534
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here
January 10
Wisconsin Hereford Association Royalty Applications Due
Kelly Oleson
Phone: (608) 547-8101
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here
January 15
AHA Youth Activities & Foundation Summer Intern Program & JNHE Ambassadors Application Deadline
Website: Click Here
January 15
WHA Spring Sale Picture Deadline
Melissa Berggren
Phone: (414) 550-5114
Email: Click Here
January 15
7–8 PM CST
UW Madison Extension – Beef Roundup Webinar Series:
Unlocking the Full Potential of Growth-Enhancing Technologies
Online (Zoom)
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Sperber
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Website: Register Here
January 16
WJHA Scholarship Application Deadline
BJ Jones
Phone: (608) 482-2961
Email: Click Here
January 22–23
Driftless Region Beef Conference
Grand River Convention Center, Dubuque, IA
Website: Click Here
January 22–24
GrassWorks Grazing Conference
La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI
Website: Click Here
January 24, 2026
WHA & WJHA Annual Meetings
10:00 am WJHA Meeting
10:00 am WHA Educational Program
12:00 pm Luncheon
12:30 pm WHA Meeting
The Lodge at Mauston
104 Lodge Lane
Mauston, WI 53948

Meeting Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors
RBJ Ranch
Markley Ag Enterprises LLC
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Wisconsin Hereford Royalty
Cake Sponsors
  • MGM Polled Herefords
  • Hillside Oaks Farm
  • Starck Century Farm
January 26
Registration Deadline - UW Extension School for Beginning Beef Production
Online
Adam Hartfiel
Regional Livestock Educator, UW-Madison Extension
(920) 647-6560
[email protected]
Website: Click Here
January 27, 2026
Wisconsin Review Magazine Advertising & Information Deadline
Wisconsin Review Magazine
Contact: Jane Adolph, Editor
Phone: 815-297-5456
Email: [email protected]

FEBRUARY 2026

February 1
NJHA-HYFA BOLD Leadership Conference Application Deadline
Website: Click Here
February 15
Compeer Financial High School Senior Scholarship Application Deadline
Phone: 844-426-6733
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here
February 19
7–8 PM CST
UW Madison Extension – Beef Roundup Webinar Series:
Asian Longhorned Tick
Online (Zoom)
Speaker: Dr. Cassandra Olds
Kansas State Extension Entomologist
Website: Register Here
February 28
Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association Winter Conference & Annual Meeting
The Lodge at Mauston
Phone: 608-228-1457
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here

MARCH 2026

March 19
7–8 PM CST
UW Madison Extension – Beef Roundup Webinar Series:
Key Considerations for Rebuilding Your Cow Herd
Online (Zoom)
Speaker: Dr. Randie Culbertson
Iowa State Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
Website: Register Here
March 20
6 PM Social
7 PM Dinner
WHA Spring Sale Banquet
Crossroads Supper Club
9315 State Road 80, Platteville, WI 53818
Lisa Davis
Phone: (608) 697-9633
Email: Click Here
March 21
12 Noon
WHA Spring Sale
Dutch Valley Auction Building
1877 County Road A, Platteville, WI 53818
Melissa Berggren
Phone: (414) 550-5114
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here
March 22-24
WPS Farm Show
EAA Grounds
Oshkosh, WI
Website: Click Here

APRIL 2026

April 9
Wildcat Cattle Co Frozen Genetics/Fall Born Online Sale
Contact: BJ Jones
Phone: 608-482-2961
Email: [email protected]
Website: wildcatcattle.com
April 12
8th Annual SandRock Ranch Herefords Production Sale
SandRock Ranch Herefords
608-778-8685 (Kevin); 608-732-3685 (Stacy) Kevin Bennett; Stacy Moltzan
Phone: (608) 778-8685 (Kevin)
Phone: (608) 732-3685 (Stacy)
Email: Click Here
Website: Click Here
April 18, 2026
Wisconsin Review Magazine Advertising & Information Deadline
Wisconsin Review Magazine
Contact: Jane Adolph, Editor
Phone: 815-297-5456
Email: [email protected]
Support Your Herd's Success.
In the Cowherd. In the Showring. In the Feedlot.