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Growing Iowa’s Future Farmers.
The goal of the Midwest Heritage Youth Heifer Program is to help young future farmers gain interest and knowledge of the beef cattle industry. Midwest Heritage grants up to five 7th and 8th grade students three bred heifers, a farm operating account and an optional $1,000.00 operating line of credit financed at 0% interest. During the five-year program, recipients are responsible for the management, recordkeeping and daily care of their herd. At the conclusion of the five years, recipients are responsible for paying back the initial market value of the three bred heifers and any outstanding balance on the line of credit.
Start your herd with three bred heifers and watch your herd grow over the course of five years.
Be responsible for managing the herd, including daily care, records and breeding.
Maintain accurate records of income and expenditures during the five-year time period to pay off the heifers.
Applications for the 2026 Youth Heifer Program are now open! To apply, fill out the application form below:
“This program has had a huge impact on me. The first year I received this program I was asked to be on the Madison County Youth Beef Team and that has been an amazing experience. After I joined the Beef Team I received the 2022 Madison County Cattlemen’s Youth of the Year Award. Last year I had the opportunity to rent a pasture from my Grandpa to put my own cows on. I also had the opportunity to purchase half of a bull last year alongside my parents. This year I received the 2025 Madison County Cattlemen’s Beef Ambassador Award. I feel that being chosen for this particular program has opened up all of those other opportunities for me. In the future I plan to get a degree in agriculture. I plan to keep growing my cow herd as I already have a total of 10 to calve out this year. I also plan to take over my parents cow herd of 170 cow/calf pairs that we background. I would encourage anyone to apply for this program. Not only have I benefited financially but also my knowledge of the beef industry has grown so much. It helped me discover my passion of learning more about beef by-products.”
- 2022 Recipient
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