Canadian Cattle Young Leaders recognizes 2025–2026 program mentors

Calgary, AB — Canadian Cattle Young Leaders is pleased to announce this program year’s industry-leading mentors who are kindly investing their expertise and time to offer guidance to the next generation of the Canadian beef industry.

Each year, the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program selects 16 participants ages 18–35 from across the country and offers industry networking, travel, and skill building opportunities. A focal point of the program is matching participants with a hand-picked mentor in their specific area of interest in the Canadian beef industry for a nine-month mentorship experience.

There is an exciting array of mentorship focus areas this year, including risk management, markets, digital communications and marketing, grazing management, research and innovation, genetics, nutrition of beef, direct marketing, business planning, policy, and much more.

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