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The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), has announced its 16 finalists for the 2024-25 program year. Each finalist will be awarded a $3,000 budget for beef industry travel and learning opportunities and will be paired with a hand-picked industry leader for a nine-month mentorship […] Read more

Kristelle Harper is a rancher from Brandon, Man., with a passion for pasture improvement through grazing management. She has a degree in animal science, a diploma in applied sustainable ranching and is a professional agrologist. When Harper returned to the family farm in 2016, she purchased breeding stock to start increasing her beef cattle herd […] Read more

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Coleman Nixdorff was raised east of Airdrie, Alta., on a mixed grain and seedstock/commercial cattle operation, YV Ranch, which focuses on high-quality Hereford genetics. He earned an undergraduate degree in animal sciences and a masters degree in ruminant nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan. Nixdorff works as the chief operations officer […] Read more

Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Brett Squair hails from a ranch in the North Okanagan, B.C. He obtained an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University and a juris doctor degree from Thompson Rivers University, became a lawyer, and eventually became a partner at Davidson Lawyers LLP in Vernon, B.C. He practices business law, agricultural law, estate […] Read more