International Mentorship || Cattlemens Young Leaders

Making Leadership Connections

Once a participant becomes a CYL member they can apply to represent Canada at several international events. International events include: the Five Nations Beef Alliance Young Ranchers Program , International Livestock Congress and National Western Stock Show and educational youth activities of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Young Producers Council.

Before departing to international events the successful candidates will work closely with CCA staff and directors to prepare for active and fulfilling discussion in committee meetings, industry conventions, forums, and presentations.

FNBA sets in motion the new Young Ranchers Program in Denver 2010

Three Canadian producers join the FNBA Young Ranchers to tell our story! Why we love the land, the cattle and feeding the world.

Recent Events

Five Nations Beef Alliance – Young Ranchers Program, Denver 2011
The Young Ranchers Program will be held again this year in Denver, CO January 8-15, 2011 during the National Western Stock Show Highlights include:

Colorado State University at FortCollins meeting with Temple Grandin
All day ILC Tour: King Soopers Case-Ready Processing Plant and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Headquarters
2011 International Livestock Congress-USA
National Western Stock Show Rodeo & Yards
Canadian Consulate – Young Ranchers Round Table

Five Nations Beef Alliance Program captivates young ranchers – source: Action News

Meeting cattle behaviour specialist Dr. Temple Grandin was just part of the excitement for Canadian beef producers attending the 2011 Five Nations Beef Alliance (FNBA)Young Rancher’s program in Denver.
Learning about the inner workings of the NCBA was a thrill for CYL participant Rosie Templeton. “It was fascinating to see the work the NCBA is doing to communicate with their consumers and combat issues facing the beef industry,” said Templeton, who has an interest in agricultural communications and marketing.
CYL participant Nanita Blomquist, a fourth generation cow-calf producer from Big Valley, AB,
found Foglesong’s presentation particularly inspiring.
“It is truly impressive to hear how much the NCBA values their trade and working relationship with the Canadian beef industry and

From left to right Allison Porter, Samantha Sperber and Ricki Fleming in the ‘yards’ at Denver stock show

continues to collaborate with the CCA to improve the competitiveness of North America’s beef industry,” she said.
Participants in the FNBA Young Rancher’s program event are top young leaders within their nations between the ages of 18-35. The FNBA consists of cattle industry associations from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Australia and New Zealand and represents over half of the world’s beef exports
The event coincided with the National Western Stock Show and the International Livestock Congress-USA. Program participants attended the coveted stock show and participated in tours hosted by the ILC. They participated in a Young Ranchers Roundtable

hosted by the Consulate General of Canada that discussed international challenges and opportunities in the cattle and beef industry, as well as ways that nations can work together to improve business and production on a global level.
For CYL participant Samantha Sperber the takeaway from Dr. Grandin’s presentation was that the next generation of ranchers “need to show consumers what we do and how we do it.”
“People are interested in seeing the good practices in agriculture. Unfortunately up until now the negative has been portrayed in a lot of cases by radical groups such as HSUS and PETA. As farmers, we need to share our good news stories with urban consumers,” said Sperber, who runs a commercial cow-calf and grain operation near Rimbey, AB. Ricki Fleming, a purebred Angus breeder and commercial cow-calf producer near Granum, AB. appreciated Grandin’s “common sense and practical approach to animal care and welfare.” “Using measureable outcomes to evaluate and better your operation,” was one idea that resonated with her.

Background on International Events

The Five Nations Beef Alliance (FNBA) is composed of beef cattle producer representatives of five major beef-producing nations – Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States. The FNBA was formed many years ago as a forum to provide a better understanding of the production and trading complexities experienced in each of our respective countries.

More recently, we have seen the need to combine our shared vision toward global trade in beef. The FNBA hold a conference in alternating countries every 18 months. However, the group has recently decided that they will also facilitate and coordinate funding and programs for a leadership development (ex. Young Ranchers Program). This program is aimed at ensuring there are strong emerging representatives, leaders, and advocates to advance the beef industry into the future.

FNBA Leadership

	Greg Brown President Cattle Council of Australia	Travis Toews President Canadian Cattlemen’s Association	Oswaldo Chazaro President Confederacion Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas Mexico	Mike Petersen Chairman Meat & Wool New Zealand	Steve Foglesong, President National Cattlemen’s Beef Association United States of America
	The Five Nations Beef Alliance (FNBA) are in the midst of coordinating the next Young Ranchers Program In at the National Western Stock Show in Denver January 2011.

FNBA sets in motion the new Young Ranchers Program in Denver 2010

First FNBA Young Ranchers Program

The Young Ranchers Program took place in January 2010 at the National Denver Stock Show in Denver Colorado. This FNBA Young Ranchers Program was held in conjunction with the existing ISEF program and the International Livestock Congress – USA (ILC-USA) http://www.theisef.com.

The 5 Nations Young Ranchers Round Table adopted a project to complete a YouTube video from all five nations exhibiting clips of the participants on their own ranches/farms promoting why they have a passion for being a part of feeding the world a high nutrient-dense protein.

Other participating groups during the ILC – USA week included students from Montana State University, Montana and Lakeland College, Alberta and the new Young Producer’s Council under the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).