Young Cattlemen's Council President, Charlene Yungblut.
At its Annual General Meeting this summer, the Canadian Cattle Association's (CCA) Young Cattlemen's Council (YCC) welcomed new leadership. The meeting was held at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference on August 16, 2022 in Penticton, BC, where Ontario Delegate, Charlene Yungblut, was announced as the YCC's newly-elected President. Charlene takes the reins from Member at Large from B.C., Carley Henniger, who served the 2021-2022 term as President and will move into the Past President role.
Charlene's priorities for the council in the upcoming year include strengthening delegate relationships with their provincial organizations, and using the youth voice to tell the good news story of how Canadian cattle production contributes to environmental sustainability and climate change solutions. She also serves on the CCA food policy committee in an ex-officio role on behalf of the council, where she hopes to see positive views surrounding Canadian beef included in the next iteration of Canada's Food Policy that is under review by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Charlene grew up on a small commercial cow-calf farm in Niagara, Ontario. Her enthusiasm for farming led her to pursue an Agriculture Diploma from the University of Guelph Ridgetown College. After college, Charlene spent several years working in the grape and tender fruit industry.
In the summer of 2021, Charlene started a new position with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), as their Member Service Support Rep. creating resources, advocating for agriculture and providing support to Ontario farmers.
Charlene is passionate about being an active advocate for agriculture and the beef industry, leading 4-H clubs and sitting as a director with the Beef Farmers of Niagara. Charlene was selected as a 2020 participant of the CCA's Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Mentorship Program where she completed her mentorship with Matt Bowman, who is heavily involved with the CCA and the Beef Cattle Research Council.
Charlene continues to be involved in her family’s farm, and in recent years, has been developing her own herd alongside the main operation. She also serves with the Beef Farmers of Ontario as their youth representative, allowing her to provide the board a young producer perspective on industry issues and communicate concerns facing the next generation of the beef industry to the provincial government.
As the new President, Charlene looks forward to an exciting year ahead of council activities working on behalf of Canada's next generation of beef farmers and ranchers.
At the Annual General Meeting, YCC Saskatchewan Delegate, Scott Gerbrandt, was also named as the new Vice-President. Scott moves into the role following YCC Alberta Delegate, Martin Clausen, who finished his term on the Council in August 2022.
Young Cattlemen's Council AGM at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. August 16, 2022. Photo courtesy of B.C.P.hoto
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