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YCLP

Young Cattlemen's Leadership Program


The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association recognizes the need to cultivate our future leaders of the association and industry. The Young Cattlemen's Leadership Program (YCLP), funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff, aims to do just that by identifying the state's top young cattlemen and developing them into leaders of the future.

The three primary goals of the YCLP are:

  • Provide participants with a "pasture to plate" experience of Alabama's beef industry
  • Equip participants with the tools necessary to become an effective leader and to share their beef story with their peers
  • Create a network of young cattlemen who the ACA can depend on to help with beef promotion and issues management as well as become industry leaders in the future

The YCLP consists of six meetings dispersed across Alabama over the course of a year. The class will be selected by a committee based on applications submitted. Preference will be given to those nominees who are ages 22-40, but do not be discouraged to nominate yourself or someone else who falls out of that range.

We encourage county chapters to “buy-in” to their young leaders. If you are interested in applying to the program, complete the enclosed application and submit it with a letter of recommendation from someone you consider being an upcoming leader in your county’s cattlemen association.

Contact YCLP Program Coordinator Reid McGuire for more information.





2023-2024 YCLP Class X

Kolton Betterton

Kolton Betterton

Butler County
Miller Bonds

Miller Bonds

Limestone County
Cameron Carnley

Cameron Carnley

Coffee County
Kyle Creel

Kyle Creel

Tuscaloosa County
Brett Crow

Brett Crow

Morgan County
Karen Crow

Karen Crow

Colbert County
Maurlan Dickerson

Maurlan Dickerson

Lowndes County
Dallas Dowsey

Dallas Dowsey

Geneva County
Drew Dowsey

Drew Dowsey

Geneva County
Aisling Fields

Aisling Fields

Dale County
Dylan Gilbert

Dylan Gilbert

Winston County
Josh Graham

Josh Graham

Pike County
Sierra Hicks

Sierra Hicks

Morgan County
Anna Lane

Anna Lane

Hale County
Cheyenne Martin

Cheyenne Martin

Lawrence County
Thomas Reeves

Thomas Reeves

Dallas County
Amanda Teixeira

Amanda Teixeira

Lee County
Jacob Walding

Jacob Walding

Dale County
Kayla Walker

Kayla Walker

Marshall County
Jimbo Wheeler

Jimbo Wheeler

Lowndes County
Russin Wilson

Russin Wilson

Elmore County
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