Applications for the 2025 event are due Friday, January 31^st, 2025.

Download the application instructions here.

The tour and conference, which begins in Denver and proceeds across the country to Washington D.C., helps young leaders understand all areas of the beef business, ranging from industry structure to issues management and from production research to marketing. The program is limited to a small number of producers each year and all participants must be nominated by one of NCBA’s affiliate organizations.

Applications will be reviewed for eligibility and forwarded to the YCC Angus Representative Selection Committee for their evaluation and ranking. The recipient of the award will be notified in late February or early March. Applicants not selected are encouraged to reapply in subsequent years if still eligible.

The award will include the following:

• Registration fee for YCC paid directly to NCBA by the Angus Foundation.
• Reasonable coach-class airfare from the participant’s home to the beginning site of the conference and from the ending site of the conference to the participant’s home.

  Note: Incidental and meal expenses not covered by the registration fees are the responsibility of the participant.

In the event the participant selected cannot participate in the conference, the program coordinator for the Angus Foundation may offer the award to the other applicants in the order ranked by the selection committee.

Qualifications for Applicants:

• Must be an active member of NCBA
• Must be an active member in good standing of the American Angus Association
• Must be between 25 and 50 years of age

  Note: Employees of the American Angus Association, its subsidiaries or affiliates are not eligible to apply for this award.