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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE YC ADVISORY COUNCIL?

The Advisory Council helps guide the National YC Program toward its stated mission by providing key information and making recommendations on topics and activities of interest to YCs. The Advisory Council is responsible for sharing topic and speaker recommendations for the YC Leadership & Development Program, the program’s monthly webinars and for the YC Dairy Policy & Legislative Forum.

WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE AS A YC ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER?

Each NMPF member cooperative is eligible to have at least one seat on NMPF’s YC Advisory Council. To be eligible for participation, the Advisory Council member must meet the following criteria:

• Nomination by NMPF member cooperative

• Employment on and/or ownership of a dairy farm that is a member of one of NMPF’s member cooperatives

• Approval from member cooperative

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF AN ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER?

YC Advisory Council members are nominated by their cooperative to serve a one year term. The 2024 YC Advisory Council term will begin at the YC Leadership and Development Program in Nov. 2023 and end in Oct. 2024.

Advisory Council members are expected to participate in two 90-minute virtual planning meetings during the year, attend at least two in-person events and complete at least two of the following:

• Submit an article to a dairy publication

• Be interviewed for an NMPF Farmer Focus feature

• Write a letter to an elected official

• Participate in media training

Please contact your cooperative’s YC coordinator with any questions, and to apply for the 2024 Advisory Council.

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