Membership  

Becoming a member of IHFA will add value to your herd. The process of joining is simple and straightforward.

Requirements for Membership

• Submit an application form for membership to IHFA
• Milk record cows
• Register a herd prefix (name)
• Have a herd free of any restriction under the various Department of Agriculture disease eradication schemes

A member of staff will call out to your farm to complete the registration procedure. Herd owners choose their own prefix or herd name, which is then registered exclusively as their brand.

Fees

• Yearly membership: €40
• Herd prefix, once off charge: €100 (discounted if a whole herd grade up is completed)

Find out more about grading up here.

Forms

Click here to download a copy of an application for membership.

Click here to download a permission form. A permission form is an instruction from you to the Department of Agriculture and Food, to make available a copy of your herd’s calf registration data and movements (AIMS) to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). This information is stored in the ICBF database.

If you are a current member who needs to update your bank details for your existing direct debit with us, you will find the form you need here.

If you are changing to a company or partnership, you will need to fill out both the direct debit form and membership form again, with your new information.

View our products here.

Contact Us

If you wish to receive further information regarding becoming a member, please contact our office at IHFA, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.

Tel: +353 (0)23 8833443
Email: enquiries@ihfa.ie