ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP Why join the Highland Cattle Society? Our Board of Trustees continues to work towards bringing increasing value to our members. Our main objective as a charity is to provide an accurate Herd Book and maintain this valuable record of the long history of the breed and preserve the breed’s genetic heritage, but what else do we provide? There is a long list of benefits: Maintain the herd book and ensure its integrity Provide an annual copy of births in the year showing folds and breeders who continue to maintain the valuable Highland genetics Provide a registration and transfer service and provide an easy method of registering cattle on line Provide an online database search facility that can provide members with any registered animal’s history and lineage, together with fold and members details. This allows you to research your animals’ genetics or look for breeders throughout the UK. Have responsive staff that excels in Customer service and always respond to a query. Even if they can’t answer your query directly they will refer you to somebody who will.
Support the National Show held annually at a location throughout the UK Provide a stand for the major shows, such as the Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire and the Royal Welsh to promote our breed Support regional Highland Cattle clubs by offering representation, leadership assistance and promotion material Sanction a list of Highland Cattle judges and maintain these on our website Sanction Highland cattle shows all over the country and provide Highland Cattle Society rosettes to shows throughout the UK helping to promote the breed and your fold
Publish electronic bulletins keeping you up to date with what is happening throughout our membership and within the society
Work towards grants for education, research and members welfare
Produce an annual journal with features, major show results, members register and much more
Encourage young handlers to participate in the running of the society through various committees
Provide a dynamic and informative website and a platform to advertise your cattle
Encourage breeders throughout the UK by running a Regional Fold competition every two years
Manage regular Society shows and sales which include social and educational events Provide free membership for those buying for the first time at Society show and sale Provide free cattle registration transfers for those cattle sold at a Society show and sales Provide a free fieldsman visit for new members Help promote your fold in other forms of social media for those bringing cattle to the Society sale or selling cattle on our website. Sanction a list of fieldsmen and maintain common standards Promote our fantastic breed with features and articles in printed and on line publications Promote across the world the Society shows and sales Collaborate with academic research wherever possible Keep abreast with latest developments and research that may have a bearing on Highland Cattle
Encourage young handlers at Society shows and sales
Solicit sponsorship for Society shows and sales and the major shows throughout the country Collect and compile available performance data on Highland cattle Continue ongoing breed development with a bull programme and support pedigree breeders Encourage DNA testing for cattle pedigree identification, disease services and to identify important breed and beef characteristics Sell fun Highland Cattle Merchandise Above all being a member of the Highland Cattle Society helps to preserve and safeguard the Highland Cattles heritage. We also have Life Long membership, Associate Members and Junior Members. See our website for details.
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