Becoming a member of IHFA will add value to your herd. The process of joining is very simple and straight-forward.
It is possible to register your animals online with the Department of Agriculture. Go to the www.agfood.ie website and follow the stages laid out in this guide
Service price changes came into effect from the 1st January 2024. Click here for pricing for all IHFA services on offer to our members.
IHFA’s whole herd grade up (WHGU) is the easy way to attain Pedigree status.It has been designed to facilitate the many herdowners who have non-registered herds.
The classifier individually inspects each animal and with the use of a special hand-held computer assigns a score to that animal that best describes its overall conformation.
Whether you have animals for sale or you are think of having a Field Evening, follow this link and you can create your very own Herd Brochure here.
This is a cost-effective mechanism to verify the sire of the offspring in cases where two or more breeding bulls are left run with the herd. This test will provide a sire check and genomic value for the female progeny.
There is something for every dairy farmer to read in each edition and our Journal is read cover to cover by many of our members, many who will collect editions.
