The IFR offers our members some of the most useful and educational materials available. We are an expanding, professional organization that offers much more than sheep registrations.
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Memberships include:
- A Membership Handbook Full of Materials and Useful Information:
Welcome letter, IFR Bylaws, Code of Ethics and Conduct, IFR Breed Standard, IFR Breed Improvement Program details and forms, IFR Recaputure Program details and
forms, list of IFR sanctioned shows and show forms, futurity information and
nomination form, production, healthcare and management forms, in-depth wool
information, conformation photo page, color description pages, list of industry contacts, industry catalogs from suppliers, registration forms, membership forms, normal sheep physiological values, healthcare tips, sheep parasite information, breeding charts, lambing guidelines, lamb cuts and nutrition, ethnic calendar, optimal weights for markets charts and a whole lot more.
- Reduced Registration Fees and No Penalty Fee for Lambs Over One Year.
- Reduced Transfer Fees
- Free Personal Flock Identification Code
- Monthly E-Newsblast
- Quarterly E-Newsletter
- Free Online Directory Listing
- Eligibility to Participate in the IFR Breed Improvement Program
- Eligibility to Participate in the IFR Recapture Program
- Eligibility to Participate in the IFR Futurity Program
- Eligibility to Participate in IFR Sanctioned Shows
- IFR Accepts Registration Transfers from Recognized Registries World-Wide
- Members Only Educational Portal
- Opportunity to Win Year End Awards at IFR Sanctioned Shows
- Breed Standard Developed with Input from the Finnish Sheep Breeders Association of Finland. Make quality breeding and culling decisions as well as educate the public about the traits and characteristics of the FInnsheep breed.
- IFR Representatives that listen, respond and work with you in a positive, professional and respectful manner.
- Membership Options to suit you and your family
- Online Registration of lambs from IFR registered ram and ewe
- Online Membership Application
- Online Access to the IFR Database Information
- Your IFR Approved Photos on the site; Maximize Your Business Exposure
- Free Hypothetical Matings and expanded pedigree analysis via our registry.
- Detailed registrations featuring photos, inbreeding co-efficients, codon 171 results, color, pattern, marking, litter size and a whole lot more. Expanded generations on every pedigree. All purebred registrations have a unique silver and black raised seal with cannot be duplicated via photocopy. Registrations printed on quality card stock
- IFR Finnsheep Semen Import/Export Program (FIE) - in development
- Free Trial Subscription to The Shepherd Magazine.
- Participation on IFR Facebook page
- PayPal and Major Credit Cards Accepted for all Business transactions.
- Work with an organization dedicated to the preservation and marketing of the Finnsheep breed.
- Ability to participate at Fiber Festivals and Sheep Shows that the IFR attends.
- Special committees and projects
- Join an expanding global network of Finnsheep producers. The IFR maintains a very positive business relation with the Finnish Sheep Breeders Association of Finland, its members and ProAgia of Finland.
Membership Levels and Fees*:
Junior (up to January first of your 21st birthday year)...............................$20.00*
Junior members have no voting priviledges
Active Adult .............................................................................$60.00*
Membership is for an individual; one vote per individual; active status requires yearly registration of lambs with the IFR. Active members who do not meet this criteria will be given associate status. Full membership priviledges as defined above.
Active Family.............................................................................$75.00*
Up to two adults and four children. One vote. E-blasts and E-newsletters sent to one e-mail address. Full memberships as defined above with the exceptions herein noted.
Associate...................................................................................$35.00*
Non-voting member, E-newsletters only; no other membership priviledges. Active members who do not pay fees on time or who are currently not breeding Finnsheep will be given Associate member status.
Gift (paid by seller to a first time Finnsheep buyer; limited) ..........$20.00*
Gift memberships run through the completion of the calendar year in which they are purchased. Gift memberships provide full member benefits (with the exception to database access) for a limited period of time and must be paid by the seller at the time of transfer of ownership. Seller must be a member of the IFR in order to purchase a Gift membership for his/her client.
*Memberships processed online have an additional processing fee.
To join the IFR now, please click on the IFR Online Membership page link above or click here. You may either join online or download the IFR Membership Form.
To download a copy of the IFR Membership Form, click here.
Junior (up to January first of your 21st birthday year)...............................$20.00*
Junior members have no voting priviledges
Active Adult .............................................................................$60.00*
Membership is for an individual; one vote per individual; active status requires yearly registration of lambs with the IFR. Active members who do not meet this criteria will be given associate status. Full membership priviledges as defined above.
Active Family.............................................................................$75.00*
Up to two adults and four children. One vote. E-blasts and E-newsletters sent to one e-mail address. Full memberships as defined above with the exceptions herein noted.
Associate...................................................................................$35.00*
Non-voting member, E-newsletters only; no other membership priviledges. Active members who do not pay fees on time or who are currently not breeding Finnsheep will be given Associate member status.
Gift (paid by seller to a first time Finnsheep buyer; limited) ..........$20.00*
Gift memberships run through the completion of the calendar year in which they are purchased. Gift memberships provide full member benefits (with the exception to database access) for a limited period of time and must be paid by the seller at the time of transfer of ownership. Seller must be a member of the IFR in order to purchase a Gift membership for his/her client.
*Memberships processed online have an additional processing fee.
To join the IFR now, please click on the IFR Online Membership page link above or click here. You may either join online or download the IFR Membership Form.
To download a copy of the IFR Membership Form, click here.
