"Some days you're the passenger, and some days you must be the
DRIVER
to get where you want to go." ~Higher Ground Rhea
Join The USGGC!
Membership is now OPEN! Membership with the USGGC offers many benefits! Discounts to USGGC events and activities, members-only resources (educational and promotional materials), and a network of like-minded owners and breeders to share ideas!
Conservation Breeder Membership - $35 per year Any farm/family currently raising and or breeding BGS registered Guernsey goats. Conservation Breeder Membership includes benefits for all adult (over 18 years old) living at the address listed on the membership. BENEFITS:
Farm listing (brief description and link) on USGGC website
Listing in the annual membership directory
Subscription to quarterly online newsletter, Milk & Honey
First invitation and discounts to USGGC sponsored events
Voting privileges and invitation to the annual meeting
Advocate Membership - $25 per year Any person over the age of 18 on the postmark date of their application is eligible for Advocate Membership with the USGGC. BENEFITS:
Listing in the annual membership directory
Subscription to the quarterly online newsletter, Milk & Honey
First invitation to USGGC Sponsored Events
Youth Membership - $15 per year Any person under the age of 18 on the postmark date of their application is eligible for Youth Membership in the USGGC.
Requirements: USGGC may pay the same discount rates for USGGC events and activities as Farm Members. Youth members are not eligible to vote. Youth members who pay their membership dues before March 1 each year are listed in the annual Membership Directory. Youth Activity Committee: USGGC seeks youth interested in coordinating youth-centered activities at USGGC events. We believe that the youth voice is central to learning and preservation and want you to be involved! Any USGGC member may volunteer for a position on this committee. Youth Showmanship: USGGC will offer youth showmanship opportunities at any show events it may hold and will recognize youth exhibitors accordingly. Please contact the Directors for more information.
The USGGC is committed to offering opportunities to ALL youth, regardless of their ability to pay membership fees. Please contact us if you have a youth interested in participating with USGGC for whom paying the fee may be a barrier.