Membership

There are three type of membership available. Below are descriptions of each.

ACTIVE MEMBER: Any person who is 18 years of age or older, family or corporation located in North America who owns and breeds American Guinea Hogs is eligible to become an Active Member of AGHA. Active Members must be current in their membership (in good standing) to be eligible to vote and/or hold elective office, and/or to register American Guinea hogs with AGHA.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Any person, family or corporation interested in the promotion of American Guinea hogs may become an associate member of AGHA, and as such is entitled to all privileges of full membership except that they shall have no vote, nor shall they be eligible to hold elective office, nor shall they be eligible to register American Guinea hogs with AGHA.

FARM MANAGER: Any person who is 18 years of age or older, family or corporation located in North America who manages and breeds American Guinea Hogs is eligible to become a Farm Manager Member of AGHA. Farm Manager Members do not own the hogs being managed, yet make all management decisions regarding the herd as a whole as well as the individual hogs. Farm Manager Members must live in the vicinity of the herd being managed, must visit the herd at least twice a week, must be responsible for all decisions made regarding breeding and herd management, and must be responsible for all registrations and herd data submitted to AGHA as required in the bylaws. Farm Manager Members must be current in their membership (in good standing) to be eligible to vote and/or hold elective office, and/or to register American Guinea hogs with AGHA.

Print the membership form and mail it with the designated fees to the address specified on the form.

Membership Application

NOTE: If you have previously unregistered swine that you think may be American Guinea hogs, please contact the AGHA Registrar for further information on how to get registration papers for your pigs!