The REWARDS Program offers significant cost savings on animal
registry, ownership transfers, the Gold Program and herd classification
to members as an incentive to encourage greater participation in genetic
improvement programs.
The larger the herd, the more savings are
realized. The REWARDS Program is an annual program reserved exclusively
for members. A $100 herd fee, plus $16 per cow on test, provides for
unlimited registration of all offspring born during the year of program
participation. In addition, all participants may classify all females twice per year and transfer all animals sold during the year without
paying individual program fees.
The Gold Program and genetic evaluation
summaries are included in the once-per-year fee.
Members who prepay the REWARDS Program annual fee prior to the start
of the new year may save an additional 5%.
A monthly milk check
assignment is also accepted by the Association to pay the REWARDS
Program fee.
The effective date of the annual program is January 1 of
each year.
Enrollment period deadline is March 31.