Boost Your Profits and Beef Marketing Strategies with an Annual Membership

Lifetime Membership

For new businesses and Akaushi enthusiasts ready to join the association. Membership includes the ability to send in DNA samples for parent verification and registration, and do not want to pay an annual due.

Regular Membership

For new businesses and Akaushi enthusiasts ready to join the association. Membership includes the ability to send in DNA samples for parent verification and registration. Regular memberships are renewed annually on the December 31st of the calendar year.

$1,000

$100

Current or past members please visit DigitalBeef for renewals.

We’re thrilled to offer junior memberships to our future American Akaushi cattle ranchers! Email us here.

Member Benefits

Your American Akaushi Association membership gives you access to many valuable services, including: 

  • Advertising: We can help sell your Akaushi cattle. We offer website ads, CattleLog listings, eblasts to the American Akaushi Association database and social media ads.

  • Annual whole herd reporting fees: You don’t need to pay per calf for registration, this cost-effective program saves you time and money and helps better the entire breed.

  • DNA supplies and services: From sample cards and swabs to collection kits and sampling applicators, we can quickly ship you DNA supplies and provide processing and testing. We don’t charge you expensive shipping and handling fees for DNA samples.

  • Datamars tags, applicators and supplies: The AAA team recommends Datamars tags – a high-quality tissue sampling tag that saves you time by collecting a DNA sample when you tag an animal. We can order Datamars products for you!

  • Marketing programs: Need help advertising and selling your Akaushi cattle or semen? We can create Facebook posts, email blasts, listings in CattleLog, etc. to help promote your product.

  • A4 female replacement program: This program helps producers work toward “purebred” designation.

  • GridMax™ Hybrid: AAA maintains this carcass grid pricing system to help you maximize your profits. This tools provides you with proven recorded data that clearly demonstrates the consistency of quality grade and yield grade on every animal sold from your herd when marketing on the grid.

American Akaushi Association membership is open to anyone who is interested in Akaushi cattle and the purposes of the association.

On the fence about joining American Akaushi Association? Call us, let’s talk!