MAINE-ANJOU Announcements, News & Events

Updated Membership Fees

The American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) Board of Directors held its spring meeting in April. Discussion was held regarding rising costs and how it has affected the day-to-day operations. The AMAA has managed to keep registration rates the same for nearly ten years. Rather than increasing registration fees, the motion was made to increase the adult membership rates to $150. Those that paid 2023 dues prior to July 1, 2023 will be assessed a $50 service fee. AMAA staff has started the billing process. Please return the payment within 30 days of the invoice date. Any account renewed or applied for after July 1, 2023 will pay the new adult membership rate. Starting January 1, 2024 all adult memberships/dues will be $150.

The board also motioned to raise the junior memberships from $25 to $50 starting January 1, 2024.

By increasing these fees, the AMAA will be able to continue offering the same quality service the membership is used to receiving while also mitigating the rising operating costs the AMAA has faced. Membership renewal notices will be mailed starting in October.

NEW INVOICE LOCK TIME:

Starting January 1, 2023 all outstanding accounts will be locked and a finance charge will be applied to all accounts not paid within 30 days instead of the 60 days allowed previously.

INCOMPLETE REGISTRATION AND PERFORMANCE DATA:

If work is submitted for weaning and yearling, but not completed, AMAA will delete the entry within three business days and it will need to be added once the data can be provided. AMAA will also delete registrations that have incomplete fields such as blank dams, sires, birthdates, names, tattoos or not owners of the dam that is entered within two weeks. The exception would be entries for registration that are pending due to testing. Please be aware that once a registration has been entered and the “Validate” button is selected, it goes to the registrar to be completed, invoiced and closed. AMAA will make an attempt to contact you prior to deleting the entry via email.

NEW MEMBERS:

All new members must choose a program when submitting a new membership. The two programs that are offered are MAPP and Breeders Choice. More information on these two programs is available by visiting maine-anjou. org and clicking on “Member Services” “MAPP

Agreement.” If a membership is submitted without choosing a program, the new member will be placed in the Breeders Choice program.

Membership Accounts

It is the AMAA policy to only share account information with those authorized on an active account, no matter the age of the account holder. The account holder must provide written permission to add a person(s) to their account to transfer and register on their behalf. Anyone that is not authorized on an account will not be provided passwords or invoice information no matter the age or relation to the account holder. The account holder is the only one that can call or e-mail the AMAA directly to remove or add any person(s) to/from their account. Any authorized person on the account can register, transfer, obtain or change passwords once they are on the account.

HELPFUL TIPS WHEN REGISTERING:

To avoid delays in your registration work during our busy season follow the tips below. Double check that all blanks and information are correct and complete before mailing or submitting online. Things most commonly missed are: o Missing herd prefix and herd ID o Birthdates o Date of sale o Name of animal o Payment

Make sure the person that is registering the animal owns the dam with the exception of ET calves. If an ET calf, make sure the donor dam has DNA verified and has been PHA & TH tested with the results on file. If you are checking on testing work please e-mail Rylee at rylee@ amaapc.com. When calling or e-mailing please have the name and breeder number of the person submitting the work.

When registering annual active dams for performance only animals please submit them online if you have the capabilities. This will help the registrar processing tremendously.

We appreciate you and your business and want to make sure that the registration process runs as smooth as possible. Thank you in advance for your extra time in making sure all work is correct, complete and received in a timely manner.

REGISTRATIONS:

The AMAA will assess a $5 fee for any registration work received by fax, e-mail or by mail. To avoid this fee, please log into your online Digital Beef account to complete all registration work. New forms can be downloaded from our main webpage under Digital Beef/Registrations – Printable Forms. If you need assistance