Membership Information

The American Forage and Grassland Council, with your support, can accomplish much toward a better forage industry.  It's a big program and we need your help. In addition to our Programs & Services, members will have access to an Online Membership Directory so that you can keep in touch with your fellow members. You'll also receive the latest news from the association, have access to proceedings from our Annual Meeting, and receive timely articles designed to keep you informed with today's changing industry.

Membership types/dues are as follows:

Additionally, AFGC members are asked on the Membership Application for their classification:

Industry - members who work for private industries operated for profit

Producer - members whose primary source of income is from owning and/or operating a farm.

Public -   members who work for public agencies, foundations and institutes.

• Click here to join today online!
• Click here to download a Membership Application.
• Click here to view the Corporate Support Brochure including information on benefits of membership and/or support.
• Click here to view an excel comparison of available corporate support opportunities.

Organizations wishing to join as Affiliate Councils should contact AFGC for details about the joining process. Call 1.800.944.2342.

Membership Information

The American Forage and Grassland Council, with your support, can accomplish much toward a better forage industry.  It's a big program and we need your help. In addition to our Programs & Services, members will have access to an Online Membership Directory so that you can keep in touch with your fellow members. You'll also receive the latest news from the association, have access to proceedings from our Annual Meeting, and receive timely articles designed to keep you informed with today's changing industry.

Membership types/dues are as follows:

Additionally, AFGC members are asked on the Membership Application for their classification:

Industry - members who work for private industries operated for profit

Producer - members whose primary source of income is from owning and/or operating a farm.

Public -   members who work for public agencies, foundations and institutes. 

• Click here to join today online!
• Click here to download a Membership Application.
• Click here to view the Corporate Support Brochure including information on benefits of membership and/or support.
• Click here to view an excel comparison of available corporate support opportunities.

Organizations wishing to join as Affiliate Councils should contact AFGC for details about the joining process. Call 1.800.944.2342.

Membership Information

The American Forage and Grassland Council, with your support, can accomplish much toward a better forage industry.  It's a big program and we need your help. In addition to our Programs & Services, members will have access to an Online Membership Directory so that you can keep in touch with your fellow members. You'll also receive the latest news from the association, have access to proceedings from our Annual Meeting, and receive timely articles designed to keep you informed with today's changing industry.

Membership types/dues are as follows:

Additionally, AFGC members are asked on the Membership Application for their classification:

Industry - members who work for private industries operated for profit

Producer - members whose primary source of income is from owning and/or operating a farm.

Public -   members who work for public agencies, foundations and institutes. 

• Click here to join today online!
• Click here to download a Membership Application.
• Click here to view the Corporate Support Brochure including information on benefits of membership and/or support.
• Click here to view an excel comparison of available corporate support opportunities.

Organizations wishing to join as Affiliate Councils should contact AFGC for details about the joining process. Call 1.800.944.2342.

Membership Information

The American Forage and Grassland Council, with your support, can accomplish much toward a better forage industry.  It's a big program and we need your help. In addition to our Programs & Services, members will have access to an Online Membership Directory so that you can keep in touch with your fellow members. You'll also receive the latest news from the association, have access to proceedings from our Annual Meeting, and receive timely articles designed to keep you informed with today's changing industry.

Membership types/dues are as follows:

Additionally, AFGC members are asked on the Membership Application for their classification:

Industry - members who work for private industries operated for profit

Producer - members whose primary source of income is from owning and/or operating a farm.

Public -   members who work for public agencies, foundations and institutes. 

• Click here to join today online!
• Click here to download a Membership Application.
• Click here to view the Corporate Support Brochure including information on benefits of membership and/or support.
• Click here to view an excel comparison of available corporate support opportunities.

Organizations wishing to join as Affiliate Councils should contact AFGC for details about the joining process. Call 1.800.944.2342.

Vision Statement

"To be recognized as the leader and voice of economically and environmentally sound forage agriculture."

Core Purpose

"Advance Forage Agriculture and Grassland Stewardship"

The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) is an international organization made up of 20 affiliate councils in the United States and Canada with a total individual membership of about 2,500.  Our primary objective is to promote the profitable production and sustainable utilization of quality forage and grasslands.

AFGC aspires to be the "leader and voice of economically and environmentally sound forage focused agriculture.  We are working toward this goal through the following activities:

• Assisting in establishing state and provincial affiliate councils and helping them plan and conduct programs that will promote forage and grassland agriculture at the local level.  They are represented in AFGC through the Affiliate Council Advisory Committee.
• Planning and conducting an annual conference to provide opportunities for forage workers from the public and industry sectors to meet with each other and with producers to exchange ideas on production, utilization and promotion of forages.
• Publishing forage-related information of interest to members and others through:
  • A complete proceedings of the annual conference including interpretive summaries of all papers presented.
  • A quarterly forage magazine, The Forage Leader, with articles and information of general interest to producers.
  • Cooperation with the American Society of Agronomy and Society for Range Management on publications of joint interest.
• Conducting an annual awards program.
• Encouraging leadership development of individuals involved in the forage industry through:
  • Competitions (Emerging Scientist and Forage Spokesperson)
    Annual Leadership Conference for affiliate council leaders.
• Serving as a source of information on forages and grasslands through a toll-free telephone number at the National Office - 1.800.944.2342.

AFGC By-Laws