Archive for September, 2009

Ian Watt Talks Alpaca Fleece – Part 1

Mariann Marsh, Founder of Alpaca Social interviews alpaca expert Ian Watt, of Alpaca Consulting Services USA, former President of the Australian Alpaca Association. Listen to this audio/video to hear Ian’s secrets for breeding for exceptional alpaca fleece. In this interview he shares how to feed your male alpacas for less $, how many years you [...]

Tips from Successful Alpaca Breeders #3

Tip # 3 – Proven Herdsires Give You A Leg Up Experienced breeders will most likely read the title of this article and instantly assume that proven is the better option here. I will lay-out the pros and cons of both arguments here, and come to the conclusion that proven males are in fact, the [...]

Magical Farms Implements Currency for Classics

In what can only be described as a brilliant business move, Magical Farms has rolled out an innovative alpaca sales/trade program called “Currency for Classics” . Inspired by the “Cash for Clunkers” automobile program, this program has alpaca breeders trading in, ahem, older model females for younger stock. Numerous jokes spring to mind about trading [...]



Recent Posts

Categories

Blogroll

Farm Resources

Archives

Subscribe to Alpaca Farmgirl - Farm Business RSS Feed

Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Email Newsletter

Meta