Autumn Sun Alpacas

I find myself thinking occasionally thinking would I do this over again, and the answer is yes. With the current economy leading to critical financial introspection, our industry is often questioned. Not unusually, I am asked "what's the reason to raise alpacas?" It's not any get rich quick scheme, if anything it is a lot of work to raise alpacas. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that they are an relatively 'easy to care for' livestock. But, they are still livestock to be born, raised, shown... read full article

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KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR SMALL FARMERS
1. Choose something you love to do. It's hard work under the best of circumstances. If you are doing it just for the money, it's unlikely the energy, creativity, and satisfaction necessary for success will be present.

2. Create a high quality product. Quality is the single most important element that will differentiate your product from mass produced alternatives. More and more consumers want fresher, better tasting, healthier products than those available ... read full article

Here are some sites you may want to peruse about EPD information:

a) ARI's daughter site, Alpaca Academy, has posted info at
http://www.alpacaacademy.com/articles/EPD

b) Northwest Alpacas library gives an overview at
http://www.alpacas.com/AlpacaLibrary/EPDs.aspx

c) Alpacaficionado has a longer article by Northwest Alpacas at
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