Saturday, May 18, 2013
Our first auction, nervous - anxious - fun!!!
We took our medium silver girl, Liberty's Midnight Revere to this year's 2013 AOBA National Auction! That is an experience and thrill!
Reva, as she is called, did a great job with the experience and so did Jeff (who was the lucky one on stage getting all the glory)! Meeting people and talking alpaca was fun.
We are thrilled that Deborah Low, with Near Sawrey Alpacas won the bidding for Reva. Reva is being bred at Alpacas de la Patagonia (De read more...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nothing says more fun than bidding on elite herdsires while enjoying dinner and scrumptious cake with friends! Recently, the Columbia Alpaca Breeders Association (CABA) had their herdsire auction and show.
We couldn’t resist getting involved in the action with the bidding. Neither could our friends Floyd & Janis Smith with Aleutian Eagle Alpacas, who bought the most decadent German chocolate cake of the decade! They shared this beautiful dessert with the table and the rest of the evening was read more...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Heading to GWAS is always an adventure. This year Jeff and our good friend Floyd from Aleutian Eagle Alpacas partnered up for the roadtrip with a load alpacas! The Road Warriors hit an incredible snow storm that closed the interstate between Laramie, Wyoming and the Colorado border but managed to get through without problems.
This year's show was a Level 5, with over 800 animals attending! I was lucky enough to fly in and enjoy the fun and excitement without doing all the work. We took four a read more...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This past weekend's show was held at NW Showcase, held in Pasco, Washington - a warm 84 degrees when we unloaded. Seeing friends and making new acquaintances are the best part of shows. It is imperative to get out there in the ring and show your animals!
When you show, it measures your herd across all other competitors. This helps make breeding decisions, tell people are you serious about the business and it's a whole lotta fun!
You can never market or network enough in alpacas! The friend read more...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Load’em Up and Head’in Out! Show season is exciting and it’s 2013 Show Time – Go Time!
Years of planning, working, praying all comes down to show time for our alpacas! We always start our year with Alpacapalooza, a very competitive show held in Ridgefield, Washington. This year, we have seven animals going and hoping for some nice ribbons to bring home! This time of year gets exhausting with back-to-back weekends travelling, showing and working. Jeff is going to visit Futurity, to scout out read more...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
This past Saturday, we learned about the importance of Permaculture at an AROW seminar hosted by Stellar Alpacas. Dave with PacaPride was our speaker for the day and we covered quite a few topics with the essence of the seminar revolving around Permaculture.
Permaculture is defined as the core ethics of:
Take care of the earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply. This is the first principle, because without a healthy earth, humans cannot flourish.
Take care of the peopl read more...
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Great News!
Section 179 Deduction was extended in
the Fiscal Cliff Bill!
If you are doing lease-financing on equipment or livestock this year, you can write off the entire amount up to $500k. Here are the new Section 179 Deduction limits for 2013:
•2013 Deduction Limit = $00,000 (was $139,000)
•2013 Limit on Capital Purchases = $2,000,000
•2013 Bonus Depreciation = 50%
*Please Note: The above limits are as of 1/1/2013, and are for tax year 2013. In addition, 2012's old limit ($139,0 read more...
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