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Alpaca Press

A list of recent alpaca related news articles around the USA and the world

 

 

Farmland Looking Attractive to Investors
Farm Bureau News -
... Some investors actually wanted to get their hands dirty, and one of the opportunities at the fair was raising alpacas on a small acreage. ...

Breeders plan 'Alpaca Extravaganza' to showcase success
ABC Online, Australia -
South Australian alpaca breeders say they are experiencing a boom period and plan a special "Alpaca Extravaganza" in April to capitalise on their success. ...

Alpacas making one herd of a business
Shropshire Star, UK -
Doe-eyed alpacas from the foothills of the Andes are helping a south Shropshire businesswoman turn her home into a treasure trove. ...

Dog mauls two alpacas, killing one *NEEDS LOG-IN
The Spokesman Review (subscription), WA -
It's been nearly two weeks since their two alpacas were mauled by what they believe to be a Dalmatian-pit bull mix. The Burnetts' emotions are still raw. ...

Alpacas Attacked By Pitbull

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Alpacas Attacked By Pitbull A north Spokane woman lost a pet alpaca to a dog attack. Another one is recovering from serious injuries. Patty Burnett......
 
Register-Guard -  2/14/2005 1:52:00 PM PST
a chance to see, even pet, the alpacas - gentle tolerant beasts whose soft fleece is...

 

Alpaca breeders start slowly to avoid fast-growth bubbles
Virginian Pilot, VA -
... Alpaca farming is a relatively recent fad, attracting refugees from cities and suburbia who want to work the land – just not that hard. ...
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Microchips Counter Andes Alpaca Smuggling
Newsday, NY - Feb 5, 2005
PUNO, Peru -- Peruvian alpaca herders are turning to technology to thwart a growing problem of the high Andes Mountains: the smuggling of prize-winning, wool ...

Alpaca breeder's boast hook for Westfield-based business
The Republican, MA - Feb 5, 2005
... 90s.". What caught Tierney's eye was the alpaca breeders' boast of a 74 percent annual rate of return on their investments. That ...

Their life is a llama-o-rama
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Feb 5, 2005
Those questions gave the rural Worthington couple an idea -- to start their own business selling otherwise hard-to-find supplies to llama and alpaca raisers. ...

An alpaca to call her own
York Daily Record, PA - Jan 23, 2005
... them in books, and that’s why she stood stunned at this month’s Pennsylvania Farm Show, when the president-elect of the Pennsylvania Alpaca Owners and ...
 

From Lima with love; raising Alpacas locally
Hernando Today, FL - Jan 27, 2005
... Nate is an alpaca. ... Alpaca breeders come from many walks of life and the animals are becoming an important source of income for many people. ...

Microsoft launching search tool in ad blitz
Seattle Times, WA - Feb 1, 2005
... MSN is also looking to grab some attention on Microsoft's Redmond campus today by displaying cars, a tiki hut and a herd of alpacas. ...

It's a what?
Jacksonville Daily News, NC - Jan 22, 2005
... In this country, all the money invested in the operation of an alpaca farm from their feed to their barns is tax deductible, Dameron said. ...

 

LIU students excited to visit Farm Show
The Evening Sun, PA - Jan 13, 2005
... Corey Williams was spellbound by two alpacas in the Main Hall. ... "They were really soft," he said of the alpacas. "They felt like a pillow.". ...

Twin Peaks News

 

Look who's coming in July and August

Hemingway's El Bello will be standing at stud at Twin Peaks Alpacas July 1st through  August 31st

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