March 31 - April 2nd 2006 - A to Z Alpaca Seminar Conducted by Joy & Bob Elkins
Everything you wanted to know about:
- The future of the industry and how to find your niche.
- Your business plan and how to make profits
- Legal and tax aspects
- What you need to get started
- Basic herd management
- Facilities, nutrition, and medical issues
- Choosing your alpacas to meet your business goals
- Hands on experience
- Everything else no one told you about alpaca ownership...
May 27th, 2006 - Seminars sponsored by Double 'O' Good Alpacas
- Play with the Big Boys: Marketing for Small Farms by Deb Hill
- How to Save Thousands on Your Taxes / Alpaca Operation by Linda Glass
- Developing a Product Retail Store the Easy Way by Deb Hill
April 2006 - Added to our Alpaca Research Library
- Small-Scale Livestock Farming by Carol Ekarius
- Alpaca Veterinary Field Manual (Second Edition) by C. Norman Evans, D.V.M
- The Complete Alpaca Book (Second Edition) by Eric Hoffman with Contributing Authors
- The Camelid Companion Book by Marty McGee Bennett
- The Alpaca Team Training & Handling DVD by Marty McGee Bennett
- The Ultimate Alpacas as a Business by Eileen L. Davis
June 24 2006 - Alpaca Neonatal Seminar by Dr. Karen Baum, D.V.M
July 21st, 2006 - Marketing Seminar given by Julie Wasson
August 12th, 2006 - MAPACA Type Conference in Philadelphia, PA
March 24th, 2007 - Alpaca Neonatal Training Seminar (Lecture & Wet Lab)
Speaker: Dr. Cheryl DeWitt, Camelid Veterinary Service, Findlay Ohio
March 30th - April 1st, 2007 - A to Z Alpaca Seminar
Conducted by Joy Elkins & Linda Elliott, DVM
April 26th - 29th - 2007 MAPACA Jubilee - Seminars Attended
- Showing Off by Marty McGee
- Bringing Home the Ribbons by Kim Platt
- Tax and Business Planning by Douglas N. Boyle, CPA
- Protecting Your Herd by Carl Persons
- Farm Security by Carl Persons
June 23rd & 24th, 2007 - Get A handle On Breeding for Elite Fleece by Ian Watt
July 21, 2007 - Alpaca Color Genetics; BEW; Greys by Dr. Andy Merriwether
January 17th, 2009 – Alpaca Information Day sponsored by Virginia State University’s
Small Ruminant Program
- Alpaca Fiber Quality and Analysis by Dr. Chris Lupton.
- Building a Grazing System for Small Ruminants in the Mid-Atlantic Region by Dr. Chris Teutsch
- Internal Parasites of Alpacas by Dr. Anne Zajac, DVM
- Parasite Control in Alpacas and Llamas by Dr. Tom Terrill
- The Alpaca Research Initiative at VSU by Dr. Stephan Wildeuss