March 31 - April 2^nd 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 27^th, 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 21^st, 2006 - Marketing Seminar given by Julie Wasson

August 12^th, 2006 - MAPACA Type Conference in Philadelphia, PA

March 24^th, 2007 - Alpaca Neonatal Training Seminar (Lecture & Wet Lab)

                   Speaker: Dr. Cheryl DeWitt, Camelid Veterinary Service, Findlay Ohio

March 30^th - April 1^st, 2007 - A to Z Alpaca Seminar

Conducted by Joy Elkins & Linda Elliott, DVM

April 26^th - 29^th - 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 23^rd & 24^th, 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 17^th, 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