Pucara Alpacas | Alpaca Farm | Raising Alpacas for sale

We welcome all alpaca enthusiasts to our educational series. Education in livestock breeding is power. If you are new, an existing alpaca breeder, just starting your alpaca ranch, being confounded by alpaca sales or need to lift your breeding and alpaca show skills perhaps we can help.

TITLE	LOCATION	LEVEL
"Alpaca Selection and Fiber" new for 2010	See Schedule Seminar details	All levels
" Thrive or Survive in the Alpaca Industry"	See Schedule Seminar details	Newbies, inexperienced breeders & the rudderless!
"Alpaca-New Buyers Guide " NEW SEMINAR	See Schedule Seminar details	For new alpaca buyers and those trying to upgrade...elective topics!
Workshops	Details	For all levels of experience.

"Australia's loss is Oregon's gain! We attended Alan and Jude's seminar this past weekend and were more than pleased with all that we learned. Even after being in the alpaca business for several years, the information that we gained has had an immediate impact on our day-to-day business -- everything from feeding to assessing fiber to being more critical in judging our own herd without the "barn blind" syndrome. Thank you, Jude and Alan, for being great instructors and wonderful hosts!"

" Thankyou again for one of the most memorable times of my life. The seminar has forever changed how we will run our alpaca business and our breeding program. I only wish I had done this ten years ago....

I mean I could go on for a bit about how valuable our weekend at Pucara was to me. Can’t thank you enough. I feel better every day about our farm and our alpaca industry – now that I have new eyes to see it all through. "

We think people coming into the alpaca industry have five main questions that need solid answers before they will commit to one of the largest financial outlays they will ever make. They are:

1. What alpaca I buy?
2. How do I select and breed that alpaca?
3. How do I sell it?
4. How do I run an alpaca business and farm?

We believe we have the answers to all of these questions. We have been farming alpacas now since 1991. We have participated in the Australian industry since 1991. In the US since 1994. We have exported alpacas from Australia to New Zealand, Canada and the US. And from the US we have exported alpacas to the UK, Canada and NZ. We now have a farm in the US and one in Australia. BUT we were just a teacher and a contracter. We started with just five alpacas. We've walked the road and can help you with a road map!

We’ve visited the home of alpacas in Peru several times. We have witnessed the industry in all the alpaca countries grow. We have participated at the highest levels of politics in Australia. Jude has judged all over the world. In short we’ve seen thousands of alpacas and know hundreds of alpaca breeders all over the world. And even more importantly we have participated in and have not been afraid to look at other livestock industries to evaluate what it takes to succeed in those industries.

Those industries are hundreds of years old, are commercial and are far, far, bigger than our small alpaca world. How can Wal Merryman of Merryville Merino Stud in Australia get the highest prices for his rams and ewes (often in excess of alpaca prices!), although there are 200 million merino sheep in Australia! How does Te Mania Angus Stud and their US affiliates dominate that angus industry world wide?

Yes, you are right we are not breeding sheep or cattle. BUT! Whether its fish and chips, a hair dressing salon, or a farm, it takes skills esoteric to the industry guided by good fundamental business practice to succeed.

We can show you, through our series of seminars, especially the "Thrive or Survive in the Alpaca Industry", how to choose a niche within our industry based on business principals that will give you a chance to thrive in this industry. We’ll show you how to select to that niche and breed to get the best results. And we’ll actually show you how to market the animals and sell the animals.

Our "New Buyers Guide" is out attempt to keep a seminar short enough for a day but instructional enough to give potential alpaca farmers the chance to get an Alpaca 101. There is a two day session also.

More importantly than any of this we will show you why you might want to use us and our network farms as your mentors. How we can actually help you succeed in an industry that does require a particular set of skills to master the trade! We’ll introduce you to our client support package.

We will help you put together herd plans that just may help you thrive – not just survive - even if these current high prices do not last! There are examples all over the world. You just need to know where to look and who to listen to!