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Calendar 2011
Date
Location
Events
Jan. 8
Directions to
Merrills
Why Alpacas?...What's Next For the Alpaca Livestock                  
Business?     Jim Patrick, Patricks' Pastures, Denton Tx.

Jim is a very engaging speaker.  He has been identifying trends in business
and industry for over 30 yrs with great accuracy.  During the 80's, he
founded the 'think tank' at American Airlines.  He has the ability to identify
trends and focus on fast results.  In 2009, he spoke to current alpaca
business owners, both at large and at large forums, and through over 100
one on one consultative sessions. He provides business planning,
strategies, budgeting, image making counseling and consulting.  He will
discuss current alpaca industry conditions and forecast thefuture of our
industry.  He will speak to questions like:  What's the future look like?  Is
the sky falling?  Why would anyone want to invest in alpacas today?
What needs to change?  And how?  How to focus and tailor your
marketing efforts to maximize effectiveness!
Feb. 5
TBA
Genetics Seminars, D. Andrew Merriweather,
Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of  Anthropology and Biology, Binghamton
University.

Color Genetics for Alpaca Breeders-  The basic rules for color inheritance.  
How to breed to make the colors you want make and avoid those you do
not want.  How to avoid making blue eyed whites. How to make tuxedo
greys and black-point roan greys.  Breeding for solids or patterns.
How to Meet Your Breeding Goals-  
How to choose your breedings to maximize your desired color outcomes.  
Tips to improve the odds of getting the fleece styles and qualities you want
when choosing yourbreeding stock and your breedings.  The difficulties of
polygenic traits like microndiameter, staple length, density, crimp style.
 
 
 
Aug 27-28
Salt Lake County
Equestrian Park
Fiber classes, fiber booths, food etc.  South Jordan Equestrian Center
Sept. 15
Robert and Suzie
Radtke Directions
New Board Member's Meeting - 6:30pm All Impaca! member's may attend.
Sept. 24-25
TBA
National Alpaca Farm Day
Oct 1
Directions to
Merrills
IMpaca! Annual Meeting and Pot Luck.  Pot Luck starts at 1 pm and
Meeting starts at 2pm.
Oct. 29
Most central
location that will
accommodate the
clinic.  Call Becky if
you would like to
volunteer your farm.
NEONATAL CLINIC - The clinic consists of 5 lectures in the am dealing
with female anatomy & reproduction, breeding schedules/ultrasound ID
for pregnancy, herd management, normal & abnormal birthing/corrections
and newborn care.  The afternoon is a fun hands-on “delivery” lab using
realistic birthing forms and stillborn crias.    In addition, I provide course
books at  my cost of $15.00.  I can take up to 30 people max for the lab,
since there are 4 birthing stations with 6-7/station being about the limit.
The requirements for lab are an area that can be cleaned up afterward (or
tarps under tables if on nice surface), warm water available and work sink
or outdoor hose for washing forms or cria prep. For lectures I need a
blank white wall or projector screen and chairs – tables for writing
optionalJ.   

Class starts at 8:30 am.
$165.00 per person
Lunch Provided
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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After a break for show season and spring birthing, we'll be bringing more speakers and workshops.  Topics
under consideration are:

-Weaning
-Halter Training
-Dying fiber
-Skirting fleece
-Introduction to showing alpacas
-Alpaca 101- How to draw blood, trim toenails, do teeth, do worming.
-Neonatal education

So look in your mailbox in the next few weeks for information and details.

You can rsvp now by replying to this email or by calling Becky at 801 550-8952.  As soon as I get rsvps, I
can choose a location central to all.

2011 is going to be a great year for learning!!