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Alpaca Farm In Bozeman Is Vertically Integrated
By Jess Antonio
September 25, 2011
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Alpacas of Montana breeds and raises alpacas, shears them and makes apparel out of their fleece. They opened their doors to the public to give people a better idea of what alpacas are and how a Montana business can create and keep their products local.
"It's an annual event, we just invite people to come to our farm, enjoy a day out away from the city streets and see what an alpaca is and what it's all about, see what our local farm can produce as far as apparel and alpacas and all that goes into making a farm grow...
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US: Alpaca United formed to promote alpaca industry
Author: Petah Marian | 22 September 2011
The former president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated Nick Hahn has launched a company called Alpaca United to promote the North American alpaca industry.
Speaking to just-style at ITMA today (22 September), he said that the start-up formed in March, but the company's website is set to launch in the "next few days".
Hahn said the website will be broken down into two silos - a consumer site that will cover trends and the fashion side, and an industry site which will cover technical aspects.
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No, that’s not a llama
For many people, telling the difference between an alpaca and a llama is a little tricky, but for alpaca farmers Cherol McManus and Sarah Balser, the distinctions couldn’t be easier to spot.
September 23, 2011 – Red Wind - Republican
CANNON FALLS — For many people, telling the difference between an alpaca and a llama is a little tricky, but for alpaca farmers Cherol McManus and Sarah Balser, the distinctions couldn’t be easier to spot.
Both animals are members of the camelid family, but they aren’t as similar as people think. To start with, llamas are much larger and sometimes a couple hundred pounds heavier. Also, llamas were originally bred to be pack animals while the purpose of breeding alpacas was to get their fleece.
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