Handy Links

Ranches

The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA) Farm Locator. The official trade organization lists information about all U.S. ranches sorted by state.

State of Jefferson Alpaca Association, Members List - information about alpacas and selected ranches, news and a classified section for alpaca sales.

The California Alpaca Breeders Association - the oldest regional alpaca breeders association in the Northern Hemisphere.

Reference Organizations

Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA), for information about alpacas and alpaca ranches.

The Alpaca Registry Inc.(ARI), for information about registered alpacas and alpaca research.

Alpaca Nation, organized as a library covering a wide variety of alpaca topics.

Health

West Nile Virus in Jackson County - Jackson County, Jackson County Vector Control District, veterinarians, and health officials are working to minimize the impact of West Nile Virus on Jackson County through education, surveillance, mosquito control, and prevention measures.

Feed Safe - Protect your herd from nitrate. Nitrate in hay or pasture blocks nutrition and oxygen transport, resulting in malnutrition, mal-absorption, oxygen deprivation, disease and even death - not to mention heart break, huge production losses and veterinary fees.

Financial

Farmers Tax Guide - an excellent source of detailed information on the tax ramifications of alpaca-ranching.

Investment in Alpacas - a detailed source of information on the finances of alpaca-ranching and livestock investment.

Auctions and Sales - a listing of selected Alpaca Auctions and recent auction prices.

Events

Alpaca Events - A selected list of upcoming Alpaca Events throughout the United States.

Fiber

Klamath River Fiber Mill -14518 Patterson Creek Rd, Fort Jones, CA ph: 530-468-4277.

Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America (AFCNA) - information on the handling of fleece and the emerging fleece industry in North America.

North American Alpaca Fiber Producers (NAAFP)- an agriculture cooperative created to establish the highest level of quality alpaca products produced in North America.

Yocum-McColl - alpaca fiber testing.

Products

Quality Llama Products, Inc. & Alternate Livestock Supply 800-638-4689.

www.Useful-items.com - assorted products and supplies for alpaca-ranching.

Services

Alpaca Training - behavioral methods for training alpacas.

Web Development - WebArtists.biz built this website as well as many other alpaca, and non-alpaca, websites.

Rogue Valley

Upper Rogue Valley - including historic Jacksonville, the cultural treasure of Ashland, and the unsurpassed beauty of Crater Lake.