[AlpacaTalk] Re: the future

I agree, we have as an industry, started out largely ignoring the
fiber end. It'll just take some time for us to get organized with easy
access to fiber processors, but I think that can and will happen. AS I
understand it, our co-op was not only importing goods from SA, but was
sending our fiber there to be pooled and processed. We need to keep
our fiber here in North America, process it here, and market those end
products.

As far as never catching up, well if we just work hard and market the
"All American" or "All North American" alpaca angle, we can surely
have a strong presence here.

Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
1150 Darlene Ln. #199
Eugene, OR, 97401

voice: 541.868.6976

http://www.westwindalpacas.com/
http://www.alpacanation.com/westwind.asp

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "Elwin Bagley" <Gapacaman@t...> wrote:
>
> Sharon: Now, don't be pessimistic.
> We have more alpaca farms, more alpacas than anyone except South
America. True the Aussies know more about fiber production and
marketing than anyone, but we are not far behind them in the fiber
industry.
> People like Ian Watt are helping to show the way in producing better
fiber animals and farmers like Magical are already setting the
standard in producing fine fiber animals.
> Our problem is fragmentation in our goals.
> We have only one real co-op and they have went astray from the first
by importing goods from South America.
> We need to build a strong marketing industry of our own, but we have
too many farmers who want to get rich quick by peddling the goods from
South America.
> If we follow the plans of our best fiber mill owners like Glen Berns
and Rod Daken we can soon surpass the others
>
> Elwin & Setsuko Bagley
> www.windyhillalpacafarm.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Hennessey
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 10:21 AM
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] the future
>
>
> We not only have to compete with S.A. but also with China and
Australia. We
> have not really been serious, in my opinion, about a fiber
industry in the
> U.S. and I do not see it happening in 5 years either. Also as we
get more
> animals with better fiber so do the other countries. I think we
are just
> too far behind to ever catch up.
> Sharon
>
> MIKE & SHARON HENNESSEY
> ALEATORY FARM LLC
> REG. ALPACAS & NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS
> 704 COUNTY ROAD 9
> CHENANGO FORKS,N.Y. 13746-2121
> m.s.hennessey@f...
> www.alpacanation.com/aleatoryalpacas.asp

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