alpacas: Re: [AlpacaTalk] the future

I just want to add that another production mill that believes in "All American" is the NEAFP. (I am no way involved with the co. I just like what they are doing). I wish more farms would turn to companys like them for stocking their stores instead of buying imports. And how about buying from each other? We could be stocking our farms stores with products made from other small farms. Very few farms make everything, so why not buy from your neighbor or the farm across the country instead of buying the imports? That way we help the industry two ways, support the alpaca farms here, and no imports! How can we convince the public to buy our products, when we sell them imports in our own farm stores?
I agree with you on electing the right people into the BOD of AOBA, however in the last election I didn't read anyones bios that said they're for stopping the importing of alpaca goods. One person spoke up for the small farmers and fiber production and I did vote for that person. But if you are one of the many small farmers that are new to the industry and don't "know the BOD", we can't vote for the right person unless they are willing to speak out so we can hear them.
Well, enough for tonight,:) have a wonderful Sunday. If you're getting any of this yucky cold rain that we are, stay dry and warm.:)
marianne
Sonny Haven Alpacas LLC
myalpacapride@yahoo.com

Elwin Bagley <Gapacaman@tds.net> wrote:
Your opinion agrees with more people than you think, and more people in the
AOBA should listen to you.
There are only two alpaca fiber mills that I know about which agree with us who want to build the fiber industry by making and selling only American products.
One is GMF and the other is Royal Fiber Spinnery.
These two belong to a small group which were only two at the Atlanta F2F show.
They had a booth that said "buy american" at that show.
If we follow the lead of our fiber mill owners and our new AFCNA, we can build a fiber industry that will surpass all others.

We will eventually win out. Rod Daken and Glen Berns are two that are leading the way, along with most of the members of our new AFCNA.
One way we can win this battle is to start by voting the right people into the BOD and getting the right people into the many committees that control the AOBA and all the mistaken practices.
The problem is the elections are controlled by a nominating committe that is composed of the very people who do not agree about stopping the imports and stopping the government subsidy of imports.
We have to nominate by petition some good people to run for posts on the BOD.
The AOBA is us, all the Alpaca Farmers, not just a vocal few who control the elections.
We must take control of our AOBA.

This thread has gone way to political and I will probably be censored for violating the rules, but we need to get our opinions heard and this site plus the alpaca farms site is the only place that I can find that will allow the truth to be posted.

Elwin & Setsuko Bagley
www.windyhillalpacafarm.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Marianne Barry
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] the future

I agree with the competion factor of the countries. That's why I think we should not be purchasing alpaca products from other countries to sell in our farm stores. Lets start buying American products to sell in our stores. Why would peru care if we closed our boarders to imports, they make the money off us by people buying their products. People who think it's not a fiber market now do as much harm to the industry as those who buy imported products. That's just IMHO, of course.
happy holidays everyone!
marianne
Sonny Haven AlpacasLLC
Sumter SC
myalpacapride@yahoo.com

Michael Hennessey <m.s.hennessey@frontiernet.net> wrote:
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@frontiernet.net
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