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Saturday, May 10 |
10:00 am |
CREATIVE FINANCING STRATEGIES FOR
ALPACA PRODUCERS or FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME ALPACA PRODUCERS |
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Dennis K. Hall |
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Senior Economic Development Analyst for Pagrows coming to The
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture from the Keystone
Agricultural Innovation Center where he was a Penn State Extension
Business Planning and Marketing Development Regional Educator.
Prior to the above, he served as the President and CEO of an
international corporation providing business and strategic planning
services to Fortune 5, 50 and 500 companies from offices in eight
states, the District of Columbia and four European counties. He
holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Finance, and graduate
degrees in Psychology, Counseling Psychology and Program
Administration. Additionally, he has held faculty and administration
positions in higher education, as well as providing leadership to a
children’s psychiatric residential treatment facility.
He is the author of over 150 professional and scholarly
publications, and presentations. The thread that has stitched
together his rich and diverse career has been the desire to assist
individuals and groups of people in achieving their goals through
building new processes, rehabilitating challenged systems, or
seeking innovative directions of travel. He daily seeks to increase
diversity in opportunity, enhance inclusivity and achieve
operational excellence through high levels of customer service
management. He grew up in the agricultural and banking communities
as a result of his parents’ careers.
Dennis is married to Sandra Parker Hall; they have two adult sons
and two grandchildren.
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Financing your Alpaca operation in today's market can be tricky
and often time consuming. With a few creative strategies and the
help of low-interest loans from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
the barriers can be minimized and the opportunities for success
expanded.
Join us for a conversation aimed at building financial success for
your Alpaca operation.
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Saturday, May 10 |
11:00 am |
DEWORMING & VACCINATION
PROTOCOLS - WHAT'S NEW |
| Speaker: |
Heather K. Henry, VMD, Creekview Veterinary Services |
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Dr. Henry is local to the central Pennsylvania area and was
raised in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. As a young girl and
teenager, she was an avid horsewoman and showed on the Hunter
circuit many weekends. She completed her undergraduate degree in
Large Animal Science at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA.
After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she pursued her doctorate
degree in Veterinary Medicine and attended the University of
Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia. Upon
graduation in the spring of 2001, Dr. Henry moved to Northeast PA
for the duration of 1 year. During the summer of 2002, she returned
home and started her own ambulatory large animal practice which
encompasses all large animal species including Camelids.
Dr. Henry also practices small animal medicine on a part-time basis.
When Dr. Henry is not busy visiting farms (sometimes with her 2 year old daughter) and practicing medicine she enjoys the
outdoors with her family and two dogs!
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Come hear the information every breeder needs to know about
developing a deworming and vaccination program!!
- We will review the typical vaccination and deworming
protocols used in the Northeast for both cria and adult Camelids.
- If time allows, an overview of the more common diseases of
Camelids will be discussed.
Please bring your questions and comments as they
always generate great discussion!
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Saturday, May 10 |
1:30
pm |
ALPACAS 101 |
| Speaker: |
Tina Weston (President, PAOBA), Forest Glen Alpacas
Chris Works (President-Elect, PAOBA), Kendall Creek Farms |
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Tina Weston:
Tina has been in the alpaca industry for 5 years now. Her farm
Forest Glen Alpacas is located in North Western Pa. She owns and
runs the farm with her husband Doug and 2 kids, Hunter and Heather.
25 Huacaya alpacas make their home there. We are expanding to
include Suris as well in 2008. She has been a Veterinary Technician
for 22 years. This experience has served her well in attending to
the health of her herd as well as her boarders. She is involved in
many aspects of the alpaca industry, currently serving as President
of PAOBA and Show Coordinator. Her farm provides boarding and
agisting services, sheering, sales, mentoring services, and there is
a gift shop selling alpaca products.Chris Works:
Chris Works’ background prior to becoming an alpaca rancher in 1997
is in Forest Products manufacturing, namely composite panel
products. His previous work experience includes managing facilities
with over 400 employees and $80 million in annual sales and
participation in the design and construction of four manufacturing
operations. He has a B.S. in Forestry and Wood Chemistry. He and his
wife Lori are now the owners of a local retail business and Kendall
Creek Farms Alpacas. They live in the beautiful hills of
northwestern Pennsylvania, just outside of Bradford. They are the
proud parents of a 14 year old, Forrest, and currently have 52
Huacaya on the farm.
Chris has been a voting member of AOBA, ARI, and MAPACA since 1997
and of PAOBA since its inception. He is currently serving on the
PAOBA Board of Directors as President-Elect. Over the last ten years
he and Kendall Creek Farms have been involved in the industry in the
form of show participation, ring stewarding, sponsorship, and most
certainly the social interaction and lifestyle the industry is
famous for.
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This will be an informal open discussion presented by the
President and President-elect of PAOBA.
For the new breeders:
You have your alpacas, now what?
Take this opportunity to get all those questions answered!
For the more experienced breeders:
Come share ideas / knowledge with others.
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Saturday, May 10 |
3:00 pm |
FIBER ARTS /
NEEDLEFELTING |
| Speaker: |
Stevi T. (Alpaca Encounters, Montville, NJ) |
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Stevi has created award-winning sculptures and Fiber Art sold
worldwide. She is a single parent that supported her 3 children for
the past 17 years with her artwork.
Stevi has been a member of the Original Doll Artist of America (ODACA)
since 1996 and an AOBA member since 2001. Her artwork is regularly
featured in Contemporary Doll, Dolls, Teddybear Magazine and News
Articles Nationwide with an exclusive line sold only through E-BAY.
Stevi's first purchase of Alpacas was inspired by the versatility of
the Alpaca – how it would incorporate with her artwork to create a
new and exciting market with signature designs. This would create an
immediate income while building her herd.
Stevi is very involved in community events with an educational
program for children where they have learned about the process from
fiber to fashion. Instructional classes in Needle felting are taught
at many events.
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Stevi will be focusing on:
Please bring any Projects you are currently working on that might
need assistance for some hands-on work.
Stevi's artwork will be on display with some supplies available.
Please visit:
www.AlpacaEncounters.com
To learn more and see
examples of her unique products!
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Sunday, May 11 |
10:00
am |
PASTURE PRINCIPLES
MANAGEMENT FOR NON-TECHNICAL FOLKS |
| Speaker: |
Mark Goodson, Agronomist, USDA NRCS |
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Mark Goodson is an agronomist living in Springettsbury Township
York County. He is employed as state agronomist by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of The United States Department of
Agriculture in Harrisburg. Mark served as the County Agent for
agronomy with Penn State Cooperative Extension in York County from
1999 to 2006. There he established a Pasture Management Program for
Recreational Horse Owners in York County that included field
lessons, and pasture walks at private landowners farms. Mark studied
agronomy at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown PA as well as at
Penn State.
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Sunday, May 11 |
11:00
am |
SKIRTING AND PREPARING
YOUR FLEECE FOR SHOW OR MILL |
| Speaker: |
Wini Labrecque (Star Weaver Farm), Fiber professional &
textile artist |
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Wini Labrecque has made fiber her profession, studying, training
and evaluating its properties from both a scientific and hands on
approach. As a textile artist, she has developed a solid background
and interest in a wide variety of techniques for utilization of
fiber from raw state to finished product. Since the late 1980's,
utilizing natural fibers, Wini has been spinning, weaving, knitting
and felting. Her handspun skeins and woven/knit goods are sold at
area art festivals and in area specialty shops. Once exposed to
alpacas and their wonderful fiber, she has been utilizing and
promoting the fiber to everyone who will listen.
Wini lectures on all aspects of fiber as well as gives classes in
beginning spinning, felting, and/or weaving to individuals or small
groups. She is a Fiber Arts judge as well as a judge for spin offs,
hand spun and mill spun skein competitions, an AOBA apprentice
fleece judge, and currently completing certification as a Camelid
fiber grader/sorter.
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Processing your fleece into roving or yarn is becoming more and more
popular for individual farms. Mini mills are popping up everywhere.
This seminar will discuss the process your fleece goes through at a
mill to become finished yarn as well as the different possibilities
available to you for yarn structure.
We will also review what is required from you to get the best
product back from the mill.
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Sunday, May 11 |
2:00
pm |
USING THE HANDCRAFTER’S SPIN-OFF AS A MARKETING TOOL |
| Speaker: |
Elaine Harvey (Out of Hand Fiber Arts) |
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Elaine has been a fiber artisan and instructor for the past 20 plus years. As a national award winning Angora rabbit breeder her interest in fiber production and the finest of fibers drew her naturally to Alpaca fiber. For the past 5 years Elaine has expressed her devotion to Alpaca through her work with individual breeders to improve their breeding programs, provide education about Alpaca fiber to the public at events like the PA Farm Show, Alpaca shows and through her judging of Handcrafter's Spin Off. Elaine is committed to the improvement American Alpaca Fiber and to helping Alpaca breeders to become competitive in textile industry and the lucrative hand-crafter's market. |
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Elaine explains the process and results of the Handcrafter's Spin
Off.
Learn to use this unique evaluation to market your fiber to
handcrafters who are willing to pay top dollar for good Alpaca fiber
well presented.
Elaine also explains how to use the results of the Spin Off to have
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