Farm Happenings

Slow and easy growth in alpaca farmingLimaOhio.com“Nobody knew what an alpaca was. There were no zoning laws, so what they did was say we had to follow zoning laws of horses,” Judy said. “And they said you could have so many, but you could put five alpacas on an acre of land comfortably.

Alpaca farming brings business back to New England farmsFox BusinessSimilar to sheep alpaca — cheered each spring without hurting the animal and their — is set to factories. The New England fiber pool processes the fiber from thousands of farms allowing large scale production in American commercial — The idea of …

Alpaca Tax BenefitsFutureOfCapitalism.comThe New York Times has an interview with an alpaca farmer who lives on Martha's Vineyard and who asserts, “Alpacas are a federally recognized livestock, so owning them has tax benefits.” The Times doesn't press the issue, but why the tax code should…