Alpaca Webinars are Northwest Alpacas pioneering educational effort that brings basic and advanced alpaca education to your computer. Webinars are offered either as a 10-pack series, or as individual courses. These webinars are intended for current and future alpaca breeders who want to explore the industry and gain practical knowledge regarding various aspects of the alpaca business. After completing the webinars participants will be equipped to make better-informed decisions about alpaca buying & selling, farm or ranch improvements, alpaca care and breeding.

This year's currently scheduled webinar classes are listed below. All class times are PST. Click here for course descriptions.

• Getting Started
• Selecting your first Huacaya
• Alpaca Taxes
• Barns and Fences
• Alpaca breeding genetics (Advanced)
• Marketing - The Ideal Alpaca Community
• Neo-Natal Clinic (Advanced)
• The Spin on Alpaca Fiber
• Herdsire Selection
• Ask The Expert: A question and answer webinar on alpaca history, husbandry, genetics, selection, and marketing.

The 10 webinars are offered as a package for $250, or individually at $35 each for the basic webinars and $75 for the advanced webinars. By purchasing the package you save $180. Please note, the "Ask The Expert" webinar is included only with the package and can not be purchased separately.

The time span for the 10 webinar series is typically about 12 weeks. The entire series will be repeated throughout the year at approximately 3-month intervals. Please see the schedule. For each webinar purchased, you may participate in the initial webinar, and/or the webinar of the same title when it is next offered, usually about 3 months later. This provides an opportunity to make-up a missed class, or to repeat it to strengthen your understanding.

Instructors include Mike Safley, Author of Alpacas: Synthesis of a Miracle, Ideal Alpacas: From Myth to Reality, The Alpaca Shepherd and The Alpaca Chronicles. Fred Kraft, alpaca marketing expert and speaker with 5 years alpaca experience. Peggy Stevens, retired CPA, breeder and alpaca tax expert. Dr. Paul Jones, DVM with over 30 years of camelid veterinarian experience.

Upcoming Webinars

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