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Our 2023 seminar weekend was such a success, we are recreating it with some new topics for a 2024 repeat. 
Enjoy it all while sharing in the education and engagement with other farms.

PLUS:  We have added an IFA Show !!

GRAND SPONSOR:

FULCUM FARM

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR FARMS:

QUARRY CRITTERS - Ruby Sponsorship

SHEPHERDS CREEK  -  Sapphire Sponsorship

WALNUT RIDGE  -  Sapphire Sponsorship

PROVIDENCE MEADOW  -  Sapphire Sponsorship

Fleece show registration opens - July 1, 2024

Register for FLEECE SHOW

Register for SEMINARS

Host Hotel:  Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - "The Heart of Amish Country"
150 Granite Rd - Lancaster, PA 17601
MAPACA BLOCK PRICE - $199/KING   -   $239.00/DOUBLE 

RESERVATIONS - (717) 581-1800

VENUE: 

Farm & Home Center - 1383 Arcadia Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 
  
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2024 Topics and Speakers:

 Innovative Fleece Assessment, View Live Judging
Helen Testa, AOA Judge

Applying Color Genotyping to Your Alpaca Herd
Jason Gill, Cotton Creek Farms

Photography: Put Your Farm in the Best Light|
Dave Speckman, Northern Blessings Alpacas

 Advances in Animal Therapy
Grace Phillips, PHD Candidate,  Meadowgate Alpacas

FAMACHA Training & Certification
Melanie Barkley, Penn State Agriculture Extension Educator

Fiber Prep for Processing and Show
Julie Wysong, Quarry Critters Ranch

Veterinary Round Table Discussion
Dr. Melinda McCall. DVM;  Dr Mike Pesato, DVM; Dr Arlen Wilbers, DVM

Alpaca Art With Alma
Alma Gelorme, Heaven's Hill Alpacas

Register for SEMINARS

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE !!

Ruby: $500  -  1 Fleece Show Entry; Your Banner Hung at Show/Seminar Site; Full Page Ad in Seminar Folder; Recognition for a year on Website; Verbal Recognition at Seminar

Sapphire: $250 -  Sponsorship of Seminar Class of Your Choice;  Full Page Ad in Seminar Binder; Recognition on Website; Verbal Recognition at Seminar

$50 -  Business Card Ad in Seminar Folder; Recognition on Website; Verbal Recognition at Seminar

• Understanding the Innovative Fleece Assessment - Helen Testa, AOA Judge?Base Coat Color Genetics - Jason Gill, Cotton Creek Farms?Ultrasounds: What am I looking at? - Coreen Flanery, DVM?Play to Your Strengths: Marketing & Agritourism - Stephen & Nicole Phillips, Meadowgate Alpacas Show Handling & Etiquette - Randy Strong, K-Ran Alpacas