Colorado alpaca breeders building better fiber

We have quite a few alpaca owners up here. I thought everyone would enjoy this story from the show starting today in Denver.



For city-dwellers and corporate workers wanting to try their hand at ranching, the alpaca seems to be a good fit. Since their introduction to the U.S. in the mid-1980’s, alpacas have led hundreds of Coloradans to the world of livestock. Some of them will be presenting at the National Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association Show starting in Denver Friday (5/20). Breeding has been the main source of income for alpaca owners, and now many are focusing on the animal’s fleece as well, trying to make the high-end fiber more mainstream. Colorado Public Radio's Anna Panoka reports.
to listen to the story on the radio report:

http://www.cpr.org/#load_article|Colora ... tter_fiber

I listened to that story. What I found interesting is that she said there are now approximately 1000 alpaca farms in Colorado. In 1996, there was about 30. It was a good story.

what did you think about the fiber co-op idea?