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LATEST NEWS FROM THE FARM Come visit us at the Petrolia Farmers Market from June 6 through August every Saturday from 7 am until noon. *** Our normal farm store hours for the summer will be weekdays from 2 - 6 pm, weekends by appointment or chance. *** The crias are arriving!!! We now have three on the ground, two males, one female and are expecting 14 more!! Keep watching for pictures as they arrive. If you would like to see the crias up close and personal....please email or call to arrange a visit. We look forward to your visit! *** Our herdsires and future herdsires continue to prove themselves in the show ring again! Add these winning genetics to your breeding program. 2009 Alpaca Ontario Show - Orangeville, Ontario 1 st Place - Brier' s Blue Tartan - Two Year Huacaya Male Grey Consistent crimp through out Blue's fleece. Very typey, correct male. Very deserving 1st place. 1st Place - Ziraldo's Fancy That - Yearling Huacaya Female Grey out of our Ring Ranch Nickelodeon ( Vicuna coloured ) 1st Place - Angles Lane Denje - Juvenile Huacaya Female Brown-Lt. out of our Brier's McIntosh ( Dark Fawn ) 4th Place - Angel's Lane Sassie - Juvenile Female Brown - Med/Dark out of our RR Rufus ( Rose Grey ) *** Results of the 2008 AC/CNASF National Fleece Show in Halifax NS Pine Lane's Spirit - 1st place - H4 White (D) Perry's Peruvian El Nino - 1st place - H5 White (E) Brier's Blue Tartan - 2nd place - H2 Grey/Roan (B) McBeth - 2nd place - H3 Grey/Roan RRR Rufus - 3rd place - H3 Grey/Roan *** Feedback from judges at the 2008 Alpaca Ontario Show in Orangeville: Brier's Blue Tartan: Nice typey grey male, impressive "Blue" density and crimp, deserving first place. MacBeth: Superior fleece in his category, fine, crimpy and dense. Rufus: Really fine, crimpy fleece, very fine for his age. Stop by our new photo gallery! Also view photos from the 2008 Ontario Alpaca Show. *** We have received our fleeces from the Navan Fair Alpaca Show, near Ottawa. Our alpacas won: Brier's Blue Tartan - 3rd at 2 years of age, still fine Lucky Jo - 2nd at 3 years of age, still fine Spirit - 1st at 6 years of age, still fine Nino - 1 st at 10 years of age, still fine - WOW!! McBeth - 2nd at 3 years of age, still fine Rufus - 1st in his class and Grand Champion Grey Male! at 4 years of age still fine Brier Run Alpaca studs continue their fineness for the long run!!! *** In the fall of 2007 Brier Run Alpacas and Edy's Mills Fine Fibres were nominated for "The Premier's Award For Agri-Food Innovation Excellence". This nomination was submitted by the regional information coordinator for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. We are thrilled to announce we were selected to receive one of 55 regional awards in Ontario! The award was presented in Glenco, Ontario on Friday May 16th, 2008. Click here to view the announcement Brier Run Alpacas continues to move forward in our approach to improving alpaca husbandry and the industry as a whole. We invite you to email or call to see for yourself how different our approach is. *** |
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