WOLVERINE — It all started with a tractor ... “My husband wanted a tractor and I told him if he got a tractor — I got critters ...” Charlotte Rovenko and her husband, Keith, did get the tractor and ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. -- More than 40 farms will host an Alpacas of Minnesota Statewide Farm Tour Oct. 1-2. Tours will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Many farms will have alpaca products, hand-spun or machine ...

Linda Peter says her livestock jump and dance in the field each evening to celebrate the end of the day. They’re alpacas, and these friendly cousins of the llama produce a high-quality fiber with ...

The view as you head up the gravel hill to Jeff Suchland’s farm in Troy, Missouri, doesn’t seem remarkable—until you see a pasture speckled with grazing alpacas. From afar, the animals might be ...

The "One Year One Outfit" challenge is coming to an end. Participants who embraced the challenge last October were asked to make an outfit of three garments, using only natural fibers and dyes sourced ...

On a tiny farm north of Minerva, Alicia Rocco’s alpacas jostled for breakfast, their inquisitive muzzles pressed through the barn gate. “They are nosey animals,” said Rocco, owner of Alpaca Spring ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Karen Rader has always loved alpacas and after visiting Falls Edge Farm in Benton, she decided to ...

I didn’t know this. Alpaca are part of the camel family, called camelids. When you think about camels, you generally picture the one or two-humped variety, slowly walking along the crest of the hot ...

Karen Rader has always loved alpacas and after visiting Falls Edge Farm in Benton, she decided to start an alpaca farm. She began Pine Valley Alpacas farm in Lake Twp. with her husband, Dan, in 2015 ...