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When Kim Brooks opened an email in 2006 asking for sock donations for troops in Iraq, she didn’t hesitate. The request came from The Sock Brigade, a project launched by an Oregon alpaca farmer after ...

ROCKFORD — Move over sheep; there's a new fiber in town, and the animal that produces it is being bred by a growing number of farmers in the Rock River Valley for its soft, moisture-resistant fleece.