Chris William Interview - Ambersun Alpacas SA

Published: May 2, 2021, 6:30 a.m.

Welcome back to one of our interviews on the AgriAdventures social platform. 

This week we have been visiting Chris Williams in his farm #AmbersunAlpacas, Mount Compass on the Victor Harbor Road, South of Adelaide. Chris has been working with animals since after school at the age of 15, start working with cattle and becoming a stock agent in Naracoorte.

In 1990 he got in contact first time with the Alpacas thanks to his partner Adrienne while visiting the Royal Adelaide Show and starting with a heard of 13 Alpacas and a 300,000 $AU loan the couple started its journey. 

Today Ambersun Alpacas count up to 1500 alpacas in Mount Compass, is the third larger hear of Alpacas out of South America and they are now expanding overseas in Finland, Norway, Sweeden, Danemark and setting in China and Indonesia. 

Interested to learn more about Alpacas and Chris's story/adventure. 

Check out the podcast or the video interview on the AgriAdventures youtube channel, and Facebook page.