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Raising Cattle in the Heat

Angus Brown is used to dealing with 120 plus degree heat and three inches of rain a year. It’s a cattle operation that thrives in some of the most extreme weather conditions…

The McElhaney Cattle Company

Along Interstate 8 in Southwestern Arizona, you can find one of the largest cattle operations in the nation. It’s called the McElhaney Cattle Company and today we take a look at a herd of over 100,000…

When Life Gives You Lemons…

When life throws you a lemon, you make lemonade. Mark certainly has plenty of lemons, but he doesn’t have to make them into lemonade to compete. Even though trade rules have made this a difficult business, his family is still finding ways to thrive in growing lemons…

A Citrus Family Tradition

You’ve probably bought their fruit and not even realized it. This is a family-owned citrus packer that grows, packs, markets and ships around the world. We head to Southwestern Arizona for a look ourselves…

Sunset Volcano Crater National Monument

Although it’s been about a millennium since this place rumbled to life, the mountain still speaks of the event that took place here…