Category: Arizona
A Cattle Ranch for Boys
For over a century, this ranch near Arizona’s border with Mexico has raised thousands of head of cattle, herded by generations of desert cowboys. Today…
Date Farming
Some farmers need expensive, high tech equipment to harvest their crops. This crop requires a very low-tech method of harvest, but it does help if…
Farming the Trees
David’s farm is just 2 ½ acres in size…but that does not mean he’s not busy. In fact, the crop he grows will require full…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/01/Sunset-Volcano.mp3Podcast: Play…
