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Arizona Sonoran News

Addison Burright leads her steer, Clover, out of the stall on Friday, September 14, 2018, in Willcox, Ariz. (Photo by Hannah Dahl/Arizona Sonora News Service)

New Cochise County 4-H program builds confidence, character

Hannah Dahl October 2, 2018

Dust swirls around Addison’s square-toed boots as she leads a calf the color of chocolate syrup out of the stall and into her backyard. Despite being three times her size, the animal follows patiently...

Don Guerra prepares for the opening of his bakery Barrio Bread Saturday, April 28, 2018. (Brieana Sealy / Arizona Sonora News)

Podcast: A discussion with Barrio Bread’s Don Guerra on community baking and ‘Breaducation’

Brieana Sealy May 2, 2018

“I’ve always felt strongly about doing something for my community and having more of an investment, not just a business to make money but in connecting my community through bread,” Don Guerra,...

Donna Bruce holding one of her chickens, in front of her plant beds, on her farm Sharing Life's Abundance (Photo by: Amanda Sladek / Arizona Sonora News).

Arizona leads nation in female farmers

Amanda Sladek April 19, 2018

In Queen Creek, Arizona, you can find a 1.33-acre lot growing oranges, apples, figs, peaches, pears, grapes, sugarcane, lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, okra, corn, green beans – and also raising...

With AZ farmers aging fast, who will take over the farm?

With AZ farmers aging fast, who will take over the farm?

Ethan McSweeney March 3, 2016

Arizona’s farmers are getting older — a lot older. The average age of a principal farm operator in the state is 61.1 years old, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department...

Wineries lobby to loosen regulations as business booms

Wineries lobby to loosen regulations as business booms

Ethan McSweeney February 11, 2016

SONOITA — Todd and Kelly Bostock are busy at work among empty boxes and wood barrels of wine. The two owners of Dos Cabezas WineWorks are bottling caseloads of wine in a small warehouse off Highway...

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