Ranching in the desert is not easy, particularly as the environment gets drier and weather events more extreme. One year the ground can be seared by desert heat and the next washed away by monsoon floods. Or as has happened in the wake of the Telegraph fire in 2021, both …
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New book features Gila County ranch-raised kids
Ranch kids are different. They grow up with purpose. Responsibilities. Pride in tradition and a love for the land they live on. “They look you in the eye,” says Seth Joel, a photographer from New York. “L.A. kids don’t do that.” “Respect for the family is tremendous,” says Charlie Holland, …
Read More »Ellison honored as Gila County Rancher of the Year 2017
Nathan Ellison was honored as Rancher of Year during the annual Gila County Cattle Growers Association dinner and live auction Nov. 18. This year’s celebration of the ranching lifestyle was the third of its kind in as many years and also featured the newly named Wrangler of the Year, John …
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