Jose “Chacho” Gomez is a date farmer in the Coachella Valley. He can’t imagine being anything other than a farmer. Learn more about his story.
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Ortega Berry Farms
Ortega Berry Farms grew from modest beginnings. Edward and Carlos Ortega’s parents, Alfredo and Josefina, first came to the United States from Mexico and eventually arrived in Watsonville, California, working as sharecroppers in the strawberry fields.
Read MoreClauss Dairy Farms
Kimberly Clauss Jorritsma and her sister, Karen Tate, are partners in Jersey Generations, which oversees the management of Clauss Dairy Farms and Sunwest Jersey Dairy, milking over 3,300 registered Jersey cows and providing milk for Hilmar Cheese Company.
Read MoreGlaser Land & Livestock Company
Along Interstate 80 and the railroad line that crosses northern Nevada, land is owned by a checkerboard of federal and private interests. Federal land is open…
Read MorePauly Farm
On 2,000 acres in Kansas, the Pauly family operates a cash grain operation and wheat seed business, employing a variety of financial solutions from American AgCredit…
Read MorePear Blossom Farms
Billed as the “Home of Dad’s Jalapeño Sauce,” Pear Blossom Farms can trace a family lineage of fruit growing and food processing to the early days of Colorado settlement.
Read MoreArreche Hay Company
The picturesque Surprise Valley in the northeastern corner of California is the only place Jon Arreche has ever wanted to be.
Read MoreAssali Hulling & Shelling
Frank Assali didn’t plan to become a farmer, but when asked in 1964 to take over the peach orchard owned by his father and uncle, he and his wife Marie stepped up.
Read MoreThe Giles Ranch
The Giles story begins with the family’s 1872 arrival in Kansas, and really took off in 1947 when Norman A. and Norman Lee Giles purchased the original ranch in Clark County.
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