Episode 3: May ranch
When a fire changes everything: Before April of 2022, the May family in southeastern Colorado was best known for their conservation efforts and having a colony of endangered black-footed ferrets released on their ranch. That all changed in one day when a wildfire tore across the ranch, burning more than 9,000 acres and threatening their cattle and the wildlife that called the ranch home. See how the May family has been able to rebuild after the wildfire and how their focus on conservation before, and after, the fire has played a key role.
Episode 4: Rose Ranch
Nestled between dense forest and oyster beds, Rose Ranch has been in operation along the coast of Washington State since 1923. For 100 years, each generation of the Rose family has come back home to South Bend to play their part in producing high-quality beef, protecting the land and maintaining the family legacy. Now, for brothers Sean, Drew and Brett, it's their turn. Watch as they join their father, Jim, and grandfather, Bob, working together to ensure the ranch will be in operation for another 100 years.
Episode 5: Light Hill Meats
Nestled in the hills of Middle Tennessee, first generation cattle farmers Ben and Lauren Neale share their journey of starting from the ground up. While raising four busy kids, one of whom has special needs, the Neale's still find time to manage their growing farm and serve their community by opening a local processing facility and store - a true farm to table family story.
Episode 6: Deseret Ranch
Hope, vision, courage, and a lot of hard work - that's what it took for the founders of Deseret Ranch to tackle 200,000 acres of untamed land in Central Florida in 1950. Now after 75 years the ranch continues to thrive, not just in beef production but in protecting natural resources and giving back to the surrounding community. Watch how today's ranchers continue the legacy of hard work and thoughtful stewardship to take care of the land and all who inhabit it.