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Pacheco is the farm manager for Pacheco Farm Management & Consulting Company, a farm started by his grandfather Arthur Pacheco decades ago. The farming elder’s two sons – Lyall and Patrick (the latter Dan’s father) – followed in his footsteps, and Dan works hard to keep up with the daily chores.
Today, Dan, 41, handles the day-to-day operations. He and his wife Marie have two boys, Austin and William, ages 17 and 14 respectively.
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Pacheco hopped into his pickup for the short drive to a field of Deltapine 1321 B2RF cotton which stood tall in the hot 100 degree (Fahrenheit) Arizona sun, soaking up the moisture-laden air from the summer monsoon (rainy) season.
