On April 13, the Arizona Rural Development Council and the Cochise County Farm Bureau partnered to host the Southeast Arizona Rural Connection in Willcox, AZ.  Forty-eight attendees from around the region participated in a series of work sessions to learn about the impact of supporting local businesses, a successful community development pilot project, attracting youth into the field of health services, community development financing and successful community building projects from around the US, as well as hearing about funding opportunities for production agriculture in the afternoon sessions.