Third Place Mishael McDougal Sacramento County Farm Bureau
Mishael McDougal, a classroom educator with the Dairy Council of California, wanted to capture this photogenic, 4-year-old Jersey cow, whom she calls Valentine. Valentine features unique markings—a perfect heart shape on her forehead—and maybe a new way to view dairies, McDougal said. Valentine joins McDougal for nutrition education classes at local elementary schools. Valentine lives at Rachelle’s Jerseys, a fourth-generation, 2,000-head dairy in Visalia. “She’s pretty laid-back. It didn’t take too many tries to capture (this image),” McDougal said. “I think it’s an inspiring but also relaxing depiction of dairy farm life.” Fourth Place Timothy Danley Glenn County Farm Bureau Timothy Danley is a fifth-generation farmer who embraces technology to help him tell stories about modern farm life, including this drone shot of Danley’s father working lime into the soil. “Farmers tend to be secluded home bodies. (Photography) makes it easier to explain what we do and exactly what goes into it,” Danley said. This minimalistic shot reminds Danley of water confluence, where two bodies of water mix and combine colors, and clearly depicts agricultural advances over time. “My grandfather used horse-drawn harvesters for rice. Now we can cover hundreds of acres a day. I want people to look and realize one person can get so much done.”
January 3, 2024 Ag Alert 11
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