Mentions Honorable
Kera Brichetto Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
Brichetto began breeding Scottish Highland cattle a little over a year ago after marrying a third-generation farmer. Right after one of her cows gave birth, Brichetto grabbed her smartphone and got this photo in one try, just as the momma cowwas starting to stand and attend to her newborn. “Being 9 months pregnant myself at the time, kneeling down on all fours and leaning under the fence rail to get a picture was kind of hard—but I got it!”
Lindsey Mebane Kern County Farm Bureau
A food-safety manager for a grower, packer and shipper of bite-sized potatoes, Mebane grew up on a commercial cow-calf operation and still works with her husband on a cattle ranch. She shot this photo of her brother-in-law, Justin Mebane, as he was taking his horse into the corral when the sun had just come up. “I bring my camera when we work cattle so I can try to capture the Western way of life,” she said.
Megan Cline Sonoma County Farm Bureau
In 2008, Cline’s father and his business partner opened an organic farm, where this photo was taken. “I saw the beets on sale at the store and I was in awe of their vibrant colors and asked our farm store manager, Linda Fahy, to hold them up for the camera,” Cline said. “To me, it’s a wonderful representation of the bounty and beauty that comes from our land here in California.”
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