Family on the Farm

First Prize

Janet Turner, Placer County

Janet Turner's family has graced the pages of California Country magazine so many times over the past decade that it's almost like her children have grown up before our readers' eyes. This year Turner's winning photo shows son Layton, a kindergartener, and his little sister, Mattie Rose, age one and a half, performing one of their chores at their uncle's ranch in Sattley. Turner and her husband, Buck, strive to teach their three children the importance of proper care and feeding of their herd. The couple are raising their children on their ranch, continuing a long tradition of cattle ranching and caring for the land.

Second Prize

Hilda Baisel, Stanislaus County

Sean Dunagan of Oakdale helped make Ty Cross' Thanksgiving Day wish come true last year. Hilda Baisel, Dunagan's wife and avid photographer, snapped this moment between two friends and placed in the Family on the Farm category. Ty, who is a “city kid” and the son of a close friend, saw Dunagan's tractor when he arrived for their Thanksgiving Day festivities and just had to have a ride on it. According to Baisel, it did not take too much coaxing for her husband to climb in and show Ty around their cattle ranch. The couple have lived in Oakdale for about 12 years and enjoy sharing their country way of life with friends and family.