Kids and Critters on the Farm

2011 Winners Grand Prize Kids & Critters on the Farm Grown in California All in a Day's Work on the Farm Rural Scenic Budding Artists Past Winners 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

First Place

Lane Johnson, Placer County Farm Bureau

Fourteen-year-old Lane Johnson prefers to wear a small cowboy hat when he attends to chores on the family ranch. Younger brother Layton, however, favors larger headgear. "His hat is like an umbrella," Lane said with a laugh, adding that the big hat does provide an interesting contrast to the small dog. The teen has grown up taking pictures, preferring horses, cattle and dogs as subjects.

Second Place

Jon R. Swanson, San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau member

Jon Swanson describes this photo opportunity as "just one of those things where you see wildlife and say, 'Well, everybody needs to enjoy that.'" And who can't help but enjoy the humor of a wild turkey preening in front of a driveway safety mirror. "He had a search-and-rescue mission going on every day looking for a partner, I think," said Swanson, a recently retired winegrape grower.