Kids and Critters on the Farm

2012 Winners Grand Prize Kids & Critters on the Farm California's Bounty All in a Day's Work on the Farm Rural Scenic Budding Artists Past Winners 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

Kids and Critters on the Farm

First Place

Misty Tartaglia, San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau

Sisters Reese and Tanna Tartaglia were lending a hand at a family friend's ranch in Cambria when an abandoned calf was spotted. The girls were given the task of coaxing the calf to take to a bottle, which it did almost immediately. Photographer (and mom) Misty Tartaglia said, "My husband and I want to raise our girls in a ranching environment and demonstrate to them the importance of agriculture and family values."

Second Place

Victoria Del Curto, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau

Victoria Del Curto captured this image of a Texas Longhorn cow and calf while out on an early springtime walk with her 3-year-old sister, Analiese, and 5-year-old brother, Joseph. The homeschooled high school sophomore said she enjoys photography and has submitted a number of photos to various contests. She and her eight siblings can often be found riding horses near their home in Oakdale.