agriculture

Yesterday, March 22nd was deemed National Agriculture Day. Boy, was it celebrated among the Western side of social media! The hardworking farming and ranching communities in America deserve all the recognition they received! They also deserve all the awareness that the national day of agriculture brought to them. The White House declared the day to...

For Candace Dantes, agriculture has always been in her blood. Her great-grandparents Edward and Harriet Hill were landowners, cowhands, master gardeners, and cattle farmers of the 300-acre Edward Hill Farm located on the outskirts of Baldwin County, Georgia.  They shared their passion with Candace’s father, who continued a dairy-turned-beef operation.  Of her upbringing, Candace says, “Herding...

Jessie Jarvis has been working on a project for quite some time now and she is finally ready to introduce it to the world! Of The West is a multi-faceted digital platform focused on bringing together job seekers, employers, services, and tradespeople—serving all areas of the agriculture and western industries.⁣⁣“We are dedicated to providing the...

How It Started “I grew up on a small ranch, riding horses and competing in a variety of disciplines.  Growing up, I was very active in 4-H and it was there that I was first truly introduced to photography.  My love for the Western way of life, promoting rodeos, and photography were combined after high...