Last Updated on September 8, 2025 by Matt Staff
Before everything farming became a high-tech operation, there was a time when working the land felt more personal. In the 1970s, farming was all about grit, family, and community. Neighbors pitched in when help was needed, kids learned responsibility early, and the days were long but honest.
This collection of 17 photos is able to swiftly transport you back to that simpler time, and ultimately show what served to make farming in the ’70s so memorable. So, take a dive on into 17 varying farming photos that show just why farming was so fulfilling in the 1970s.
1. It doesn’t get much fresher than that
2. George Foreman was built different
3. “My Great-Grandpa, farming like a pilgrim in the ’70s”
4. Save the horse, ride some sheep
5. That’s the look of a farmer with a plan
6. Winters at the farm are tough, 1974
7. Learning to ride a horse for the first time, late ’70s
8. “My father with his 2 business partners in Arizona”
9. Farming in Germany, 1970s
10. Old-school farming and new-age farming coming together, Finch farm, 1972
11. There’s nothing cooler than a swamp cowboy, 1970s
12. Just bought a new horse for the farm, 1970s
13. Now that’s a lot of corn, 1970s
14. Raking hay at the Bill Senecal Farm, 1979
15. Farmers don’t retire, 1977
16. Dogs play a crucial role in herding cattle on the farm
17. “My mother, who lived on Vashti Bunyan’s farm, outside her caravan in the early ’70s”
Want to see more vintage farm content?
Check out 20 Gritty Photos That Encapsulate Ranch Life, or take a look at 20 Colorized Photos That Bring 1930s-1940s Farming to Life. Finally, if you want to see why farming was better in the 1900s, check out 17 Photos Showing Why Farming Was Better In The 1900s.
