Stress can take a lot of the fun out of farming over a 30-year career. That’s why every family farm needs a shot in the arm every now and then — a rejuvenation of sorts, to make things interesting again.

The pick-me-up for the Fincher family farm began in late 2007, with Hunter Fincher’s decision to return to his Alamo, Tenn., farm to work with his father, Henry.