{"id":133205,"date":"2023-04-01T22:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T03:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/?p=133205"},"modified":"2023-04-01T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T03:08:12","slug":"2023-minnesota-sesquicentennial-century-farm-recipients-announced-schumacher-schwartz-farms-make-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleepyeyeonline.com\/goodnews\/2023-minnesota-sesquicentennial-century-farm-recipients-announced-schumacher-schwartz-farms-make-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Minnesota sesquicentennial, century farm recipients announced: Schumacher & Schwartz farms make list"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minnesota Farm Bureau recognizes farms in continuous family ownership for at least 100 and 150 years.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Century Farm Program was created to promote agriculture and honor historic family farms in the state.<\/em><\/figcaption>
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The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) announced 43 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award were named for 2023 on Friday, March 31, along with 89 farms named 2023 Century Farms.<\/p>\n

To qualify for the Sesquicentennial award, a family farm must be in continuous family ownership for at least 150 years, be 50 acres or larger, and currently be involved in agricultural production, according to a Minnesota Farm Bureau news release. Qualifying Century Farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years and are 50 acres or more.<\/p>\n

A commemorative certificate signed by Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and MFBF President Dan Glessing will be awarded to qualifying families, along with an outdoor sign signifying Sesquicentennial Farm recognition.<\/p>\n

Recipients are listed below by county:<\/p>\n

Blue Earth<\/b>
\nLake Crystal \u2013 Willow Grove Farm Davis Family, 1873<\/p>\n

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New Ulm \u2013 Drexler Century Farm, 1869
\nNew Ulm \u2013 Pfaender Family Farm, 1856
\nNew Ulm \u2013 Larry L & Marlys Zeig, 1869<\/span>
\nSleepy Eye \u2013 Carol Schumacher, 1869<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Carver<\/b>
\nChaska \u2013 Kelzer Grimm Historical Farm, 1872<\/p>\n

Chippewa<\/b>
\nMilan \u2013 Riverview Farm, LLLP, 1869
\nMontevideo \u2013 Halvorson Family Farm, 1871<\/p>\n

Chisago<\/b>
\nCenter City \u2013 Medin Farms, 1873
\nLindstrom \u2013 David C & Virginia K Johnson, 1873<\/p>\n

Dakota<\/b>
\nCannon Falls \u2013 Elmegca Farm, 1873<\/p>\n

Dodge<\/b>
\nMantorville \u2013 Rich & Sue Olive, 1873<\/p>\n

Faribault<\/b>
\nBlue Earth \u2013 Reko Farm, 1864
\nKiester \u2013 Donald Tufte, 1870<\/p>\n

Fillmore<\/b>
\nPeterson \u2013 Benson Family Farm, 1873
\nPeterson \u2013 Steven and Jody Highum, 1873<\/p>\n

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Oakland \u2013 Miller Farms, 1862<\/p>\n

Goodhue<\/b>
\nGoodhue \u2013 Forsell Farm, 1873
\nGoodhue \u2013 McNamara Farm, 1861
\nKenyon \u2013 Wille Legacy Farm, 1866<\/p>\n

Jackson<\/b>
\nWindom \u2013 Garfield Paulson Farm, 1871<\/p>\n

Kandiyohi<\/b>
\nWillmar \u2013 Stan Carlson, 1873<\/p>\n

Le Sueur<\/b>
\nNew Prague \u2013 Minar Century Farm, 1872
\nWaterville \u2013 Jeff Stangler Farm, 1871<\/p>\n

Martin<\/b>
\nDunnell \u2013 Wilson Family Farm, 1870
\nWelcome \u2013 Rooney Run, 1866<\/p>\n

McLeod<\/b>
\nHutchinson \u2013 Old Homestead Farms, 1870<\/p>\n

Murray<\/b>
\nSlayton \u2013 Engebretson Farms, 1873<\/p>\n

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Nicollet \u2013 David & Vicki Hermanson, 1873
\nSt. Peter \u2013 Gary and Deborah Gintner, 1859<\/p>\n

Nobles<\/b>
\nWorthington \u2013 Dean & Carol Christopherson, 1871<\/p>\n

Pope<\/b>
\nCyrus \u2013 Ervin J. Hagen Trust, 1872<\/p>\n

Renville<\/b>
\nRenville \u2013 Kurt and Amy Kramin, 1862<\/p>\n

Rice<\/b>
\nNorthfield \u2013 Sommers Farm, 1872<\/p>\n

Rock<\/b>
\nHills \u2013 Eugene Sandager, 1873
\nLuverne \u2013 Jason and Angela Chesley, 1873<\/p>\n

Stearns<\/b>
\nRichmond \u2013 Kron-Chirhart Family Farm, 1860
\nSt. Cloud \u2013 Leroy & Lloyd Gohman\/Gohman Farm, 1856<\/p>\n

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Browerville \u2013 Oak Crest Farm, 1873<\/p>\n

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Kellogg \u2013 Mahoney-Irish Farm, 1869<\/p>\n

Waseca<\/b>
\nNew Richland \u2013 Proud Descendants of Daniel J. Linnihan, 1866<\/p>\n

Wright<\/b>
\nBuffalo \u2013 Proud Descendants of John C. Aldrich, 1866
\nWaverly \u2013 Goldview Farms-The Bakebergs, 1873<\/p>\n

2023 Century Farm<\/b>\u00a0families are listed by county, then by the farm\u2019s city or township, family or farm names and year of original purchase:<\/span><\/p>\n

Beltrami<\/b>
\nKelliher, Helblad Farm – 1904
\nNorthome, Smischney Farms – 1915<\/p>\n

Big Stone<\/b>
\nBeardsley, Erickson Farms – 1914
\nOrtonville, Wellendorf – 1918<\/p>\n

Blue Earth<\/b>
\nGood Thunder, Hollerich Farm – 1919
\nVernon, Center Nobles Farm – 1888<\/p>\n

Brown<\/b>
\nSleepy Eye, Schwartz Farm – 1900<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sawyer, Olesiak Farm – 1915
\nWright, Dahl Farm – 1916<\/p>\n

Carver<\/b>
\nChaska, Kelzer Grimm Historical Farm – 1872<\/p>\n

Chippewa<\/b>
\nMilan, TJ Thompson – 1898<\/p>\n

Chisago<\/b>
\nTaylors Falls, Bostrom Farm – 1911<\/p>\n

Clay<\/b>
\nBarnesville, Bruce Nelson \u2013 Martinus Flaten – 1897
\nMoorhead, Paul & Sherri Fossum – 1899<\/p>\n

Clearwater<\/b>
\nClearbrook, Hansen Family Farm – 1917<\/p>\n

Crow Wing<\/b>
\nDeerwood, Bordwell Farm – 1911<\/p>\n

Dodge<\/b>
\nKasson, Aarsvold Acres – 1923
\nMantorville, LMC Farms – 1896<\/p>\n

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Blue Earth, Olsen Farms – 1920
\nKiester, Meyer-Tufte Farm – 1870<\/p>\n

Freeborn<\/b>
\nAlbert Lea, Yost Farm – 1923
\nAlden, Orville and Carol Ohm – 1913
\nOakland, Miller Farms – 1862
\nOakland, The Miller Farm – 1920
\nOakland, W. Miller Farm – 1920<\/p>\n

Goodhue<\/b>
\nGoodhue, McNamara Farm – 1861
\nKenyon, Foss Farms – 1912<\/p>\n

Hennepin<\/b>
\nRogers, Ende Family Farm – 1916<\/p>\n

Houston<\/b>
\nSpring Grove, Sylling Farm – 1891<\/p>\n

Hubbard<\/b>
\nPark Rapids, Lake View Farm – 1889<\/p>\n

Kanabec<\/b>
\nSandstone, Wichner Farm – 1915<\/p>\n

Kandiyohi<\/b>
\nSpicer, Peterson Family Farm – 1920<\/p>\n

Le Sueur<\/b>
\nWaterville, Jeff Stangler Farm – 1871<\/p>\n

Lincoln<\/b>
\nIvanhoe, Circle R Ranch, LLC – 1920
\nTyler, James and Laurie Johansen – 1920<\/p>\n

Lyon<\/b>
\nCoon Creek Township, Bev\u2019s 80 – 1923
\nMarshall, Herman Schultz Farm – 1900
\nMinneota, Hammer – 1919<\/p>\n

Mahnomen<\/b>
\nMahnomen, McCollum Farm – 1908<\/p>\n

Marshall<\/b>
\nStrathcona, Westlund Family Farm – 1913<\/p>\n

Martin<\/b>
\nDunell, Stade Farm – 1922
\nEast Chain Township, Olson Home Place – 1911
\nOdin, Stoebe Farm – 1903<\/p>\n

McLeod<\/b>
\nGlencoe, Darrell Busse – 1919
\nHutchinson, Henke Farm – 1922<\/p>\n

Meeker<\/b>
\nWatkins, Kipf Farm – 1917<\/p>\n

Mille Lacs<\/b>
\nMilaca, Schreur Farm – 1922
\nPrinceton, The Burke Farm – 1892<\/p>\n

Mower<\/b>
\nAdams, Jax Family Farm – 1906<\/p>\n

Murray<\/b>
\nFulda, Koopmann Farm – 1898
\nFulda, Meier Family Farm – 1923<\/p>\n

Nicollet<\/b>
\nFairfax, George & Mary Peichel – 1914<\/p>\n

Nobles<\/b>
\nBrewster, Johnson Farm – 1915
\nRushmore, Jacobs Family Farm – 1923
\nRushmore, Reiter & Feeken Family – 1923
\nWilmont, Sieve Bare Quarter – 1909<\/p>\n

Pine<\/b>
\nBraham, Downing Farm – 1923
\nPine City, Johnson Farm – 1920<\/p>\n

Polk<\/b>
\nEuclid, Magsam – 1920
\nEast Grand Forks, Huderle Farm – 1899
\nFisher, Flaat Farm – 1896
\nMcIntosh, Syverson Farm – 1921
\nWarren, Anton Pulkrabek Family Farm – 1922<\/p>\n

Redwood<\/b>
\nRevere, Sawyer Family Farm – 1923
\nVesta, Barber – 1921
\nVesta, Vernon Anderson Farm – 1922<\/p>\n

Renville<\/b>
\nDanube, The Peterson Farm – 1921
\nHector, Dovenmuehle Farms – 1912<\/p>\n

Rice<\/b>
\nFaribault, The Prieve Family Farm – 1892<\/p>\n

Rock<\/b>
\nLuverne, Erdmann Farm – 1922<\/p>\n

Sibley<\/b>
\nArlington, Gordon Bergs Farm – 1918
\nArlington, Gary & Debbie Weckwerth – 1905
\nGibbon, Gruenhagen Family Farm – 1892
\nGibbon, Niebuhr Family Farm – 1914<\/p>\n

St. Louis<\/b>
\nEveleth, Peterson Farms – 1918
\nHermantown, Busch Farm – 1921<\/p>\n

Stearns<\/b>
\nKimball, Wicker Farm – 1916
\nRichmond, Hemmesch Farm – 1920
\nSt. Cloud, The Gohman Farm – 1856<\/p>\n

Steele<\/b>
\nEllendale, Johnson Family Farm – 1891
\nEllendale, Johnson Family Farm – 1899<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/b>
\nChokio, Twait Farm – 1920<\/p>\n

Todd<\/b>
\nBurtrum, Mark & Deb Sieben Farm – 1910<\/p>\n

Traverse<\/b>
\nHerman, Zimmerman Farm – 1911<\/p>\n

Wabasha<\/b>
\nTheilman, Drew & Rachel Wilson – 1920<\/p>\n

Waseca<\/b>
\nMinnesota Lake, Sonnek Farm – 1921<\/p>\n

Wright<\/b>
\nBuffalo, Proud Descendants of John C. Aldrich – 1866
\nHoward Lake, Birkholz – 1899<\/p>\n

Information on all Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit during the 2023 Minnesota State Fair. A database of all Minnesota Century Farms is also available at\u00a0fbmn.org<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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