ST. PAUL — Every year the Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize family farms that have been in operation for more than 100 years. This year 78 farms in the state have earned the recognition as a Century Farm.
To be named a Century Farm, the farm must be continuously owned by the same family for at least a century and be at least 50 acres.
In the region there are several farms from various counties that will now officially carry the distinction. Those joining the more than 11,000 Century Farms in Minnesota include:
Chippewa County
- Erickson Family Farms, 1904, Raymond
Lac qui Parle County
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- Kahn Farm, 1909, Canby
- Karl and LaVon DeJong, 1891, Dawson
- Willis Family Farm, 1890, Marietta
Meeker County
- Albright Family Farm, 1920, Litchfield
Redwood County
- Leon and Mary Peterson's Family Farm, 1921, Sleepy Eye
Stearns County
- Heitzman Farm, 1916, Avon
- Schulzetenberg Farm, 1916, Freeport
- Greeley-Loewen Farm, 1919, Kimball
- Rademacher, 1916, Melrose
The new Century Farms will receive a commemorative sign and a certificate signed by the presidents of the Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau and Gov. Tim Walz. Information on all the Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau's exhibit during the 2022 State Fair.
