EAGAN — The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is recognizing 43 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award for 2023.
To qualify, 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.
A commemorative certificate signed by Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing will be awarded to qualifying families, along with an outdoor sign signifying Sesquicentennial Farm recognition.
According to a news release, the following are 2023 Sesquicentennial Farms in west central Minnesota, listed by county, then by the farm’s city or township, ownership and year of original purchase:
Chippewa
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- Milan — Riverview Farm, LLLP, 1869
- Montevideo — Halvorson Family Farm, 1871
Kandiyohi
- Willmar — Stan Carlson, 1873
Pope
- Cyrus — Ervin J. Hagen Trust, 1872
Renville
- Renville — Kurt and Amy Kramin, 1862
Stearns
- Richmond — Kron-Chirhart Family Farm, 1860
- St. Cloud — Leroy & Lloyd Gohman/Gohman Farm, 1856
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