Minnesota’s centennial and sesquicentennial farms will be receiving special awards in 2022.

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation announced recognition of 36 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award for 2022.

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 MFBF President Dan Glessing will be awarded to qualifying families, along with an outdoor sign proclaiming Sesquicentennial Farm recognition.

Listed by county, farms receiving the honor are:

Anoka. Lino Lakes; All Good Organics, 1866

Becker. Lake Park; Anderson Farm, 1871

Brown. Hanska; Frank Lee Farm, 1871
Brown. New Ulm; Milford East, 1872
Brown. Sleepy Eye; Loran, Heidi, Adam, Maggie and Gracie Sellner, 1868

Cottonwood. Revere; Peder Enstad Homestead, 1871

Dakota. Northfield; Terry Family Farm, 1871
Dakota. Randolph; Childs Family Farm, 1856

Faribault. Blue Earth; Hannaman, 1870

Freeborn. Glenville; Kalstad Farm, Jack and Natalie Thompson, 1865
Freeborn. Hartland; Johnson Family Farm, 1868

Goodhue. Cannon Falls; Oak Park Farm, 1872
Goodhue. Cannon Falls; Scott and Tesha Johnson Family Farm, 1856
Goodhue. Goodhue; Amundson, 1872
Goodhue. Goodhue; Justin and Nikki Meyer, 1872
Goodhue. Goodhue; Klair Family Farm, 1868
Goodhue. Kenyon; Mattson Family Farm, 1872
Goodhue. Welch; Berg Ridgeview Farm, 1872

Lac Qui Parle. Montevideo, Johnson Farm, 1872

Le Sueur. Madison Lake; Schickling Farm, 1861

Lyon. Minneota; Southview Farm, 1871

McLeod. Glencoe; Cohrs Family Farm, Kevin and Darla Cohrs, 1871

Mower. Austin; Bell Farm, 1859

Nobles. Rushmore; Petersen Farm, 1871

Norman. Shelly; Holte Farms, 1872

Otter Tail. Rothsay; Bruce and Kim Brenden, 1871

Redwood. Springfield; Dan and Rita O'Callaghan, 1871

Rock. Luverne; Mary Chesley, 1872

Scott. Belle Plain; Gerald H. Nagel, 1870
Scott. Belle Plain; Judith A. Nagel, 1868

Stearns. Richmond; Scott and Kathleen Schaefers, 1861
Stearns. Watkins; Rausch, 1872

Waseca. Janesville; Conway Century Farm, 1869
Waseca. Janesville; Johnson Farm, 1859
Waseca. New Richland; Sunde Family Farm, 1856

Wright. Montrose; McGrath Family Farm, 1869

MFB and the Minnesota State Fair are recognizing 78 state farms as 2022 Century Farms.

Qualifying farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years and are 50 acres or more. Century Farm families receive a commemorative sign, as well as a certificate signed by Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau presidents and Walz.

See a list of the 78 centennial farms.

Information on all Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit during the 2022 Minnesota State Fair.

Since the program began in 1976, nearly 11,000 Minnesota farms have been recognized as Century Farms.

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