Sesquicentennial farm families announced

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is pleased to recognize 44 recipients of the Sesquicentennial Farm award for 2024.

 

Since the program began in 2008, 559 families have received the honor.

 

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 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.

 

Becker

 

Audubon – Oliane Sharp Anderson, Paul Anderson, James Sharp, 1871

 

Chippewa

 

Montevideo – Elling Jorgenson Farm, 1869

 

Chisago

 

Harris – Lowell & Lori Colliander, 1870

 

Dakota

 

Rosemount – Fahey Farms, 1874

 

Dodge

 

Hayfield – Terry Gulbransen, 1857

 

Douglas

 

Brandon – Skrove Squirrel Hollow Farm, 1874

 

Carlos – Gary and Diane Botzet & Family, 1874

 

Farwell – Guiles Family Farm, 1866

 

Kensington – Oakdale Farm, 1866

 

Faribault

 

Winnebago – Eldon Jones Family Share Trust, 1874

 

Freeborn

 

Albert Lea – Roger & Shirley Enderson, 1861

 

Albert Lea – Donald and Joanne Johnsrud Farm, 1865

 

Albert Lea – Roger J Pestorious and Jeannie Pestorious, 1871

 

Emmons – Nicholson Farm, 1860

 

Emmons – Schmidt-Stroklund Farms, 1861

 

Houston

 

Spring Grove – Berquam-Krogstad Family Farm, 1855

 

Kandiyohi

 

Atwater – Shirley Dahl and Joyce Dahl, 1874

 

Lac qui Parle

 

Montevideo – Bornus, 1874

 

Montevideo – Heieren, 1873

 

Le Sueur

 

Montgomery – Rynda, 1872

 

Meeker

 

Darwin – The John Dacy Homestead, 1871

 

Grove City – James & Arlene Johnson Farm, 1873

 

Mower

 

Rose Creek – Willis & Elizabeth Corbitt, 1872

 

Rose Creek – Nelson Family Farm, 1874

 

Nicollet

 

Courtland – Gerald and Gloria Firtzner/Firtzner Brothers Inc., 1874

 

Renville

 

Hector – Gerald & Dorothy Johnson, 1872

 

Morton – Richard H. Scheffler, 1874

 

Sacred Heart – Dambroten Farms, 1871

 

Sacred Hard – Sonja Thune, Springdale Farm, 1866

 

Rice

 

Faribault – Janet Low, Jean Low, Gail Low-McGillen, 1867

 

Kilkenny – The Murphy Family, 1861

 

Webster – Lawrence & Kathleen McFadden, 1872

 

Scott

 

Webster – Shimota Family Farm, 1874

 

Sibley

 

Arlington – Family of Merrill Sickmann, 1874

 

Arlington – Darlene Steffer, 1869

 

Stearns

 

Pennock – Pierce Farms, 1873

 

Steele

 

Owatonna – Hill Crest Farm, James R. and Elaine Springer and Carol and Eugene Staltman,

1874

 

Owatonna – Mark & Ruth Pfeifer, 1874

 

Stevens

 

Morris – Wagner Farm, 1874

 

Waseca

 

Janesville – Cole and Jenny James, 1874

 

Waseca – Thomas F. Sommers & Ricky Sommers, 1873

 

West Polk

 

Fisher – Nisbet, 1874

 

Winona

 

Altura – Speltz Farms Inc., 1874

 

Wright

 

Watertown – John B. & Danice L. Motzko (Florek Farm), 1873About the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation: To ensure Minnesota’s agricultural vitality, the Minnesota Farm Bureau amplifies its members’ voices through engagement, grassroots advocacy and agricultural awareness. Learn more about their efforts as an advocate for their nearly 30,000 members and 78 county Farm Bureaus at fbmn.org.