ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 124 Minnesota farms as 2021 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 Governor Tim Walz. Since the program began in 1976, nearly 11,000 Minnesota farms have been recognized as Century Farms.
2021 Century Farm families are listed by county, then by the farm’s city or township, family or farm names and year of original purchase:
Becker
Frazee – Hjelter-Renollet Farm, 1921
Beltrami
Pinewood – Pladsen-Haugan Farm, 1918
Benton
Sauk Rapids – Mendel Farm, 1915
Blue Earth
Amboy – Sheepy Hollow Mack Farm, 1904
Lake Crystal – Robert & Julie Anderson, 1920
Mapleton – Landsteiner Family Farm, 1920
Brown
New Ulm – Portner, 1920
Chisago
Shafer – Ahlstrand, 1877
Clay
Glyndon – Allan and Helen Kassenborg Farm, 1899
Ulen – Dinsmore Farm, 1920
Clearwater
Bagley – Kortan-Walker-Marsh Farms, 1920
Gonvick – Torgerson Family Century Farm, 1920
Cottonwood
Revere – Earl and Judith Enstad Farm, 1885
Crow Wing
Fort Ripley – Eisel Family Farm, 1908
Dakota
Farmington – Murphy Farm, 1920
Faribault
Blue Earth – Jacobson Family Farm, 1921
Blue Earth – John L. & Mable Boettcher, 1921
Blue Earth – M&L Olson Dairy, 1917
Blue Earth – The Warner Farm (West 80), 1876
Delavan – Ashwood Farm-Mike & Tami Hoffman, 1868
Elmore – Schaumburg Family Farm, 1887
Wells – Paul and Judy Warmka, 1920
Wells – Schirmer Farms, 1894
Winnebago – Slama Farms, 1919
Freeborn
Hartland – Knudson Meyer, 1920
Hennepin
Hanover – Bechtold Farms, 1875
Houston
Hokah – Bluff View Farm, 1887
Hokah – John F. & Beverly J. Ideker Family Farm, 1909
Hubbard
Park Rapids – Johanning Farms, 1897
Park Rapids – Johanning Farms, 1901
Isanti
Dalbo – Larson-Findell Farm, 1920
Jackson
Lakefield – Hodnefield Family Farm, 1917
Kandiyohi
Prinsburg – Marcus, 1911
Kittson
Karlstad – Johnson Farm, 1917
Koochiching
Littlefork – Kjemperud-Olson Farm, 1915
Lac qui Parle
Madison – Stanley Olson, 1882
Le Sueur
Henderson – Murphy Farm, 1856
Le Sueur – Wagner Farms, 1871
Waterville – David and Tina Tonn, 1907
Lincoln
Arco – Madsen Family Farm, 1919
Tyler – Thomsen Farms, 1919
Lyon
Balaton – Fuhrmann Family Farm, 1913
Minneota – Selmer & Sandra Smith, 1913
Russell – Driscoll Farms, 1918
Marshall
Grygla – Nomeland Family Farm, 1906
Middle River – Grohndahl Farm, 1900
Stephen – Smidt Farm, 1920
Martin
Ceylon – Beckendorf Family Farm, 1921
Truman – The Ebert “Hendricksen” Farm, 1920
Winnebago – Silver Star Stock Farm, 1920
McLeod
Glencoe – Kevin & Dawn (Krcil) Hagen, 1910
Hutchinson – Dobratz, 1886
Lester Prairie – Jim & Candy Hlavka, 1909
Silver Lake – Mallak, 1898
Meeker
Cosmos – Earl Schealler, 1910
Darwin – Smith Farm, 1886
Dassel – Danielson Farm, 1920
Dassel – Piehl Cattle Company, 1901
Watkins – Crusoe Farms, 1893
Morrison
Little Falls – Schwientek, 1920
Pierz – Boser Dairy Farm, 1919
Mower
Austin – Studer Farm, 1890
Murray
Chandler – Busman Farms, 1918
Westbrook – Busswitz, 1894
Nicollet
Courtland – Voges Century Farm, 1918
New Ulm – Rieke, 1863
Nobles
Elk Township – Nickel Family Farm, 1901
Lismore – Richard & Kerri Knips Farm, 1902
Magnolia – Vogt Family Farm, 1917
Norman
Fertile – Krogstad Farm, 1919
Fertile – Swenson Family Farm, 1913
Strand Township – “Carls,” 1914
Otter Tail
Sebeka – Charles and Esther Ljungren Farm, 1921
Underwood – Krog Farm, 1904
Pennington
Thief River Falls – Sande Farm, 1916
Pine
Brook Park – Kub, 1915
Grasston – Munkberg Family Farm, 1905
Nickerson – DeLong, 1899
Red Lake
Red Lake Falls – George Hesse Farm, 1920
Redwood
Lamberton – Wetter Family, 1919
Morgan – Frederickson, 1919
Redwood Falls – Panitzke Family, 1919
Wabasso – Henry Luescher Farm, 1918
Renville
Buffalo Lake – Dobberstein Farms, 1919
Hector – The Melich Novotny Farm, 1891
Rice
Faribault – Sam Farms, 1919
Northfield – Far-Gaze Farms/Peterson Family Farms, 1920
Rock
Springwater Township – Benson, 1883
Roseau
Greenbush – Foldesi Family Farm, 1907
Roseau – Brinkman Farm, 1920
Scott
Shakopee – Mechtel Family Farm, 1856
Sibley
Arlington – Bening, 1911
St. Louis
Floodwood – Dusek Farm, 1921
Rice Lake – Alander’s Farm, 1907
Wright – Madden, 1919
Stearns
Avon – Robert and Loreli Yurczyk, 1920
Eden Valley – Sogge’s Bearhollow Farm, 1894
Kimball – Donnay, 1920
Melrose – Sundermann Farm, 1893
Paynesville – Robert & Carol Heitke, 1921
St. Joseph – Urban & Mary Kay Warnert, 1914
Steele
Kenyon – George and Bessie (Derscheid) McVicker Farm, 1919
Owatonna – Halla Farm, 1920
Owatonna – Kenneth and Eleanor (Brosen) Stevens, 1906
Stevens
Chokio – Brunkow-Schmidt-Lampert, 1920
Chokio – DenMar Farms, 1909
Hancock – Jon & Jody Cunningham, 1911
Morris – Retzlaff Farm, 1894
Swift
Murdock – Ronholdt Family Farm, 1885
Todd
Osakis – Ivory Acres, 1916
West Union – Miller Farm, 1920
Traverse
Herman – Edward and Kenneth Bruns, 1920
Wabasha
Kellogg – Zickrick Farm, 1892
Lake City – Peter & Ruth Holmstadt, 1921
Plainview – Uecker, 1910
Wadena
Wadena – Boyer, 1917
Waseca
Waldorf – The Farm of LeRoy & Beverly Janike, 1918
Waseca – Roemhildt Family Farm, 1920
Waseca – Rosenthal Family Farms, 1920
Wilkin
Rothsay – Lindholm, 1921
Wright
Buffalo – Holland Family Farm, 1914
Howard Lake – Stoll – Marketon, 1919
Yellow Medicine
Granite Falls – Enstad Farm, 1907
Granite Falls – Nyrness Farm, 1899
Information on all Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit during the 2021 Minnesota State Fair. A database of all Minnesota Century Farms is also available at fbmn.org.
About the Minnesota State Fair: The Minnesota State Fair is one of the largest and best-attended expositions in the world, attracting more than 2 million visitors annually. Showcasing Minnesota’s finest agriculture, art and industry, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is 12 Days of Fun Ending Labor Day. Visit mnstatefair.org for more information. The 2021 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 26 – Labor Day, Sept. 6.
Minnesota Farm Bureau representing Farmers • Families • Food is comprised of 78 local Farm Bureaus across Minnesota. Members make their views known to political leaders, state government officials, special interest groups and the general public. Programs for young farmers and ranchers develop leadership skills and improve farm management. Promotion and Education Committee members work with programs such as Agriculture in the Classroom and safety education for children. For information on joining Farm Bureau and supporting our efforts to serve as an advocate for rural Minnesota, visit fbmn.org.
— Minnesota State Fair
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