More Than 180 Century Farms Honored in 2011

ST. PAUL, MINN. (05/18/2011)(readMedia)-- The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 185 Minnesota farms as 2011 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 the State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau presidents and Governor Dayton. Since the program began in 1976, over 9,000 Minnesota farms have been recognized as Century Farms.

2011 Century Farm families are listed by county, then by the farm's city, family names and year of original purchase:

Anoka County

Anoka - Ronald R. & Marjorie Paulson - 1911

Becker County

Audubon - Albin & Carol Warling - 1911

Ogema - Foltz/Stalberger Family - 1910

Benton County

Foley - Ernest & Arlene Lewandowski - 1911

Foley - Eugene & Connie Stauffenecker - 1911

Oak Park - Curt & Abby Johnson - 1908

Big Stone County

Beardsley - Dale W. Rook - 1878

Ortonville - Harriet A. Kidman - 1911

Brown County

Comfrey - Kevin & Jan Rupp - 1909

Hanska - Dennis & Cherry Jeske - 1909

Morgan - Randal & Carol Schroeder Family - 1910

Springfield - Albert R., Arthur A. & Paul A. Anderson - 1899

Carver County

Mayer - Ronald Hoese - 1900

New Germany - Robert & Jodie Dobratz - 1902

Chippewa County

Milan - Lovehaug/Hockford Famliy - 1910

Chisago County

Harris - Hanson Family Farm - 1907

North Branch - P.O. Lindberg Farm - 1910

Clay County

Glyndon - Bradley Crume - 1899

Sabin - Susan (Rosenfeldt) Gruchalla - 1904

Cottonwood County

Dundee - Benjamin H. Becker - 1899

Mountain Lake - James E. Franz - 1885

Revere - Roger & Marian Kopperud - 1911

Westbrook - Ronald & Eunice Christensen - 1909

Crow Wing County

Brainerd - Segler Family - 1906

Dakota County

Randolph - Dean & Sara Taylor - 1909

Dodge County

Claremont - Scott & Allison McMartin - 1858

Mantorville - Glen W. Glaus & Marlene A. Glaus - 1910

West Concord - Bruce A. Granger, Kathleen A. Granger - 1911

West Concord - Magdalen A. Hutton - 1891

Douglas County

Farwell - Bradley & Lynne Englund - 1902

Faribault County

Blue Earth - Weber Family Farm - 1890

Blue Earth - Donald & Joyce Ziegler - 1909

Bricelyn - Charles Thompson & Gloria Thompson - 1910

Fillmore County

Spring Valley - Edward & Susan Dahl, Donald & Alice Dahl - 1901

Harmony - Jonathan East & Carolyn East-Grotjohn - 1911

Freeborn County

Albert Lea - Richard Stadheim - 1893

Grant County

Herman - Klason Family - 1902

Hennepin County

Minnetrista - David N. Segner, Renee M. Gothmonn - 1865

Houston County

Caledonia - Brenda & Martin Pohlman - 1911

Itasca County

Jacobson - Burt Family Farm - 1911

Jackson County

Alpha - Kenneth W. Peterson - 1910

Lakefield - Kaderabek-Jenness Farm - 1911

Lakefield - Kenneth C. Knutson - 1910

Lakefield - Wesley T. Jones/Pearl E. Jones - 1911

Spirit Lake - John & Alyce Resch - 1911

Windom - Christiansen/Nelson Family Farm - 1911

Kanabec County

Sandstone - Nelson's Bass Lake Farm - 1899

Kandiyohi County

Lake Lillian - Vernon & Mary Reins - 1902

Lake Lillian - Vernon & Mary Reins - 1904

Sunberg - Dale & Grace Fladeboe - 1908

Willmar - Balke Family Farm - 1910

Willmar - Halvorson Farm - 1860

Koochiching County

International Falls - Ewalds' Farm - 1911

Lac Qui Parle County

Canby - Scott & Ellen Thorson - 1900

Marietta - Greg & Jill Powelson - 1910

Nassau - Edwin & Marilyn Goetsch - 1906

Odessa - Mary & Alfred Andreasen Family Farm - 1911

Le Sueur County

Le Center - George & Opal Hartwig - 1910

Waterville - Alan & Rhonda Gehrke - 1907

Lincoln County

Elkton - David Mueller - 1887

Ivanhoe - Skorczewski Family Farm - 1883

Lake Benton - Jerome & Beverly Krog - 1908

Ruthton - Kuhlman Family Farm - 1908

Lyon County

Marshall - Marc & Sandra Wyffels - 1910

Minneota - Elaine Erickson Wickstrom - 1901

Marshall County

Gatzke - Harold Klamar - 1911

New Folden - The Adlis Farm - 1910

Thief River Falls - Ose-Dyrud Farm - 1911

Thief River Falls - Sharon & Bruce Russell - 1911

Warren - Roley Family - 1908

Martin County

Fairmont - Oak Knoll Farm - Merlin Christensen - 1902

Granada - The Tonne Family - 1883

Trimont - Betty M.E. Carlson - 1911

Welcome - Duane A. DaLeske - 1909

McLeod County

Glencoe - Orville & Phyllis Brinkman - 1868

Glencoe - Myron H. Michaletz - 1902

Hutchinson - John Mackedanz - 1910

Silver Lake - Gerry, Bea, Greg & Jerad Graczyk - 1883

Meeker County

Atwater - Donald & Byrnice Peterson - 1909

Atwater - Melvin & Lloye Peterson - 1905

Cosmos - Lorallen & Bonnie Schmeling - 1911

Mille Lacs County

Onamia - Dorothy Rohloff - 1910

Morrison County

Fort Ripley - Joe & Sandy Schilling - 1911

Royalton - Bob & Peg Wimmer - 1900

Swanville - Joe & Dianne Staricka - 1911

Mower County

Blooming Prairie - Jeff & Diana Witt - 1908

Murray County

Fulda - George &?Mary Bremer - 1910

Garvin - Luverne I. & Elfrieda W. Carlson - 1911

Nicollet County

Nicollet - Judith V. Bode, Linda I. Bode - 1892

Nobles County

Dundee - Gregory & Georgia Mathias - 1910

Leota - Harriet Kroontje - 1891

Lismore - Evelyn Reker - 1910

Norman County

Gary - Roger & Joyce Kraft - 1904

Olmsted County

Pine Island - La Moyne & Lois Bruce Family - 1899

Rochester - Lois M. Haney & Roy A. Haney - 1911

Rochester - Williams Family Partnership - 1863

Otter Tail County

Clitherall - Wayne & Linda Rotz - 1875

Dalton - Stanley & Shelley Overgaard - 1910

Parkers Prairie - Donald Potratz - 1909

Pelican Rapids - David & Deb Sjostrom - 1910

Perham - Paul &?Amanda Seedorf - 1905

Vining - Tim & Melanie Hartman - 1891

Pennington County

Goodridge - Neil C. & Claire Ann R. Liedberg - 1904

Goodridge - Norman & Lorraine Stenvik - 1906

Pipestone County

Jasper - Daryl & Janice Conrad - 1897

Pipestone - Long Farm - 1897

Polk County

Climax - Richard Terry Moen - 1890

Crookston - Boucher Family - 1897

East Grand Forks - Bratvold Farm - 1886

Euclid - Anthony Salentine - 1882

Fertile - James R. Erikson - 1891

Fosston - Wayne L. Engbretson - 1886

McIntosh - Jim & Carla Ferden, Larry Ferden & Carolyne Hurlburt - 1911

Tabor - Jerome Krejci, Mike Krejci - 1910

Winger - Helmer &?Verlys Homme - 1910

Pope County

Clear Lake - Lerdahl Family - 1910

Red Lake County

Plummer - Bernard & Renee Fallon - 1911

Plummer - Howard E. & Bernice L. LaFayette - 1901

Plummer - Michael & Steven Seeger, Nicholas Seeger - 1907

Redwood County

Lamberton - Evelyn M. Lang Albers & John T. Albers - 1903

Revere - Percy & Arlette Makarrall - 1910

Sanborn - Levora Stern - 1910

Wabasso - Zimmerman Family - 1911

Walnut Grove - Maas Farm - 1910

Renville County

Franklin - Christofher Danielson - 1885

Hector - Carolyn S. Dullum - 1909

Olivia - Thomas A. Kodet - 1910

Sacred Heart - Shirley & Henry Vorlicek, John Lewandowski - 1911

Rice County

Faribault - Chappuis Family - 1910

Lonsdale - Jerry & Sue Sevcik Farm - 1910

Medford - Donald & Delores Dierking - 1911

Montgomery - Kenneth R. Kaderlik - 1896

Rock County

Ellsworth - Michael & Irene Gacke - 1895

Ellsworth - Lone Tree Heritage Farms, LLC - 1871

Luverne - Mark &?Lisa Ehlers, Betty Ehlers - 1910

Steen - Paulsen Family - 1910

Roseau County

Badger - Penas Family - 1905

Greenbush - Jonas & Anna (Peterson) Nelson Farm - 1911

Greenbush - Stenberg Farms - 1909

Roseau - Dokken Family Partnership - 1903

Roseau - Mike & Karen Hagen - 1911

Roseau - LeRoy & Karlene Mattson - 1910

Roseau - Rugland Family - 1896

Sherburne County

Clear Lake - Berger Farms - 1901

St. Cloud - Hibbard Farms - 1898

St. Cloud - Kampa Farms - 1908

Sibley County

Green Isle - Roger G. & Holly J. Harjes - 1911

Stewart - Nicholas J. & David T. Ludowese - 1911

Stearns County

Albany - Christen-Neameyer Farm - 1892

Richmond - David & Lynn Dingmann - 1911

Richmond - Leon & Linda Flint Farm - 1909

Sartell - Kathleen A. Heim - 1873

Steele County

Blooming Prairie - Philip &?Jennifer Milton - 1909

Ellendale - Bruce F. Kubicek & Rose Ann Kubicek - 1899

Medford - Wheeler Family - 1905

New Richland - Norrine Thompson Jensen & Stanley Thompson - 1902

New Richland - Norrine Thompson Jensen & Stanley Thompson - 1911

Owatonna - Derald & Elvira Middlestadt - 1903

Owatonna - Nielsen Farm - 1910

Stevens County

Alberta - Reimers Farm - 1909

Morris - Franklin M. & Agnes E. Miller - 1901

Swift County

DeGraff - John & Effie Zurn Family - 1902

Todd County

Grey Eagle - Robert & Christine Feierabend - 1910

Long Prairie - David & Beverly Zinter - 1900

Osakis - Bernice (Pauls) Farber - 1911

Traverse County

Johnson - Duane Duin - 1911

Wheaton - Roger & Teresa Abraham - 1908

Wabasha County

Lake City - Ralph J. & Marlene A. Breuer - 1911

Plainview - Graner Family - 1904

Wadena County

Wadena - Jim & Joanne Derby - 1911

Waseca County

Waseca - Roemhildt Family Farm - 1911

Waseca - Louis Zimmerman, Flora Zimmerman - 1911

Watonwan County

Butterfield - Michael & Margaret Zender - 1886

Winona County

Houston - Willard E. & Ruth A. Gaedy - 1911

Rushford - Kerry & Faye Heiden - 1885

Utica - Isabelle Timm & Family - 1911

Winona - Richard & Laurene Babler and Sons - 1857

Wright County

Buffalo - Dale F. Jans & Karen D. Jans - 1910

Howard Lake - David, Gary, Galen Schlagel & Cindy Laxen - 1884

Howard Lake - Everrett W. & Elaine M. Smith - 1911

Howard Lake - Richard F. & Phyllis M. Smith - 1911

Monticello - Kenneth & Corrine Brevik - 1910

Yellow Medicine County

Belview - Jerald & Bergetta Abrahamson - 1906

Granite Falls - Geraldine & Leon Velde - 1911

Wood Lake - John, Loren, Jerry & Jonathan Wolff - 1911