The Minnesota Farm Bureau recently unveiled the farms that were given the Sesquicentennial Farm award in 2021.
The 26 recipients receive a commemorative certificate signed by Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Kevin Paap, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, along with an outdoor sign signifying the recognition.
Through the awards, Minnesota Farm Bureau honors farm families that have owned their farms for at least 150 years, are at least 50 acres in size and are currently involved in agricultural production.
Here are the recognized farms in 2021:
Blue Earth
Edwards Farm, Mankato, 1859
Carver
Tim and Amy Leonard Farm, Norwood-Young America, 1871
Chisago
Carol Hawkinson, Johanna Hawkinson-Oberlander, Erin Hawkinson, Diane Hawkinson Schafer, 1869
Faribault
Haase Family Farms, Blue Earth, 1860
Donald and LeOna Haase, Blue Earth, 1870
Ashwood Farm - Mike and Tami Hoffman, Delevan, 1868
Terhune Family Farm, Omaha, 1860
The Warner Farm (East 80), Blue Earth, 1863
Freeborn
The Beiber Family Farm, Alden, 1860
Grant
Ronhovde Farms, Barrett, 1870
Hennepin
Schlosser Holdings, LLC, Independence, 1861
Kandiyohi
Moll Family Farm, Willmar, 1871
Lac Qui Parle
Dave and Colleen Falness, Dawson, 1870
Le Sueur
Wagner Family Trust, New Prague, 1871
Joseph and Jean Murphey, Henderson, 1857
Martin
The Daly Farm, Blue Earth, 1869
Meeker
Richard and Lorna Thorp, Atwater, 1867
Nicollet
Eckberg Farms, Gaylord, 1871
Reike, New Ulm, 1863
Nobles
Matt and Alisa Russell, Bigelow, 1871
Renville
A. Edward Garrahy, Fairfax, 1869
Rice
Cleland Farm, Northfield, 1871
Scott
Mechtel Family Farm, Eden Valley, 1856
Steele
Edward Smith, Wells, 1864
Wright
Harlan R. Anderson, Cokato, 1871
Doering Family Farm, Waverly, 1857
