77 Century Farms Honored in 2025
The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 77 Minnesota farms as 2025 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, more than 11,000 Minnesota farms have been recognized as Century Farms.
Family farms are recognized as a Century Farm when three requirements are met. The farm must be: 1) at least 100 years old according to authentic land records; 2) in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years (continuous residence on the farm is not required); and 3) at least 50 acres and currently be involved in agricultural production.
2025 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
Park Rapids – The Homestead of Ferdinand Hensel, 1895
Benton
Foley – Carlson Family Farm, 1894
Blue Earth
Eagle Lake – Frank Family Farm, 1924
Good Thunder – Nathan Ulrich, 1866
Madelia – Gronewold Farming Est. 1925, 1925
Brown
New Ulm – Willard & Dorothy Waibel Family Farm, 1910
Carlton
Kettle River – Pasek Dairy, 1909
Carver
Waconia – EJ RIETZ FAMILY FARM, 1869
Watertown – Vanderlinde Farm, 1885
Watertown – Grandpa Schmidt’s Farm, 1925
Clay
Hawley – JDD&K Farm, 1897
Hawley – Grefsrud Farm, 1923
Clearwater
Bagley – Titera/Skala (Jerry), 1925
Bagley – Titera/Skala (Mark), 1925
Clearbrook – The Thompson Farm, 1910
Clearbrook – Engebretson, 1910
Shevlin – Lone Pine Farm, 1912
Cottonwood
Lamberton – Marlene and Harvey Pedersen, 1924
Lamberton – Stavnes Farms, 1898
Sanborn – 343 Farms, Inc., 1906
Dodge
Hayfield – Ray Kyllo Farm, 1882
Fillmore
Canton – Duxbury/Jones Farms, 1898
Harmony – Koliha Farms, 1923
Freeborn
Albert Lea – Nelson Family Farm, 1924
Ellendale – Langlie/Baarson, 1902
Hartland – Olson Farms, 1925
Goodhue
Welch – Carlson Family Farm, 1925
Zumbrota – Hoven Family Farms, 1925
Houston
Caledonia – Gavin Farms LLC, 1868
Jackson
Okabena – ATZ FARM, 1925
Kandiyohi
Paynesville – Manz-Herding Farm, 1895
Kittson
Kennedy – Ron Fossell Farm, 1925
Lac Qui Parle
Bellingham – Hiepler Farm, 1925
Dawson – Kleva, 1882
Madison – Bauler/Goerger, 1904
Marietta – Kriese Family Farm, 1919
Le Sueur
Le Center – Jindra Family Farms, 1903
Le Sueur – Rolling Acres Farm, 1924
Le Sueur – Krenik Family Farm, 1925
Waterville – Triple T-MDC Farm, 1911
Marshall
Warren – D-J Nelson Farms Inc., 1881
Martin
Fairmont – McNerney/Maday, 1894
Fairmont – Rodney and Debra Laue Farm, 1894
McLeod
Hutchinson – Howe Holsteins, 1919
Morrison
Pierz – Stangl Family Farm, 1906
Pierz – Tschida Family Farm, 1925
Mower
Grand Meadow – Calkins Farm, 1920
Norman
Ada – Klask Farm, 1925
Olmsted
Rochester – Luhmann Farms, 1925
Otter Tail (East)
Bluffton – Endres Farm, 1904
Pennington
Thief River Falls – Agassiz Acres, 1915
Pine
Hinckley – Sikkink Farms, 1925
Pope
Lowry – Karen R. Tauber Trust, 1892
Villard – Walker, 1925
Redwood
Clements – Rothmeier Family Farm, 1901
Renville
Hector – Thomas Koeberl Farm, 1923
Morton – Donald & Edna Wertish, 1918
Stewart – KurthHaven Farms, 1906
Rice
Montgomery – Pesta Family Farm, 1925
Rock
Hardwick – The Paulson Farm, 1906
Luverne – Kruse, 1918
Roseau
Greenbush – CMK FARMS INC., 1902
Strathcona – Bernat, 1918
Sibley
Arlington – Orlin Kurtzweg, 1887
Winthrop – Johnson Family Farms, 1925
Stearns
Belgrade – Braun Family Farm, 1887
Holdingford – Czeck, 1883
Melrose – Zierden Farm, 1896
Steele
Owatonna – Armstrong Farm, 1896
Owatonna – Partridge Farm, 1905
Swift
Benson – Lake Hassel Lee Farm, 1901
Murdock – Larson, 1886
Todd
Eagle Bend – Nelson Farm, 1919
Osakis – McKindley-Gray, 1917
Waseca
New Richland – Joecks Family Farm, 1925
Waldorf – Gerdts Family Farm, 1924
Waseca – Eaton Farms, 1880
Information on all Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit during the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. A Century Farm database 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. Showcasing Minnesota’s finest agriculture, art and industry, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is 12 Days of Fun Ending Labor Day. The State Fair is financially self-supporting and does not receive government appropriation. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X and TikTok @mnstatefair for year-round updates. The 2025 Minnesota State Fair is Aug. 21 through Labor Day, Sept. 1. Visit mnstatefair.org for more information.
About 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 over 31,000 members and 78 county and regional Farm Bureaus at fbmn.org.
