Farm and Ranch Families Honored at South Dakota State Fair

Farm and ranch families who have consistently owned their land for a century or more were honored at the 2020 South Dakota State Fair, receiving a Century, Quasquicentennial or Sesquicentennial Farm and Ranch award from South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA).

This year, 25 families were honored with the Century Farm award for 100 years of ownership; 16 were honored with the Quasquicentennial award for 125 years of family ownership; and 2 were honored with the Sesquicentennial award for 150 years of family ownership.

Since the program began honoring families in 1984, South Dakota Farm Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture have recognized over 3 thousand farm and ranch families.

More details about the program and photos of this year’s honorees can be found at https://www.sdfbf.org/get-involved/century-farms.

To learn more about South Dakota Farm Bureau visit sdfbf.org.

Carl Ashdown                                                                                  Hyde

Frances Behnke                                                                               Marshall

Charles & Peggy Boydston                                                            Pennington

David & Sharon Bushnell                                                               Lyman

Cindy Dancler (Jan Family Farm)                                                 Charles Mix

Allen & Margaret (Youngberg) Eggers                                         Roberts
Agnes E.L. Gross                                                                             Hand

Barbara Sue Haynes                                                                       Aurora

Byron & Dennis Hendrickson                                                         Hamlin

Joanne, Roger & Evan Jensen                                                      Kingsbury

Paul & Bridget Johnson                                                                  Codington

Dan Kari                                                                                            Perkins

Eugene & Lois Kleinjan                                                                   Brookings

John & Loni Kocmich                                                                      Charles Mix

Jimmie Larsen                                                                                  Turner

William H & Diane McDaniel                                                          Haakon

Curtis & Heather (Koerner) McGuigan                                         Lawrence

Nix Family Ranch LP                                                                       Jones

Matthew & Muriel (Gade) Olson                                                    Codington

Rasmussen-Lehman 33 Ranch                                                     Mellette

Mark & Jill Rust                                                                                Hamlin

Marshall & Colleen Springer – Buffalo Butte Ranch                  Gregory

Donald & Dianna Stotz                                                                   Potter

Kerry & Paula Warkenthien                                                            Clark

Steve, Linda, Terry, Robin Wicks                                                  Lake

Avis Brandenburger                                                                         Roberts

Donald & Fae Dayton                                                                      Brown

Kathleen (Eickman) Piscitello                                                        McCook

Donald Erickson                                                                               Marshall

Kaija Graves                                                                                     Brule

Larry & Linda Halse                                                                         Codington

Gerald Hefner                                                                                   Davison

David & Marcia Johnson                                                                 Brookings

Joe & Paul Nordstrom                                                                     Roberts

Don & Helen (Whipple) Prater                                                       Grant

Geraldine D Purtell                                                                          Charles Mix

Darlene & Mark Ripp                                                                       Hutchinson

Donna Schwartz                                                                               Minnehaha

Donna Webster                                                                                Minnehaha

Zane L Williams                                                                               Yankton

David Thyen                                                                                     Codington

F. Arlene DeVany                                                                       Clay
Clifford, Janet & Clayton Sorum                                                  Lincoln