SEPTEMBER 11, 2024:
South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) celebrated 44 farms and ranches that have been in the same family for 100 years or more recently at the South Dakota State Fair.
SDFB President Scott VanderWal joined Governor Kristi Noem, Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden and Sec. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Hunter Roberts to recognize farms and ranches that have been in the same family for 100, 125 and 150 years.
Centennial (100) 2024:
M&D Birdsall LP, Maradee Birdsall & Danielle Rausch – Sully
Carey & Stella Lapp – McPherson
Ryan Nelson – Faulk
Gary, Gayle & Sue Benting – Roberts
Marlyn & Kathryn Bunger – Turner
Kathryn Burkard – Moody
William Gerber – Marshall
Howard, Christine, John, Eric and Donn Grinager – Turner
Daryle Kuhle – Miner
Ronald & Rita Liljegren – Kingsbury
Denis & Karen (Ogren) Mikkelson & John Ogren – Marshall
David Mousel – Moody
James, David, Anne and Mary Beth Noonan – Spink
Howard & Mary Ann Noziska – Butte
Lance Olesen – Turner
Jerry & Cheryl Pauli – Grant
Duane Peters – Roberts
Gary & Roxanne Remington – Meade
Kenny & Lacey Weber – McCook
Carol & Clifford Wulf, Deborah & Michael McEneaney – Lincoln
Quasquicentennial (125) 2024:
Raymond Geditz – Edmunds
Derek & Crain Halen & Mary Halen Trust – Hand
Laurel Behnke – Marshall
David & Marc Bogue – Lincoln
Rodney & Tamara Brandlee – Day
Mark Crisp – Moody
Milton Haselhorst – Brown
Hillestad Farms Inc. – Brookings
Greg Isakson – Douglas
Lorie & Becky Kjergaard – Yankton
Greg & Lois (Tollefson) Knebel, Chris Aadland & Deb Gaikowski – Day
Thomas Knutson – Clay
Neil Laube Credit Trust – Clark
David & Jennifer Lebahn – Lake
Paul & Kathy Meyer – Roberts
Michael & Kristine Olson – Brookings
Jeff & Beth (Rusche) VanderWal – Kingsbury
Charles & Cindy Vrchota- Marshall
Sesquicentennial (150) 2024:
Mary (Kelly) & Gary Brendtro – Minnehaha
Tom & Cindy Elverson Living Trust – Minnehaha
Dixie Smith Gambaiana – Lincoln
Justin & Vanessa Lounsbery – Lincoln
Solheim Family LLC – Minnehaha
Sheridan Sternquist – Clay
To view photos of those honorees attending, visit sdfbf.org and click “Get Involved” and “Century Farms”.
JULY 24, 2024:
One of the annual events held on Thursday of the South Dakota State Fair is a program recognizing farms and ranches in the state that have been in the same family for 100 years or longer.
The South Dakota Farm Bureau and the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources will host the Century Farm and Ranch program on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
Farm Bureau Executive Director Krystil Smit says they’ve honored over 3000 families since the program started 1984.
There are some specific requirements that must be met in order to receive the Century Farm and Ranch designation.
Smit encourages people to stop by the Century Farm and Ranch program to hear some of the stories.
Again, the application deadline is August 1, 2024.
To qualify for the program, the applicant(s) must have retained continuous ownership of at least 80 acres of original farmland for 100 years or more. If the family ownership has reached 125 or 150 years, families may apply for recognitions as well. Documentation of the original date of purchase must be included with the application.
Century Farm and Ranch program application forms are available online at https://www.sdfbf.org/Get-Involved/Century-Farms or by calling the SDFB at 605.353.8050. The recognition event is held on the South Dakota Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage.
Hear more about South Dakota’s Century Farm and Ranch program in the latest Agriculture In-depth podcast. It’s available for free from the various podcast platforms. You can also listen by using the link in this story on the News page at www.DRGnews.com.
JULY 18, 2024:
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are proud to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches through the Century Farm and Ranch program.
To qualify for the program, the applicant(s) must have retained continuous ownership of at least 80 acres of original farmland for 100 years or more. If the family ownership has reached 125 or 150 years, families may apply for recognition as a Quasquicentennial or a Sesquicentennial farm or ranch. Documentation of the original date of purchase must be included with the application.
Century Farm and Ranch program application forms are available online at https://www.sdfbf.org/Get-
The application deadline is Tuesday, August 1, 2024.
The South Dakota Farm and Ranch recognition program honors South Dakota families who have owned their farm or ranch for 100, 125 or 150 years. Century farms and ranches are celebrated annually at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. This year’s recognition event is being held on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. on the South Dakota Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage.
The 2024 South Dakota State Fair kicks off on Channel Seeds Opening Day Wednesday, August 28, and runs through Monday, September 2. For more information on State Fair events, contact the Fair office at 800-529-0900, visit www.sdstatefair.com or find them on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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