The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 144 Minnesota farms as 2012 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 9,100 Minnesota farms have been recognized as Century Farms.
Area 2012 Century Farm families are listed by county, then by the farm's city, family names and year of original purchase:
Blue Earth County
Lake Crystal: Elias, Luther, Emrys and Linda Roberts: 1898
Madelia: Murphy Farms: 1908
Mankato: Roger & Dawn Hubmer: 1878
Brown County
New Ulm: Steven and Kerry Hoffman Family: 1912
Springfield: James H. and Cindy Hillesheim: 1909
Cottonwood County
Mountain Lake: Noel Paul Rahn: 1893
Sanborn: Lynn & Phyllis Weber: 1912
Nicollet County
St. Peter: Margaret, Byron, Burt & Bruce Norell: 1911
Redwood County
Morton: Cedar Lane Farms: John L. Hogan: 1900
Wabasso: David Lee Fuhr: 1912
Walnut: Grove David & Bonnie Doubler: 1912
Renville County
Fairfax: Delford Kiecker: 1883
Sacred Heart: Jill Stock: 1892
Sibley County
Gaylord: Scott & Lori Doering: 1904
Green Isle: Jim & Mary Ann Kreger: 1911
Winthrop: William H. Lucas: 1891
Watonwan County
Truman: Karen Stratton Wood and James E. Borchert: 1911