STARK TOWNSHIP, Brown County — A 174-acre Stark Township farm owned by brothers Joel and Randy Schroepfer is a 2024 Brown County Century Farm. The farm began 140 years ago when Franz Schroepfer bought 160 acres for $7.50 an acre after immigrating to the U.S. from Austria. Franz Schroepfer ...
Dr. Sharon Augenstein recalls fondly growing up on the family’s Century Farm in Lincoln County, east of Lake Benton. “I remember playing outside a lot. The next farm had five kids and we just made our own fun — there were no computers. I helped dad with the animals, and would help ...
MARSHALL — Caring for the land and for family have been a big part of life for Bruce and Sherry DeVos. Four generations of the DeVos family have worked to help their farm in rural Fairview Township thrive. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s been rewarding, they said. “We’ve ...
Kayla and Dalton Werkman are happy raising their two sons on the family’s Century Farm 10 miles northwest of Russell. Their two children are Brayden, 12, and Corson, 9, and they’ve gotten involved with agriculture this year by growing their own beans. The boys rented 40 acres from ...
COURTLAND – Gerald “Jerry” and Gloria Fitzner, of Courtland, were recently honored with the Sesquicentennial Farm award from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. The Farm Bureau honors Minnesota families that have owned their farms for at least 150 years, are at least 50 acres in size, ...
WALNUT GROVE – The Swoffer farm began with brothers, Alfred and Walter. The two brothers were originally from Kent, England. Their father worked in Kent as a greengrocer, selling imported fruits from Europe and Africa. In fact, the family had a brick-and-mortar store in Dover, England. ...
