Century Farm

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A Century Farm or Centennial Farm is a farm or ranch in the United States or Canada that has been officially recognized by a regional program documenting the farm has been continuously owned by a single family for 100 years or more. Some regions also have Sesquicentennial Farm (150 years) and Bicentennial Farm (200 years) programs.

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In most states and provinces, the essential requirement for the award is that the property must have remained in the same family continuously for 100 years or more and currently be a working farm or ranch. [1] Some states stipulate a minimum number of acres or annual agricultural sales. [1]

Background

Canada

In Canada, Century Farm recognition in the province of Ontario was initiated as a Canadian Centennial project of the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario (JFAO) in 1967. [2] In Alberta the Alberta Century Farm & Ranch Award is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development [3] and similar programs are run by individual counties and municipalities. [4]

United States

In the United States, one of the first organizations to begin officially recognizing the farms was the New York State Agricultural Society in 1937. Several states began their programs during the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Recognition from state to state varies. It is usually handled by the state's agriculture or natural resources department in conjunction with the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Cooperative extension service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or the state's historical society. In other states, civic groups such as the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben perform the function. The awards are frequently done at the state fair.

The award typically defines a farm as 40 acres (16 ha) or more and consists of a plaque and a sign as well as formal listing.

In Oregon, in addition to century farms and ranches, the Department of Agriculture began to recognize sesquicentennial farms and ranches in 2008. [5]

StateProgramFoundedMin. acresOversightNotes
AlabamaCentury and Heritage Farm Program [6] 197640 Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
ArkansasArkansas Century Farm Program [7] 201210 Arkansas Agriculture Department
CaliforniaCACenturyFarms2018N/APrivate entity https://cacenturyfarms.org
ColoradoCentennial Farms [1] 1986160 History Colorado
ConnecticutCentury Farm Award [8] 2011 Connecticut Agricultural Information Council
DelawareCentury Farm Program198710Dept. of Ag.
FloridaCentury Pioneer Family Farm Program [9] 1985 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services To qualify, a farm must be owned by a family for at least 100 continuous years. [9]
GeorgiaCentennial Farms [10] 199310Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation; the Georgia Department of Agriculture; the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; the Georgia Forestry Commission; and the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter
IdahoCentury Farm and Ranch Program [11] 197240 Idaho State Historical Society
IllinoisCentennial and Sesquicentennial Farms [12] 1972 Illinois Department of Agriculture
IndianaHoosier Homestead Award Program [13] 197620 Indiana State Department of Agriculture
IowaCentury Farms [14] 1976 Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
KansasCentury Farms [15] 200080 Kansas Farm Bureau
KentuckyHistoric Farms Program [16] 1992 Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
LouisianaLouisiana Century Farm Program [17] 20 Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, and Louisiana Land Bank
MarylandCentury Farm Award [18] 10 Maryland Department of Agriculture
MassachusettsMassachusetts Century Farms [19] Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation To qualify, a farm must have been in the same family for 100 years or more and is currently being farmed. [19]
MichiganCentennial Farms [20] 194810 Historical Society of Michigan
MinnesotaCentury and Sesquicentennial Farms [21] 1976 Minnesota Farm Bureau
MississippiCentennial Farm Program [22] Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
MissouriCentury Farm Program [23] 197640 University of Missouri Extension
MontanaCentennial Farm and Ranch Program [24] 2009 Montana Historical Society
NebraskaPioneer Farm Family Awards [25] 1961 (approx.) Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, Nebraska Farm Bureau
NevadaCentennial Ranch and Farm Awards Program

[26]

2004160Agricultural Council of Nevada, Nevada Agricultural Foundation, Cattlemen's Association, Nevada Farm Bureau, Heritage Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
New HampshireCentury Farm Book [27] 2016 New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation
New JerseyCentury Farm Award [28] New Jersey Agricultural Society To qualify, a farm must have been in the same family and been operational for at least 100 years.
New YorkCentury Farm Award [29] 1937 New York State Agricultural Society
North CarolinaCentury Farm Family Program [30] 1970 North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
North DakotaCentennial Farms [31] 1988 Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation
OhioCentury Farms [32] 1993 Ohio Department of Agriculture Also has a Bicentennial Farm program. [32] Not to be confused with Ohio Bicentennial barns; see Barn advertisement.
OklahomaCentennial Farm and Ranch Program [33] 199340Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
OregonCentury Farm and Ranch Program [34] 1958Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Travel Information Council Also has a Sesquicentennial Farm program
PennsylvaniaCentury and Bicentennial Farm Program [35] 193710 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Century Farms Program [36] 1974Pendleton District South Carolina
South DakotaCentury Farms [37] 200080 South Dakota Department of Agriculture Also has a Quasquicentennial (125 years) Farm program
TennesseeCentury Farms [38] 197510Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, formerly Tennessee Department of Agriculture Also recognizes Pioneer Century Farms (established in or before 1796), and African American Century Farms (farms founded by emancipated slaves and their children)
TexasFamily Land Heritage Program [39] 197410 Texas Department of Agriculture
UtahCentury Farms & Ranches [40] 1995Utah Department of Agriculture and FoodNearly 500 farms have been recognized.
VermontVermont Century Farms Program [41] 1953 Vermont State Grange and Vermont Farm Bureau
VirginiaVirginia Century Farm Program [42] 1997 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services There are 1,332 Virginia Century Farms. [42]
West VirginiaWest Virginia Century Farm Program [43] 201510 West Virginia Association of Conservation Districts
WisconsinCentury and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Program [44] 19488,583 century farms or homes
616 sesquicentennial farms or homes [45]
WyomingCentennial Farm and Ranch program [46] 2006 (reestablished)160 Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Wyoming Wool Growers Association, Wyoming Rural Electric Association

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