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Farm Receives “Century Farm” Designation

November 22, 2014

(Des Moines)– A Dickinson county farm was officially designated a “Century Farm” at this year’s Iowa State Fair.

To qualify, a family must have owned their farmstead for 100 years or more.

Leslie Moore, Eleanore Moore, Jeff Moore, Eric Moore, Bill Moore and Jana Harris received a Century Farm certificate and yard sign from the Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau, making the designation official.

A total of 344 farms were recognized in the program this year, making it more than 16,200 farms from across the state that have received the Century Farm designation.