Jul

08

Aksarben announces Farm Family Award recipients for 2021.

Since the 1950s, the Aksarben Foundation has been celebrating Nebraskan farm families with its tradition of awarding Pioneer and Heritage Farm Family Awards. To date, nearly 10,000 families have been recognized at their county fair with this distinction. Aksarben partners with Nebraska Farm Bureau and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers on these awards each year, honoring families for 100 or 150 years of consecutive family farm ownership in Nebraska.

“These families exemplify the dedication and strong Nebraska values that set our state apart. Aksarben has celebrated agriculture for over one-hundred years, and these families are what the Spirit of Aksarben is all about,” said Sandra Reding, Aksarben Foundation President.

Mark McHargue, Nebraska Farm Bureau president adds, “Nebraska Farm Bureau is proud to be part of this long-standing program. Farm and ranch families deserve to be recognized with this coveted and prestigious award which includes nearly 10,000 families in its alliance. These awards recognize the commitment to preserve and build Nebraska agriculture for future generations.”

To commemorate this milestone, each of these families will receive an engraved plaque and gatepost marker at their respective county fair this summer.

Heritage Farm Families = 150 years of ownership | Pioneer Farm Families = 100 years of ownership

  1. Adams County
    Pioneer Award: Randy Kennedy – William Berg Farm, established 1920
  3. Banner County
    Pioneer Award: Dan and Linda Barrett – Anderson Barrett Farm, established 1921
  5. Boone County
    Pioneer Award: Orshek Family Farm, established 1911
    Heritage Award: Keith and Mary Ann Maricle – Maricle Family Farm, established 1871
  7. Boyd County
    Pioneer Award: Nola Hagberg – Hagberg Family Farm, established 1917
  9. Buffalo County
  10. Pioneer Award: Randy Bauer – Bauer Family Farm, established 1901
    Heritage Award: Steven and Jennah Henninger – Henninger Family Farm, established 1871
  12. Burt County
    Pioneer Award: Nancy Alleman – McBride Family Farm, established 1912
    Pioneer Award: Doyle and Cheryl Huffman – Huffman/Pond Family Farm, established 1920
    Heritage Award: Jason and Kylie Penke – Sklenar Family Farm, established 1871
  14. Butler County
    Heritage Award: Grace Duren Trust – Haney Family Farm, established 1871
  16. Cass County
    Pioneer Award: Dale and Nancy Nutzman – Nutzman Family Farm, established 1921
  17. Pioneer Award: Sue Schlichtemeier-Nutzman – Schlichtemeier Family Farm, established 1894
    Pioneer Award: Jim Group – Heil-Group Family Farm, established 1882
  19. Cedar County
    Pioneer Award: Warren and Corlynn Wilbeck – Pearson/Wilbeck Family Farm, established 1919
    Pioneer Award: Lyle and Rhonda Lammers – Lammers Family Farm, established 1917
    Pioneer Award: Jerry and Glenda Johnson – Johnson Family Farm, established 1869
    Pioneer Award: North Star Farms, Inc. – Brodersen Family Farm, established 1914
    Heritage Award: Brad and Wendi Klug – Klug Family Farm, established 1869
  21. Colfax County
    Heritage Award: Sandra Novotny – Novotny Family Farm, established 1871
    Heritage Award: Robert and Debra Klitz – Klitz Farms, established 1871
  23. Cuming County
    Heritage Award: Terry and Kristy Jahnke – Jahnke Family Farm, established 1868
    Heritage Award: Gary and Linda Kuester – Kuester Family Farm, established 1866
  25. Dawson County
    Pioneer Award: Laurens and Alice McCain – Tederman Family Farm, established 1919
  27. Dakota County
    Pioneer Award: James and Judy Twohig – Twohig Family Farm, established 1904
  29. Dixon County
    Heritage Award: Thomas Edward and Nancy Walsh – Scollard Family Farm, established 1860
  31. Dodge County
  32. Pioneer Award: Jeff and Audra Uher – Uher Family Farm, established 1914
  33. Heritage Award: James and Cheryl Pribnow – Pribnow Family Farm, established 1870
  34. Heritage Award: Gary, Kyle and Ross Kroenke – Kroenke Family Farm, established 1871
  35. Fillmore County
  36. Pioneer Award: Julie Cowan Novak – Novak Family Farm, established 1921
  37. Pioneer Award: Marla and Robert Galusha – Lauenstein Family Farm, established 1921
  38. Pioneer Award: Randy Kennel and Joni Nuss – Kennel Family Farm, established 1920
  40. Franklin County
  41. Pioneer Award: Jerry and Lori Fouts – Dunn Family Farm, established 1896
  42. Pioneer Award: Jack Johnson – Johnson Family Farm, established 1917
  43. Pioneer Award: John and Sandra Schegg – Schegg Family Farm, established 1911
  45. Gage County
  46. Pioneer Award: Franzen Family Hone LLC – Franzen Family Farm, established 1920
  47. Pioneer Award: Fred and Marilyn Root – Root Family Farm, established 1921
  48. Pioneer Award: Cindy Wiese – Schroeder Family Farm, established 1921
  49. Heritage Award: Dennis, Gail, and Douglas Russell – Russell Family Farm, established 1869
  51. Gosper County
  52. Pioneer Award: EG Gosper, LLC – Geiger Family Farm, established 1919
  54. Hall County
  55. Pioneer Award: Gerald and Pat Poehler and Lucille Woodring – Poehler Family Farm, established 1893
  56. Pioneer Award: Robert and Jane Allan – Allan Family Farm, established 1919
  58. Harlan County
  59. Pioneer Award: David and Marilyn Snodgrass – Snodgrass Family Farm, established 1909
  61. Hayes County
  62. Pioneer Award: Colleen Palic Sellers – Palic Family Farm, established 1905
  64. Howard County
  65. Heritage Award: Arterburn Farms LLC – N.J. Paul Homestead, established 1871
  67. Jefferson County
  68. Pioneer Award: Harold and Arlene Ebke – Ebke Family Farm, established 1919
  69. Pioneer Award: Robert and Naomi Schroeder – Schroeder Family Farm, established 1918
  70. Pioneer Award: Burkhard-Florell Family Farm, established 1920
  71. Pioneer Award: Tracy and Elise Jane Graves – Graves Family Farm, established 1881
  73. Kearney County
  74. Pioneer Award: Eugene and Marjorie Olson – Olson Family Farm, established 1920
  76. Keith County
  77. Pioneer Award: Spurgin, Inc. – Spurgin, Inc., established 1915
  78. Pioneer Award: Janice Spurgin – Spurgin Family Farm, established 1920
  80. Knox County
  81. Pioneer Award: Terry and Larry Thunker – Thunker Familiy Farm, established 1889
  83. Lancaster County
  84. Heritage Award: Michael and Chere Kane – Kane Family Farm, established 1871
  85. Heritage Award: Nancy Mocroft and David Paulson – Mocroft Family Farm, established 1870
  87. Lincoln County
  88. Pioneer Award: Colleen Palic Sellers – Hruza, Buzzell, Palic Family Farm, established 1905
  90. Madison County
  91. Pioneer Award: Dorothy Maurer Trust – Maurer Family Farm, established 1920
  93. Morrill County
  94. Pioneer Award: Chris and Heather Amateis – Amateis Family Farm, established 1921
  96. Nance County
  97. Pioneer Award: Kelly Lesiak – Lesiak Family Farm, established 1918
  99. Nemaha County
  100. Pioneer Award: Myrna Esluer – Grube/Oestmann Farm, established 1893
  102. Otoe County
  103. Heritage Award: Lavern and Barbara Wolf – Wolf Family Farm, established 1869
  104. Heritage Award: Mary Lou James – Anthony James Farm, established 1838
  106. Pawnee County
  107. Pioneer Award: John Belcha – Belcha Family Farm, established 1888
  108. Pioneer Award: Richard and Mary Ann Blecha – Blecha Family Farm, established 1897
  110. Phelps County
  111. Pioneer Award: Kermit and Ruby Wilke – Federick Wilke Farm, established 1878
  113. Pierce County
  114. Pioneer Award: Paul Polt – Joe Polt Family Farm, established 1917
  115. Heritage Award: Robert and Sandy Hoffmann – Hoffmann Family Farm, established 1871
  117. Platte County
  118. Pioneer Award: Nancy Scheffler – Walter Family Farm, established 1910
  120. Richardson County
  121. Pioneer Award: David and Diane Curtin – Fritsch Family Farm, established 1919
  123. Saline County
  124. Pioneer Award: Rose Zoubek, Life Estate – Smith, Sasek, Zoubek Family Farm, established 1913
  126. Saunders County
  127. Pioneer Award: Joseph Havlovic – Havlovic Family Farm, established 1897
  128. Heritage Award: Patricia Voss – A.M. Smith Farm, established 1871
  129. Heritage Award: Jerry and Barb Soukup – Soukup Farms, established 1871
  131. Seward County
  132. Pioneer Award: JoAnn and Thomas Sieck – Klintworth Family Farm, established 1921
  134. Sheridan County
  135. Pioneer Award: Martha Woodhouse – Woodhouse Family Farm, established 1921
  136. Pioneer Award: Jean and Kristy Winter – Winter Family Farm, established 1904
  138. Sioux County
  139. Pioneer Award: Leslie Anderson – Roos Family Farm, established 1907
  141. Stanton County
  142. Pioneer Award: Roy and Laurie Pinnt/Dave and Lori Pinnt – Pinnt Family Farm, established 1918
  144. Valley County
  145. Pioneer Award: Susan Zikmund Bute – Zikmund Family Farm, established 1920
  146. Pioneer Award: Sonja Franzen – Franzen Family Farm, established 1909
  148. Wayne County
  149. Pioneer Award: LeRoy and Eileen Damme – Suehl/Damme Family Farm, established 1921
  151. Webster County
  152. Heritage Award: Diane Strobl, Sarah, Marion, and Mark Arneson – Arneson Farms, established 1871