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
  2. Banner County
    Pioneer Award: Dan and Linda Barrett – Anderson Barrett Farm, established 1921
  3. Boone County
    Pioneer Award: Orshek Family Farm, established 1911
    Heritage Award: Keith and Mary Ann Maricle – Maricle Family Farm, established 1871
  4. Boyd County
    Pioneer Award: Nola Hagberg – Hagberg Family Farm, established 1917
  5. Buffalo County
  6. Pioneer Award: Randy Bauer – Bauer Family Farm, established 1901
    Heritage Award: Steven and Jennah Henninger – Henninger Family Farm, established 1871
  7. 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
  8. Butler County
    Heritage Award: Grace Duren Trust – Haney Family Farm, established 1871
  9. Cass County
    Pioneer Award: Dale and Nancy Nutzman – Nutzman Family Farm, established 1921
  10. Pioneer Award: Sue Schlichtemeier-Nutzman – Schlichtemeier Family Farm, established 1894
    Pioneer Award: Jim Group – Heil-Group Family Farm, established 1882
  11. 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
  12. Colfax County
    Heritage Award: Sandra Novotny – Novotny Family Farm, established 1871
    Heritage Award: Robert and Debra Klitz – Klitz Farms, established 1871
  13. Cuming County
    Heritage Award: Terry and Kristy Jahnke – Jahnke Family Farm, established 1868
    Heritage Award: Gary and Linda Kuester – Kuester Family Farm, established 1866
  14. Dawson County
    Pioneer Award: Laurens and Alice McCain – Tederman Family Farm, established 1919
  15. Dakota County
    Pioneer Award: James and Judy Twohig – Twohig Family Farm, established 1904
  16. Dixon County
    Heritage Award: Thomas Edward and Nancy Walsh – Scollard Family Farm, established 1860
  17. Dodge County
  18. Pioneer Award: Jeff and Audra Uher – Uher Family Farm, established 1914
  19. Heritage Award: James and Cheryl Pribnow – Pribnow Family Farm, established 1870
  20. Heritage Award: Gary, Kyle and Ross Kroenke – Kroenke Family Farm, established 1871
  21. Fillmore County
  22. Pioneer Award: Julie Cowan Novak – Novak Family Farm, established 1921
  23. Pioneer Award: Marla and Robert Galusha – Lauenstein Family Farm, established 1921
  24. Pioneer Award: Randy Kennel and Joni Nuss – Kennel Family Farm, established 1920
  25. Franklin County
  26. Pioneer Award: Jerry and Lori Fouts – Dunn Family Farm, established 1896
  27. Pioneer Award: Jack Johnson – Johnson Family Farm, established 1917
  28. Pioneer Award: John and Sandra Schegg – Schegg Family Farm, established 1911
  29. Gage County
  30. Pioneer Award: Franzen Family Hone LLC – Franzen Family Farm, established 1920
  31. Pioneer Award: Fred and Marilyn Root – Root Family Farm, established 1921
  32. Pioneer Award: Cindy Wiese – Schroeder Family Farm, established 1921
  33. Heritage Award: Dennis, Gail, and Douglas Russell – Russell Family Farm, established 1869
  34. Gosper County
  35. Pioneer Award: EG Gosper, LLC – Geiger Family Farm, established 1919
  36. Hall County
  37. Pioneer Award: Gerald and Pat Poehler and Lucille Woodring – Poehler Family Farm, established 1893
  38. Pioneer Award: Robert and Jane Allan – Allan Family Farm, established 1919
  39. Harlan County
  40. Pioneer Award: David and Marilyn Snodgrass – Snodgrass Family Farm, established 1909
  41. Hayes County
  42. Pioneer Award: Colleen Palic Sellers – Palic Family Farm, established 1905
  43. Howard County
  44. Heritage Award: Arterburn Farms LLC – N.J. Paul Homestead, established 1871
  45. Jefferson County
  46. Pioneer Award: Harold and Arlene Ebke – Ebke Family Farm, established 1919
  47. Pioneer Award: Robert and Naomi Schroeder – Schroeder Family Farm, established 1918
  48. Pioneer Award: Burkhard-Florell Family Farm, established 1920
  49. Pioneer Award: Tracy and Elise Jane Graves – Graves Family Farm, established 1881
  50. Kearney County
  51. Pioneer Award: Eugene and Marjorie Olson – Olson Family Farm, established 1920
  52. Keith County
  53. Pioneer Award: Spurgin, Inc. – Spurgin, Inc., established 1915
  54. Pioneer Award: Janice Spurgin – Spurgin Family Farm, established 1920
  55. Knox County
  56. Pioneer Award: Terry and Larry Thunker – Thunker Familiy Farm, established 1889
  57. Lancaster County
  58. Heritage Award: Michael and Chere Kane – Kane Family Farm, established 1871
  59. Heritage Award: Nancy Mocroft and David Paulson – Mocroft Family Farm, established 1870
  60. Lincoln County
  61. Pioneer Award: Colleen Palic Sellers – Hruza, Buzzell, Palic Family Farm, established 1905
  62. Madison County
  63. Pioneer Award: Dorothy Maurer Trust – Maurer Family Farm, established 1920
  64. Morrill County
  65. Pioneer Award: Chris and Heather Amateis – Amateis Family Farm, established 1921
  66. Nance County
  67. Pioneer Award: Kelly Lesiak – Lesiak Family Farm, established 1918
  68. Nemaha County
  69. Pioneer Award: Myrna Esluer – Grube/Oestmann Farm, established 1893
  70. Otoe County
  71. Heritage Award: Lavern and Barbara Wolf – Wolf Family Farm, established 1869
  72. Heritage Award: Mary Lou James – Anthony James Farm, established 1838
  73. Pawnee County
  74. Pioneer Award: John Belcha – Belcha Family Farm, established 1888
  75. Pioneer Award: Richard and Mary Ann Blecha – Blecha Family Farm, established 1897
  76. Phelps County
  77. Pioneer Award: Kermit and Ruby Wilke – Federick Wilke Farm, established 1878
  78. Pierce County
  79. Pioneer Award: Paul Polt – Joe Polt Family Farm, established 1917
  80. Heritage Award: Robert and Sandy Hoffmann – Hoffmann Family Farm, established 1871
  81. Platte County
  82. Pioneer Award: Nancy Scheffler – Walter Family Farm, established 1910
  83. Richardson County
  84. Pioneer Award: David and Diane Curtin – Fritsch Family Farm, established 1919
  85. Saline County
  86. Pioneer Award: Rose Zoubek, Life Estate – Smith, Sasek, Zoubek Family Farm, established 1913
  87. Saunders County
  88. Pioneer Award: Joseph Havlovic – Havlovic Family Farm, established 1897
  89. Heritage Award: Patricia Voss – A.M. Smith Farm, established 1871
  90. Heritage Award: Jerry and Barb Soukup – Soukup Farms, established 1871
  91. Seward County
  92. Pioneer Award: JoAnn and Thomas Sieck – Klintworth Family Farm, established 1921
  93. Sheridan County
  94. Pioneer Award: Martha Woodhouse – Woodhouse Family Farm, established 1921
  95. Pioneer Award: Jean and Kristy Winter – Winter Family Farm, established 1904
  96. Sioux County
  97. Pioneer Award: Leslie Anderson – Roos Family Farm, established 1907
  98. Stanton County
  99. Pioneer Award: Roy and Laurie Pinnt/Dave and Lori Pinnt – Pinnt Family Farm, established 1918
  100. Valley County
  101. Pioneer Award: Susan Zikmund Bute – Zikmund Family Farm, established 1920
  102. Pioneer Award: Sonja Franzen – Franzen Family Farm, established 1909
  103. Wayne County
  104. Pioneer Award: LeRoy and Eileen Damme – Suehl/Damme Family Farm, established 1921
  105. Webster County
  106. Heritage Award: Diane Strobl, Sarah, Marion, and Mark Arneson – Arneson Farms, established 1871