Since the 1950s, the Aksarben Foundation has been celebrating Nebraskan farm families with its tradition of awarding Pioneer and Heritage Farm Family Awards. The Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award is presented to farm families who have had continuous family ownership of a parcel of land for 100 years. This year, three Pierce County families were honored… Read more »
Burt County Ag Society President Dale Miller recognized the Aksarben Pioneer Farm Family during the opening evening of the Burt County Fair. Patricia French and Susan French Montgomery were on hand to receive the award on behalf of a long line of Swedish immigrants. In 1866, Ed Olson & Lottie Lofgren were born in Sweden…. Read more »
Five area families will be honored for longevity in Seward County at the 2023 Seward County Fair. Two families will receive the Heritage Farm Family Award from the Aksarben Foundation, and three will be recognized with the Pioneer Farm Family Award. The Heritage Award honors families who have owned the same land for at least… Read more »
HARTINGTON — A rural Fordyce family has been honored for owning its farm for more than 100 consecutive years. Wuebben Farms, located west of Fordyce, received a 2023 Aksarben Pioneer Family Farm Award on July 19 during this year’s Cedar County Fair in Hartington. The family farm operation is owned by Bob and Linda Wuebben… Read more »
Several farms throughout Northeast Nebraska were recipients of either the 2023 Heritage Farm Family or the 2023 Pioneer Farm Family Award. The awards, presented by the Aksarben Foundation, help celebrate the state’s agricultural heritage and both the dedication and perseverance of farm families within the state. Nebraska Farm Bureau president Mark McHargue says the bureau… Read more »
CHRISTINA LYONS Daily Sun staff writer Nebraska Heritage and Pioneer Farm families were presented awards on Sunday afternoon at the Gage County Fair. Two families received the Heritage Farm Awards from the Aksarben Foundation for 150 years of continuous ownership by the same family. The Nebraska Farm Bureau and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers… Read more »
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