Farm family businesses are very different from any other family-owned business.  

Whether you compare it to a construction company, hardware store, landscaping business, or law firm, it’s just different.

A farm is a living and breathing entity.  

It grows crops, animals, and people.  A farm feeds, clothes, and hous...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau recognize 68 Minnesota farms as 2026 Century Farms. Qualifying farms have been in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years and are 50 acres or more. Century Farm families receive a commemorative sign, as well as a certificate signed by Minnesota State Fair and Minnesota Farm Bureau presidents a...

MANKATO, Minn. — Brownton farmer Ryan Mackenthun, who serves as vice president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, joined Executive Director Joe Smentek and industry leaders April 6, 2026, at Rob Tate’s Cannon Falls farm alongside Sen. Amy Klobuchar to discuss legislation she introduced with Republican colleagues (the Fertilizer Transparency Act and Homegrown Fertil...

CAMDEN, Del. — Volunteers with the Delaware Farm Bureau (DEFB) Foundation spent Ag Literacy Week, March 15–21, 2026, visiting elementary schools across Delaware to read an agriculture‑themed children’s book and spark conversations about where food comes from. During each visit, volunteers highlighted the importance of understanding agriculture and it...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia farmers and landowners have a new opportunity this spring to be compensated for conservation practices that support soil health, pasture productivity and long-term farm resilience. Enrollment is open statewide for the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture, paying landowners either $100 or $300 per acre for implementation of approved farming ...