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Sanders-Naugle, Saffer Among Centennial Farms to be Honored August 26 at the Colorado State Fair

In 1986 Governor Richard D. Lamm, the Colorado Historical Society and the Colorado Department of Agriculture established the Colorado Centennial Farms Awards

Families who have owned and operated their farm or ranch for 100 years submit a nomination application each April to receive a Colorado Centennial Farms award. Selected nominees are honored each ear at the Centennial Farms Celebration at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado
Nominees must meet the following requirements to be honored as a Colorado Centennial Farm:

Farming or ranching properties must have remained in the same family continuously for at least 100 years
Each property must still operate as a working farm or ranch
Farms or ranches must have a minimum of 160 acres
Properties with fewer than 160 acres can qualify if they gross at least $1,000 in annual sales

This year twenty three Colorado families that have owned and operated their farms or ranches for 100 years or more, will be honored at the 30^th Centennial Farms Awards ceremony August 26, 2016 at the Colorado State Fair.

The families will receive a certificate commemorating the event, as well as a sign to display on their farm or ranch.

This year Centennial Farms recipients are: