DENVER
— Families who have owned and operated their Colorado farm or ranch for 100
years or more are encouraged to submit a nomination to receive a Colorado
Centennial Farms award. Selected nominees will be honored at the 27th Annual
Centennial Farms Celebration at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colo., in
August 2013. Farmers and ranchers nominating their property for this award must
submit an application providing information about the history of their farm and
its buildings by close of business on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
Nominees
must meet the following requirements to be selected 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
History
Colorado and the Colorado Department of Agriculture created the Colorado
Centennial Farms Program in 1986 to recognize the important role that
agriculture has played in the state’s history and economic
development.
How
to nominate: Download
a Colorado Centennial Farms application, or call Lyle Miller at
303-866-2779.
Due
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
Centennial
Farms Awards:
The 2013
Colorado Centennial Farms awards will be presented at the Colorado State Fair in
Pueblo in August. At the ceremony, award recipients will receive a certificate
signed by the Governor and a sign to display on their property. In addition, the
National Trust for Historic Preservation will recognize families who have
maintained the historic buildings on their property that are 50 years old or
older.
To
date, more than 400 Colorado farms and ranches representing 61 counties across
the state have received the Centennial Farms award. The majority of these farms
were established between 1880 and 1895.
Questions: Lyle
Miller, 303-866-2779 or email lyle.miller@state.co.us
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