Five county farms in ODA program

ODA information

REYNOLDSBURG — Seventy-eight farms were designated as Ohio Century Farms in 2012 by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  Century farm status is awarded to families who have owned the same farm for at least 100 consecutive years.

To commemorate this milestone, each family received a certificate signed by Governor John R. Kasich and the Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture to keep with their historic documents and pass down to future generations.

First-ever registrations occurred in Athens, Noble, and Pike Counties in 2012. With these additions, at least one Ohio Century Farm is now registered in each of Ohio’s 88 counties.  More than 950 Ohio farms are registered across the state.

Families registering their farm in 2012 in Van Wert County were: the Evans family (1901), Hertel family (1880), the Morris family (1881), the Recker family (1848), and the Sawmiller family (1902).