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Smidt Family Farm

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During the Iowa State Fair, almost 400 farms from around the state were honored as either Century or Heritage Farms.

Of those 400, six were from Dallas County. Century Farms are farms that have been in the same family for 100 years, while Heritage Farms have been in the same family for 150 years. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been honoring Century Farms since 1976, with more than 21,000 named to date, and Heritage Farms since 2006, with 1,800 named to date.

At the 2023 Iowa State Fair, two Century Farms were named in Dallas County, belonging to Dan and Linda Brewer of Dallas Center and James Callan from Woodward. The Brewer Farms was established in 1917 and the Callan Farm Heritage Family Farm has been around since 1918. 

 Photos of the families can be found