Virginia Century Farm Program Hits 1,200 Milestone

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April 23, 2012
VIRGINIA CENTURY FARM PROGRAM HITS 1,200 MILESTONE
Contact: Elaine J. Lidholm, 804.786.7686

The number of Virginia Century Farms has passed the 1,200 mark. As of March 31, 2012, the program had recognized a total of 1,201 farms since the Virginia General Assembly established it in 1997. The Century Farm program honors the commitment and contributions of farm families who have owned and worked their farms for 100 years or more. It is administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).

“The Century Farm program recognizes and pays tribute to those farmers whose continuing efforts have formed the backbone of the Commonwealth for more than 400 years,” said VDACS Commissioner Matthew J. Lohr. “These are the people who have made agriculture Virginia’s leading industry with an annual economic impact of $55 billion. I am a fifth generation farmer and my family’s farm is a Century Farm. We take great pride in that heritage.”

Century Farms are located across the state in 95 counties and cities. A current list of farms is available at www.vdacs.virginia.gov/century.

To qualify as a Virginia Century Farm, applicants must meet these criteria: the farm must have been owned by the same family for at least one hundred consecutive years; the farm must be lived on, or actually farmed by, a descendant of the original owner; and the farm must gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of agricultural products. If the farm does not gross over $2,500 in the sale of farm products, it still may qualify if it is used for a bona fide silvicultural purpose. This includes growing, tending or protecting trees for the purpose of eventually producing income or financial benefit.

Century Farm families receive a certificate of recognition and an 11x17-inch aluminum sign for exterior display. Application forms are available from VDACS by calling 804.786.1346; by mailing a request to Century Farm, VDACS, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218; accessing the website listed above; or e-mailing kevin.schmidt@vdacs.virginia.gov. There is no fee to apply and no charge for the first sign; additional signs are $25 each..

(NOTE TO EDITORS: Below are the names of the latest additions to the Virginia Century Farm program.)

New Century Farms from August 2010 to March 2012
County	Farm Name	Current Owner(s)
Alleghany	Pleasant Valley Farm	Mrs. Pauline E. Nicely, Mr. Mark R. Nicely, Mr. Sidney M. Nicely, and Mrs. Nancy N. Lee
Appomattox	Blue Jay Haven Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Crews
Augusta	Big Rock Dairy	Mrs. Kathleen L. Simmons
Augusta	Flowing Springs Farm	Mr. William L. Bowman
Augusta	Pine Top Farm	Mrs. Mary Stout
Augusta	R. L. Moore Homestead	Ms. Margie Moore, Mr. Larry Moore and Mr. Sam Arey
Augusta	Rollerdale Farm	Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Roller
Augusta	The Bashaw Farm	Mr. William Lorenza Bashaw, III
Bedford	Woodlawn	Dr. John Thomas Wyatt Reed, II; and Mr. Michael Wyatt Read
Botetourt	Highland Grove	Mr. Collins D. Craft, and Mrs. Jean R. Craft
Botetourt	Jeter Farm	Mr. Ned Jeter
Brunswick	Jones Farm	Mrs. Beatrice Brown
Campbell	Melrose Bison Farm	Mr. Thomas W. Morris
Campbell	The Jones Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Jones
Carroll	Utt Farm	Mr. Robert (Bobby) Jefferson Utt
Charlotte	Cub Creek Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Troy A. and Wendy B. Elder
Charlotte	Elm Shade	Mrs. Juanita Giles
Chesapeake (City)	J.R. Lehman and Sons	Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Lehman, Jr.
Fauquier	Redwood Farm	Mrs. Mildred Gulick Riddell
Franklin	Bow-knott Dairy Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Basil G. Boitnott, C. Dale Boitnott
Frederick	Lineburg Minebank Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Z. and Sharon K. Lineburg, Mrs. Kimberly Black, Mrs. Kristi Rowsell and Mrs. Kathy Ritenour
Grayson	Phipps Hollow Farm	Ms. Mary Lou P. Phipps
Halifax	Alpine Place	Mrs. Gayle Priest Conner
Halifax	Emanual Freeman Jr. and William Freeman Estate	co-owners great grandchildren
Halifax	Emanuel Freeman Sr. Estate	great, great grandchildren
Henrico	Colonial Acres Farm LLC	Mr. Reginald H. Nelson, IV; and Mrs. Phyllis G. Nelson
Highland	Pleasant Brook Farms	Mr. Clarence J. Brock, and Mrs. Phyllis H. Brock
Isle of Wight	The J. B. Harris Farm	Mr. T.G. Nelson, Jr.
Isle of Wight	The J.J. Crocker Homeplace	Mr. Thomas G. Nelson, Jr.
Lee	Elkins Sandy Spring Farm	Mr. Roger Elkins, and Mrs. Marta Elkins
Loudoun	Montcalm Farm	Mr. John Duncan Marsh
Louisa	Ceresco	Mr. W.C. Taylor
Lunenburg	Lunenburg Landscapes	Mr. John G. Hurt
Lunenburg	Rock Haven Farm	Ms. Virginia H. Wilson
Madison	Lohr-Mallory Farm	A. Colin Mallory
Montgomery	Morris Farm	Mr. Clyde R. Morris, and Mrs. Dean R. Morris
Northampton	Smiling Hill Farm	Mr. Floyd L. Smith, Jr.
Page	Longs Bend Farm	Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. and Alice B. Fisher
Patrick	B. H. Cooper Farm	Dr. Sally T. Rodgers, Ms. Ruth T Dickerson and Ms. Mary Sue Terry
Prince George	Burrow Farm	Mrs. Lillian H. Burrow
Rockbridge	Rapp Farm	Dr. and Mrs. James S. Parsons
Rockingham	Granview	Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Strickler, and Mrs. Rebecca Strickler Tate
Rockingham	Holsinger Homeplace Farms	Mr. and Mrs. James J. Holsinger
Russell	3C Livestock	Mr. Robert D. Crabtree
Russell	Lyttle Farm of Copper Ridge	Mr. Jim Lyttle, Ms. Sherry Lyttle and Ms. Shiloh Lyttle
Russell	Skeen Farm	Mr. George Skeen, Mr. John Skeen and Mr. Larry Skeen
Russell	Smith Farm	Mr. Christopher P. McDonald
Scott	Fugate Farms	Mr. Charles William Fugate
Scott	Fugate Farms	Dr. and Mrs. J.E. and Donna Fugate
Shenandoah	Swover Creek Farms	Mrs. Jessica F. Rush
Smyth	Anderson Farm	Mr. Carson Anderson
Smyth	Cluster Springs Farm	Mr. Thomas J. Cox, Mr. David W. Cox, Mr. Kenneth R. Cox, and Mr. Michael S. Cox
Southampton	Burgess Farm	J.H. Lee and Sons, Inc.
Southampton	Gillette Farm	Mr. Larry W. Whitley and W. Group LLC
Southampton	James R. Holloman Farm	Mrs. Jane Holloman Vick, and Mr. Terry L Holloman
Southampton	Turner Farm	Mrs. Marie Beale Turner
Suffolk	The Morgan Farm	Mr. Clifton M. Carr
Suffolk (City)	Grady Gardner Farm	Mrs. Mary H. Gardner, and Mrs. Myrtle G. Eason
Suffolk (City)	Seth Howell Farm	Mr. Burke H. Howell, and Mrs. Myrtle G. Eason
Surry	Appel Farm	Mrs. Frances L. Appel
Surry	Pecan Knoll	Mr. Thomas L. Judkins
Sussex	Silver Hill	Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Wayne Owen
Westmoreland	Cedar Hill Farm	Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Wilkins
Westmoreland	Monrovia Farm	Mr. and Mrs. H. Shirley and Joan S. Powell

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