(KLZA)-- Each year, AKSARBEN pays homage to the dedicated and hard-working Nebraska families who have met the incredible milestone of owning at least forty-acres of farmland within one family for one-hundred or one-hundred and fifty years, respectively. 

The Aksarben Foundation, along with Nebraska Farm Bureau and the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, announces this year’s 122 honorees for the Aksarben Pioneer Farm (100 years) and Aksarben Heritage Farm Awards (150 years). 
Aksarben began awarding the Pioneer Award in 1956, and since that time, nearly 10,000 farm families have received the award statewide. 
The Heritage Award was established in 2014, has been awarded to nearly 100 farm families. 

Due to COVID-19 many County Fairs are still questioning whether to have the fair this year. Instead of handing out the awards at County Fairs, Aksarben is working with both Nebraska Farm Bureau and the County Fair managers to get these awards out to our recipients across the state. 
To commemorate this milestone, each of these families will receive an engraved plaque and gatepost marker at the county fair in the county where their farm is located. 

The Aksarben Farm Families for 2020 include:
1. Johnson County
a. Gary and Kathleen Peters – Jacob Peter Family Farm, Established 1862** A Heritage Family Farm.
b. Nemaha Bend, LLC – Valentine Pella Family Farm, Established 1919

2. Nemaha County
a. Dennis Blount – Blount Family Farm, Established 1920

3. Pawnee County
a. Jeff and Tammy McClintock – McClintock Family Farm, Established 1856**  A Heritage Family Farm.
b. Dorothy Bstandig – Bstandig Family Farm, Established 1905

4. Richardson County
a. Keith and Brenda McKim – Keith and Brenda McKim Family Farm, Established 1870** A Heritage Family Farm.
b. Corbeck, Inc. – Cornelius Family Farm, Established 1861** A Heritage Family Farm.
c. Bradley and Cheryl Rausch – Rausch Family Farm, Established 1915
d. Susan Rieschick Brown and Jane Rieschick Peterson – Rieschick Family Farm, Established 1920