State recognition given to farms more than 100 years old
Saturday, June 7, 2008
When traveling across the state of Missouri, drivers may notice a sign on rural property that designates a tract of farmland as a "Missouri Century Farm." The distinction is granted to landowners whose property has been within the same family for more than 100 years.
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