Legacy farms: Family best part of operating Century Farm

Benjamin Herrold
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024

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Jeff Gibson and his wife, Elizabeth, farm on their Buchanan County, Mo., Century Farm. Gibson says he enjoys getting to farm with family and being a part of his family’s legacy on the land.

Photo courtesy Jeff Gibson

Jeff Gibson and his wife, Elizabeth, farm on their Buchanan County, Mo., Century Farm. Gibson says he enjoys getting to farm with family and being a part of his family’s legacy on the land.

Photo courtesy Jeff Gibson

Jeff and Jim Gibson talking in the field

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Benjamin Herrold

It’s springtime on the Gibson Farm, and Jeff Gibson was reflecting on the planting progress so far. Spring has been bringing hope for the year ahead for more than a century for his family.

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