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BROOKE ROLLINS, MONICA CROWLEY: America’s family farms have kept us strong for 250 years

Initiative recognizes farms from 100-year legacies to the rare few that have operated for 250 years or more

By Brooke Leslie Rollins , Monica Crowley Fox News

Published September 9, 2026 7:00am EDT

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Half a century before America declared independence, John Lester broke soil on a 150-acre plot of land in East Hampton, New York. Little did he know, the next 300 years would see nine generations of his direct descendants cultivate that land. As our young nation took root and endured hardship, so did Round Swamp Farm. Today, Carolyn Lester Snyder carries on the family tradition by growing and selling produce on the property, with the help of her husband, children and grandchildren. They are a living, breathing, working testament to the American Dream and to America’s long legacy of family farming.

This summer, the Trump administration is honoring that glorious inheritance by launching the American Family Farm Legacy 250 Program. In partnership with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is building on proud traditions established during America’s........

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