The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards banquet on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Boathouse Wine Company.

Aslin Farms began in 1919 when Ernest and Eva Aslin, Robert's grandfather and grandmother and Nathan's great grandfather and great grandmother had 60 acres of land continuously.  Through the years the amount of land added to the farm has greatly expanded.

Robert (Bob) Aslin and Nathan, his son, along with their wives, children, grandchildren, siblings, and extended family play a big part in the success of the Aslin Farm operation.

The Aslin family farm has approximately 2,300 acres.  Their crops are made up of corn, soybeans and wheat. and they are also involved in the cattle business owning approximately 100 head.  Of course, being smart farmers, they bale all the hay they feed to the cattle.

Some children graduated from school and wanted to move on to what they think are bigger and better thing, but not his family.  When Robert was growing up he worked on the farm during the school year and once he graduated, he remained on the farm.  Then his son, Nathan, worked on the farm during the school year and when he graduated, he remained on the arm and they have grown the operation to where it is today.

They have continued the heritage that Ernest and Eva Aslin began 104 years ago.

In 2019 the Aslin Family Farm was designated a "Century Farm" by Farm Bureau of Missouri.

It is an honor tonight to award the Bloomfield Chamber Farm Family of the Year to the Aslin Farms.