Indiana farms receive Hoosier Homestead Award

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Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb presented 59 farming families with the Hoosier Homestead Award on Friday. The recognition honors farms that been owned by the same family for more than 100 years.

The ISDA said the award honors the families’ commitment to Indiana agriculture.

“These long-standing Hoosier farming families are the backbone of our state’s rich agricultural history,” Crouch said in a news release. “They have dedicated their lives to supporting our strong agricultural economy, and it was a pleasure to honor them today.”

To receive the award, a farm must be owned by the same family for more than 100 years and consist of more than 20 acres. If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce more than $1,000 of agriculture products annually.

The Hoosier Homestead Award honors farms in three categories: Centennial (100 years of ownership), Sesquicentennial (150 years) and Bicentennial (200 years).

“Honoring over 50 farming families was an unique look into Indiana’s rich past, especially when celebrating two bicentennial awards,” said Lamb. “Thinking of how much agriculture, and our whole world, has changed in the last 200 years was an incredible thought and we are so thankful to these farming families for remaining committed to agriculture production.” 

The Hoosier Homestead Award recipients are: