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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
56 family farms honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (March 21, 2025) - At the Indiana Statehouse Friday,
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Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and
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Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.


"Agriculture has always served as the foundation of Indiana's economy and way of life," said Lt. Gov. Beckwith, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. "It was a privilege to celebrate these longstanding farming families for their enduring legacies during today's ceremony."


To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of more than 20 acres. If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. Indiana farms may qualify for three honors: Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.


Since the program's inception in 1976, over 6,200 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award. Often, a Hoosier Homestead farm is easily recognized because most recipients proudly display their awarded sign on their property.


“Each year I look forward to honoring these long-standing farming families during the Hoosier Homestead ceremonies," said Lamb. "I know firsthand the amount of hard work, and grit required to ensure a family remains in the same family for 100 years or more. I commend each of this year’s awardees and thank them for their dedication to Indiana and our agriculture industry."


During the ceremonies, two Indiana farms received the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of continuous ownership: the Hamilton Batterton family and the McCoy family, both from Decatur County.


Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2025 ceremony:


CountyAward NameAward YearAward Type
AdamsKrueckeberg Family1902Centennial
BartholomewBonnell 1846Centennial & Sesquicentennial
BartholomewClouse Family Farm, LLC1854Centennial & Sesquicentennial
BartholomewKobbe1909Centennial
BentonScherer1870Sesquicentennial
BooneBowen1902Centennial
CarrollJames R. Hodges1922Centennial
ClarkPooler1918Centennial
DecaturHamilton Batterton1821Bicentennial
DecaturMcCoy1824Sesquicentennial & Bicentennial
DecaturMiller - Hahn1874Sesquicentennial
DecaturMiller1874Sesquicentennial
DecaturSchwering1918Centennial
DeKalbHogue/Knott1900Centennial
DuboisNeuhoff Family1922Centennial
DuboisBartelt-Klosterman1851Centennial & Sesquicentennial
DuboisBartelt-Klosterman1853Centennial & Sesquicentennial
DuboisBartelt-Klosterman1851Centennial & Sesquicentennial
DuboisVogler1888Centennial
FountainCunningham1829Sesquicentennial
FountainHesler & Gooding1920Centennial
FranklinKirschner1874Centennial & Sesquicentennial
FultonGuise1924Centennial
FultonStruckman-Smith - Shriver1864Centennial & Sesquicentennial
GreeneReel1920Centennial
HancockCain1918Centennial
HarrisonGeswein1922Centennial
HarrisonGunther1883Centennial
HarrisonKannapel/ Schilmiller1918Centennial
HenryKellam Mercer1881Centennial
HuntingtonWarpup1915Centennial
JacksonEverett Duwe1888Centennial
JasperBrusnahan1875Centennial & Sesquicentennial
JasperKanne1910Centennial
JohnsonVan Nuys1847Sesquicentennial
JohnsonYoke1841Sesquicentennial
KosciuskoE & M Hollar1919Centennial
MarshallClindaniel / Clauss1919Centennial
MontgomeryGeorge W. Deer1924Centennial
MontgomeryPeebles / Cox1917Centennial
NewtonRomine1874Sesquicentennial
NobleKimmell1924Centennial
RandolphFisher1874Sesquicentennial
RandolphGeorgi1924Centennial
ShelbyHaehl1887Centennial
ShelbyWright/Bassett1860Sesquicentennial
StarkeCharles E. Troike Family1924Centennial
TippecanoeDave & Donna Scanlon1873Centennial & Sesquicentennial
TiptonGuy Kirby1875Sesquicentennial
VanderbughHenry G. Wallis1904Centennial
VanderbughHenry G. Wallis1867Sesquicentennial
WarrenJames W. Orr1910Centennial
WayneSmith1917Centennial
WellsHedges (Wisner)1840Sesquicentennial
WellsKennedy1917Centennial
WellsWerling
1873Centennial & Sesquicentennial




To view photos from the Spring 2025 Hoosier Homestead Award Ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse,
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click here . All family photos will be available online by March 28, 2025.

The 2025 Summer Hoosier Homestead Award Ceremony will take place on Aug. 13, 2025 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

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ABOUT ISDA
The
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Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) reports to
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Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith , Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Major responsibilities include advocacy for Indiana agriculture at the local, state and federal level, managing soil conservation programs, promoting economic development and agricultural innovation, serving as a regulatory ombudsman for agricultural businesses, and licensing grain firms throughout the state.



ISDA Media Contact:

Regan Herr

Phone: 317.552.9281

Email:
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