News Release from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.



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*NEWS RELEASE
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*_73 Indiana farms receive historic homestead award_*

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*INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 18, 2021) ?*?Today, at the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Gov Suzanne Crouch [ [link removed] ] and Indiana State Department of Agriculture [ [link removed] ] Director Bruce Kettler presented 73 family farms with a Hoosier Homestead Award, recognizing their family?s longstanding commitment to Indiana agriculture.

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years, and consist of 20 acres or more, or produce more than $1,000 in agricultural products per year.

?Agriculture has always been and continues to be a vital and thriving industry in our state,? Crouch said. ?I always look forward to honoring these Hoosier Homestead Award recipients on their family?s commitment to their farm, community and heritage.?

Families are eligible for three different distinctions of the Hoosier Homestead Award, based on the age of the farm. They can receive the Centennial Award for 100 years, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years or Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.

Since the program's inception in 1976, nearly 6000 families have received the award. Often, a Hoosier Homestead farm is easily recognized because most recipients proudly display their awarded sign on their property.

?Each of these Hoosier Homestead farms have such a unique and important story behind them,? Kettler said. ?Managing and operating a farm is no simple task, and I commend each of the families that receive this award for their dedication and devotion to agriculture.?

The following list includes the August 2021 Hoosier Homestead Award recipients.

*County* *Name* *Homestead Date* *Award* Adams Kiefer 1882 Centennial Allen Scherrer 1900 Centennial Bartholomew Anthers 1871 Sesquicentennial Bartholomew O'Neal -- Dickey? 1919 Centennial Benton English 1871 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Benton Hasser 1916 Centennial Brown Parsley 1920 Centennial Carroll Been 1910 Centennial Carroll Duff 1921 Centennial Carroll Penn 1867 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Clark Johnson 1921 Centennial Clay Edward & Anna Spaeth 1921 Centennial Clay Harvey Fell 1918 Centennial Daviess Bean 1907 Centennial Decatur Carroll 1871 Sesquicentennial DeKalb George E. Baker? 1918 Centennial DeKalb Rosenbury 1906 Centennial DeKalb Tustison/Hook 1845 Sesquicentennial Dubois Hoppenjans 1921 Centennial Dubois Lawrence Gutgsell? 1910 Centennial Fayette Winfield Schockey/David Dean 1921 Centennial Franklin Brier 1906 Centennial Franklin Knecht 1846 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Franklin McNally 1918 Centennial Franklin Schuck/Knecht 1879 Centennial Franklin Schuck/Knecht 1902 Centennial Gibson Hardiman/Lyles/Nolcox/Solomon 1915 Centennial Hamilton Ringer? 1894 Centennial Harrison Leffler 1874 Centennial Harrison Reinhardt 1871 Sesquicentennial Hendricks Dillon 1917 Centennial Howard Jean Gesse -- Kingseed Farm 1848 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Howard Davis 1920 Centennial Howard Breisch 1848 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Howard Kingseed 1903 Centennial Howard Kingseed 1919 Centennial Huntington Brubaker 1899 Centennial Jackson Anthony - Browning - Robbins 1919 Centennial Jackson Garriott - Robbins 1914 Centennial Jackson George Parke Vehslage 1862 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Jackson Pfaffenberger 1853 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Jasper Smith 1871 Sesquicentennial Jay Bell 1885 Centennial Jennings Anthers/Blair 1821 Bicentennial Jennings Biehle 1906 Centennial Jennings Biehle 1906 Centennial LaPorte Shebel 1920 Centennial LaPorte Steve and Joann Jensen 1871 Sesquicentennial Lawrence Fountain 1920 Centennial Martin Sherfick 1920 Centennial Miami Clendenning/Fouts/See 1841 Sesquicentennial Miami Crockett 1865 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Morgan Charles J. Kirk 1906 Centennial Morgan Oliver, August, & Alice Dilley 1902 Centennial Morgan Rawlins 1917 Centennial Noble Raymond & Karen Parker 1917 Centennial Parke Lennie C. Pyle 1920 Centennial Pulaski Theodore & Lowell Podell 1900 Centennial Pulaski William Meyer 1899 Centennial Putnam Jeffries 1885 Centennial Randolph Fogle 1919 Centennial Randolph Harry & Florence Smith 1920 Centennial Shelby Clark - Rehme 1866 Sesquicentennial Shelby Harrod 1899 Centennial St. Joseph Beehler 1860 Sesquicentennial Union Brattain 1871 Sesquicentennial Vanderburgh Henry Schlensker 1870 Sesquicentennial Vanderburgh Niederhaus/Karch 1839 Sesquicentennial Vigo Tryon 1844 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial Wabash Chamberlain 1920 Centennial Wells Steiner 1863 Centennial and?Sesquicentennial White Johnson - Barnhart 1916 Centennial White Milton & Emma Marshall 1917 Centennial

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Photos from today's ceremony will be posted to ISDA's Flickr page [ [link removed] ] by Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. For more information about the Hoosier Homestead Award program, click here [ [link removed] ] or visit isda.in.gov.

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