News Release from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.



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*NEWS RELEASE
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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*69 farming families honored with the *

*Hoosier Homestead Award*

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*INDIANAPOLIS (April 1, 2022)* ??At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch [ [link removed] ] and Indiana State Department of Agriculture [ [link removed] ](ISDA) Director Bruce Kettler presented 69 families with a Hoosier Homestead Award [ [link removed] ] in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.

?I always look forward to engaging with Indiana?s historic farming families during the Hoosier Homestead Award ceremonies,? Crouch said. ?The longstanding values, dedication and resiliency of these families will ensure their farm and family?s legacy live on for many generations.?

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.

Today, the department awarded three farms for bicentennial ownership. They are the Williams farm from Madison County (est. 1822), the Hartman farm from Parke County (est. 1822) and the Arnold farm from Rush County (est. 1821).?

Since the program's inception in 1976, nearly 6,000 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award. Many past awardees can be identified by the sign proudly displayed in front of the family farm or field.

?It is hard to put into words the value these farming families have provided to their communities, our state and the Indiana agricultural industry since the formation of their farms,? Kettler said. ?It is my utmost pleasure to honor these longstanding families for their dedication to providing the feed, food and fuel necessary to sustain our state.?

Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2022 ceremony:

*County* *Award name* *Award year* *Award type* Adams Verlin J. Bulmahn 1871 Sesquicentennial Adams Sheets 1847 Sesquicentennial Bartholomew Burbrink 1902 Centennial Bartholomew Dallas & Hazel Kreinhagen 1839 Sesquicentennial Benton McNeil 1921 Centennial Benton Gilbert 1920 Centennial Blackford Kitterman 1856 Sesquicentennial Boone Turpin 1895 Centennial Carroll North 1898 Centennial Clay Fisher 1862 Sesquicentennial

Clinton Garrett 1919 Centennial Clinton Douglass 1886 Centennial Clinton Couden/Wilson 1918 Centennial Dearborn Bulach 1909 Centennial Dearborn Kuebel/McCarty 1855 Sesquicentennial DeKalb Lautzenhiser 1864 Sesquicentennial DeKalb Myers 1899 Centennial Delaware Pursifull 1913 Centennial Dubois Oscar Hochgesang 1910 Centennial Dubois Mutchman 1872 Sesquicentennial

Dubois Stenftenagel 1918 Centennial Franklin Fledderman 1922 Centennial Franklin Joseph & Madaline Niedenthal 1919 Centennial? Franklin Middendorf-Goldsmith 1858 Sesquicentennial Hamilton McClintick 1829 Sesquicentennial Hancock Boyd 1851 Sesquicentennial Harrison Wolfe 1889 Centennial Harrison Bickel, Seitz, Stewart & Webster 1888 Centennial Howard Kingseed 1848 Sesquicentennial Huntington Detamore 1904 Centennial Jackson Moenning 1851 Sesquicentennial

Kosciusko Clay 1913 Centennial LaPorte Hagenow 1891 Centennial Madison Williams 1822 Bicentennial Madison Hodson 1837 Sesquicentennial Marion Fredrick Wampner 1841 Sesquicentennial Miami Yoars 1870 Sesquicentennial Montgomery Larry Joe & Debra Ann Carter 1831 Sesquicentennial Montgomery Bymaster 1837 Sesquicentennial Montgomery Spitznagel 1920 Centennial Ohio Vorbroker 1872 Sesquicentennial

Orange Emerson & Ella Bishop and Frentz 1919 Centennial Owen Jordan 1869 Sesquicentennial Owen Jordan 1869 Sesquicentennial Parke Bryant 1852 Sesquicentennial Parke Crooks 1848 Sesquicentennial Parke Hartman 1822 Bicentennial Posey Kenneth & Mary Seebode 1861 Sesquicentennial Pulaski Selmer 1872 Sesquicentennial Randolph Donald R. & Myrna L. Peacock 1837 Sesquicentennial Ripley John W. & Emo Vestal 1902 Centennial Ripley Simon 1915 Centennial Rush Arnold 1821 Bicentennial Rush Collins/Addison 1825 Sesquicentennial

Rush Daubenspeck 1830 Sesquicentennial Scott Faris 1870 Sesquicentennial Spencer Huppert-Geiss 1853 Sesquicentennial Spencer Collins 1918 Centennial Tippecanoe Osborn 1896 Centennial Tippecanoe Shelle 1920 Centennial Wabash Willcox-Stout 1914 Centennial Warren Hunter 1886 Centennial Warren George B. Clawson 1875 Centennial Warrick Godeke 1920 Centennial

Wayne Jackson 1853 Sesquicentennial Wells Bonham 1896 Centennial Wells Reed 1871 Sesquicentennial Wells Hatfield/Shutt 1871 Sesquicentennial White McMullen/Thomas 1917 Centennial Whitley Sauers 1872 Sesquicentennial

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Click here [ [link removed] ] for Lt. Gov. Crouch's audio.?

Click here [ [link removed] ] for ISDA Director Kettler's audio.?

For more information about the Hoosier Homestead Award program, please visit isda.in.gov [ [link removed] ]. Photos from today's ceremony will be posted to ISDA's Flickr [ [link removed] ] page by Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

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Hoosier Homestead Bicentennial Farm Family

Pictured above is the Williams Family from Madison County who received a bicentennial award. To download this full resolution photo please click here [ [link removed] ].?

*ABOUT ISDA
*"The?Indiana State Department of Agriculture [ [link removed] ]?(ISDA) was established as a separate state agency by the Legislature in 2005. Administratively, ISDA reports to?Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch [ [link removed] ], who also serves as 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."

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