At the Indiana Statehouse Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 59 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their 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 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: the Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, the Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership, and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.
The local Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2024 ceremony include:
- In Daviess County:
- The Furguson farm received the Centennial & Sesquicentennial Awards
- The Flinn farm received the Centennial Award
- And the Kavanaugh farm was given the Centennial Award
- In Dubois County, the Feldmeyer – Holtzman farm received the Sesquicentennial Award
- In Gibson County, the Spindler farm was given the Centennial Award
- In Orange County, the McDonald farm was awarded the Centennial Award
- In Perry County, the Hagerdon farm received the Centennial Award
- In Pike County, the Whitehead farm was given the Centennial & Sesquicentennial Awards
- And in Spencer County, the Hildenbrand farm received the Centennial Award
