The Sanders Farm in Starke County recently received a Hoosier Homestead Centennial Award for being in operation since 1921.
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Local Family Farms Presented with Hoosier Homestead Awards
Several local Indiana farming families were recently presented with the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair. The awards were presented by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.
Continue readingLocal Farms Presented Hoosier Homestead Award
Over 100 Indiana family farms were recently presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair from Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler.
Continue readingPulaski County’s Meyer, Podell Families Receive Hoosier Homestead Centennial Award
Two Pulaski County farms were recognized for their longevity last week at the Indiana State Fair. The William Meyer and Theodore & Lowell Podell farms were both presented with the Hoosier Homestead Centennial Award, according to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
Continue readingPulaski County’s Arndt Family Receives Hoosier Homestead Sesquicentennial Award
A Pulaski County family was recently recognized for 150 years of farming. The Arndt family was presented with the Sesquicentennial Award during last week’s Hoosier Homestead Awards. It was one of 51 families recognized by Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler at the Indiana State Museum.
Continue readingFive Pulaski County Farm Families Recognized with Hoosier Homestead Awards
Five Pulaski County farms were recently recognized for their longevity. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture recently recognized this year’s Hoosier Homestead Award recipients. Locally, the Bruce and Malchow farms each received the sesquicentennial award, while the Mitchell, Ploss/Lanz, and Yaggie farms were presented with the centennial award.
Continue readingLong-time Farming Families Receive Recognition at Indiana State Fair
At the Indiana State Fair last Friday, five local farms received the Hoosier Homestead Award, recognizing their families’ century-long commitment to Indiana agriculture.
In order to be considered for the Hoosier Homestead Award, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 years and consist of more than 20 acres or produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products annually. Continue reading
Local Farms Honored with Hoosier Homestead Award
50 Families Honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award Friday
Fifty Hoosier families were honored with the presentation of the Hoosier Homestead Award by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and Indiana Agriculture Director Gina Sheets. Hoosier Homesteads are farms that have been owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years, and must produce at least $1000 worth of agricultural products per year or consist of at least 20 acres. The award ceremony took place on Friday at 1 p.m. in the North Atrium of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
Pulaski County Families to Receive Hoosier Homestead Awards
Two Pulaski County families will be recognized today at the Indiana Statehouse with the Hoosier Homestead Award at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Leonard Farms will be recognized for having a family farm in the Pulaski County area for the past 100 years. The Plotner-Peter family will receive the Sesquicentennial Award for having a family farm for 150 years.
Pulaski, Marshall County Families to Receive Hoosier Homestead Awards
Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director, Joe Kelsay, will present 72 families with the Hoosier Homestead Award on Wednesday, August 10th at 10:30 a.m. ET. The ceremony will take place in the Indiana Farm Bureau Building Auditorium at the Indiana State Fair.
