Eight Area Farms Recognized with Hoosier Homestead Award

The award is presented annually at the Indiana State Fair.

INDIANAPOLIS – Over 100 Indiana family farms were recognized Wednesday with the Hoosier Homestead Award.

The Hoosier Homestead Award is presented annually at the Indiana State Fair from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director.

“The Hoosier Homestead ceremony at the Indiana State Fair is a prestigious event for all involved,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “It is a true honor to celebrate these families for their work and commitment to bettering 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.

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

Local farms receiving recognition include:

Dearborn County

• Murtaugh, 1855, Sesquicentennial

Franklin County

• Kuntz, 1916, Centennial
• Miles Homestead Farms LLC, 1874, Sesquicentennial
• Wessel, 1858, Centennial & Sesquicentennial

Ripley County

• Drockelman, 1860, Sesquicentennial
• Miller, 1910, Centennial
• Shorten-Volz-Miller, 1817, Centennial
• Smith, 1868, Centennial & Sesquicentennial

For more information about the Hoosier Homestead Award program, please visit isda.in.gov. Photos from the ceremony are available here.