At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 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: Centennial Award for 100 years of ownership, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years of ownership and the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership.
Since the program’s inception in 1976, over 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.
“Being a farmer myself I know how challenging it is to farm today in general, and to keep the same property in the family for decades on end, no less,” said Lamb. “This award being presented today to your farming families is proof of your dedication to agriculture, to our State and to feeding our world, so I thank you.”
Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the spring 2023 ceremony:
County
Award Name, Award Year – Award Type
Adams
Maller, 1889- Centennial
Adams
Peter D. & Barbara Moser, 1838- Sesquicentennial
Allen
Koenenman, 1899- Centennial
Allen
Ronald J. & Linda K. Schlatter, 1835- Sesquicentennial
Allen
Ronald J. & Neil C. Schlatter, 1835- Sesquicentennial
Allen
Bartholomew
Tooley-Calvin, 1907- Centennial
Benton
Atkinson, 1852- Sesquicentennial
Benton
Brandt, 1886- Centennial
Benton
Ferguson/Creek, 1871- Sesquicentennial
Cass
Berlet, 1918- Centennial
Clay
Dierdorf, 1889- Centennial
Clay
Keith & Paula Jones, 1870- Sesquicentennial
Clay
Wayne R. & Mary A. Jones, 1905- Centennial
Clay
Zurcher, 1868- Sesquicentennial
Dearborn
Decker, 1919- Centennial
Dearborn
Hoog, 1919- Centennial
Delaware
Fountain
Gray, 1869- Sesquicentennial
Franklin
Meyer, 1920- Centennial
Grant
Harner, 1850- Sesquicentennial
Grant
Philip W. Corey, 1866- Sesquicentennial
Greene
Hays, 1855- Sesquicentennial
Hamilton
Sowers-Pickett, 1918- Centennial
Harrison
Crosier, 1917- Centennial
Harrison
Pate/Gettelfinger, 1906- Centennial
Howard
McQuiston-Howell, 1880- Centennial
Huntington
Thorne, 1910- Centennial
Johnson
Becker, 1919- Centennial
Kosciusko
McSherry Farms, Inc., 1838- Sesquicentennial
Lagrange
Strayer, 1916-Centennial
Madison
Williams, 1920- Centennial
Martin
Brown, 1922- Centennial
Newton
Constable, 1869- Sesquicentennial
Newton
Frank Douglas Best & John Berry Best, 1860- Sesquicentennial
Noble
Hooley, 1920- Centennial
Orange
Dennis F. & Patricia F. Cleveland, 1842- Sesquicentennial
Owen
Watson, 1907- Centennial
Pike
Charles Wayne & Barbara J. Satkamp, 1922- Centennial
Putnam
Carter, 1862- Sesquicentennial
Putnam
Risk, 1870- Sesquicentennial
Randolph
Bowen, Taylor, Cowen, 1882- Centennial
Ripley
Boggess/Bauman, 1922- Centennial
Rush
Harcourt, 1873- Sesquicentennial
Shelby
Marvin Covalt, 1922- Centennial
Tippecanoe
Meisenhelder-Jones, 1859- Sesquicentennial
Tipton
Phenias A. Salsberry, 1896- Centennial
Wabash
Albright, 1847 -Sesquicentennial
Warren
Adams, 1896- Centennial
Warren
Akers, 1868 – Sesquicentennial
Warren
Fleming, 1918- Centennial
Warrick
Titzer, 1913- Centennial
Wayne
Druley-Pierce, 1866- Sesquicentennial
Wells
DeVoe, 1841- Sesquicentennial
Wells
Fred & Emma (Meyer) Nuerge, 1913- Centennial
Whitley
Milton Rupley, 1923- Centennial
The 2023 Summer Hoosier Homestead Award Ceremony will take place on Aug. 16, 2023 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
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