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Zay announces Hoosier Homestead award winners

State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) recently announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more.

Represented by Zay, the Johnson farm in Huntington County and the Schilling farm in Wabash County were recently honored with a Sesquicentennial Award.

“Indiana has always been rooted in family farming, and that is what has allowed us to become a leader in agriculture,” Zay said. “I want to congratulate these families and thank them for their continued dedication to farming in our state.”

The Hoosier Homestead Award Program honors families who have made significant contributions to Indiana agriculture. Instituted in 1976, the program recognizes the impact these family farms have made on the economic, cultural and social advancements of Indiana. In the past 45 years, more than 5,800 farms have received the honor.

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years and consist of more than 20 acres or produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. The award distinctions are Centennial, Sesquicentennial and Bicentennial – for 100, 150 and 200 years, respectively.

To learn more about the program or to apply for a Hoosier Homestead Award, visit www.in.gov/isda/2337.htm.