Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award.

The award recognizes their longtime commitment to Indiana agriculture.

“Agriculture has always served as the foundation of Indiana's economy and way of life,” Beckwith said in a press release. “It was a privilege to celebrate these longstanding farming families for their enduring legacies during today's ceremony.”

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for over 100 consecutive years and consist of over 20 acres. If less than 20 acres, the farm must produce over $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 6,200 families have received the Hoosier Homestead Award.

“I know firsthand the amount of hard work, and grit required to ensure a family remains in the same family for 100 years or more,” Lamb said. “I commend each of this year’s awardees and thank them for their dedication to Indiana and our agriculture industry.”

Two Indiana farms received the Bicentennial Award for 200 years of continuous ownership: the Hamilton Batterton family and the McCoy family, both from Decatur County.

The list of Hoosier Homestead Award recipients by county includes:

• Adams: Krueckeberg Family (1902)
• Bartholomew: Bonnell (1846); Clouse Family Farm (1854); Kobbe (1909)
• Benton: Scherer (1870)
• Boone: Bowen (1902)
• Carroll : James R. Hodges (1922)
• Clark: Pooler (1918)
• Decatur: Hamilton Batterton (1821); McCoy (1824); Miller – Hahn (1874); Miller (1874); Schwering (1918)
• DeKalb: Hogue/Knott (1900)
• Dubois: Neuhoff Family (1922); Bartelt-Klosterman (1851); Bartelt-Klosterman (1853); Bartelt-Klosterman (1851); Vogler (1888)
• Fountain: Cunningham (1829); Hesler & Gooding (1920)
• Franklin: Kirschner (1874)
• Fulton: Guise (1924); Struckman-Smith-Shriver (1864)
• Greene: Reel (1920)
• Hancock: Cain (1918)
• Harrison: Geswein (1922); Gunther (1883); Kannapel/ Schilmiller (1918)
• Henry: Kellam Mercer (1881)
• Huntington: Warpup  (1915)
• Jackson: Everett Duwe (1888)
• Jasper: Brusnahan (1875); Kanne (1910)
• Johnson: Van Nuys (1847); Yoke (1841)
• Kosciusko: E & M Hollar (1919)
• Marshall: Clindaniel/Clauss (1919)
• Montgomery:  George W. Deer (1924); Peebles/Cox (1917)
• Newton: Romine (1874)
• Noble: Kimmell (1924)
• Randolph: Fisher (1874); Georgi (1924)
• Shelby : Haehl (1887); Wright/Bassett (1860)
• Starke: Charles E. Troike Family (1924)
• Tippecanoe: Dave & Donna Scanlon (1873)
• Tipton: Guy Kirby (1875)
• Vanderburgh: Henry G. Wallis (1904); Henry G. Wallis (1867)
• Warren: James W. Orr (1910)
• Wayne: Smith (1917)
• Wells: Hedges (Wisner) (1840); Kennedy (1917); Werling (1873)

The 2025 Summer Hoosier Homestead Award Ceremony will take place Aug. 13 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.