Longtime farming families honored at State Fair
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- Published: Sunday, 13 August 2017 00:25
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INDIANAPOLIS - At the Indiana State Fair Friday (Aug. 11), Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Ted McKinney and ISDA Deputy Director Melissa Rekeweg presented 72 families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.
Among them were three farms from Pulaski County.
ISDA Director Ted McKinney and Deputy Director Melissa Rekeweg (left) present Hoosier Homestead Award to the Louis Tieman Farm (1900 - Winamac). |
State Rep. Doug Gutwein (left), along with ISDA Director Ted McKinney and Deputy Director Melissa Rekeweg (right), present Hoosier Homestead Award to the Glen-Ray-Den Farm (1879 - Winamac). |
State Rep. Doug Gutwein (left), along with ISDA Director Ted McKinney and Deputy Director Melissa Rekeweg (right), present Hoosier Homestead Award to the Needham House Farms (1887 - Winamac). |
"Our state's legacy has been shaped by our farming families, who continue to pass down their traditions and values from one generation to the next," said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as Indiana's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. "I would like to congratulate each and every family on receiving this prestigious award."
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 or produce more than $1,000 of agricultural products per year. The award distinctions recognized are Centennial (100 years), Sesquicentennial (150 years) and Bicentennial (200 years).
“There’s a certain reverence when it comes to generational farming in Indiana – it's a way of life,” said Ted McKinney. "These families produce the food, fuel and fiber we need to go about our daily lives, and it's important to recognize those that have been carrying on this noble and vital tradition."
The families honored Friday join more than 5,000 Hoosier Homestead farms. Administered by ISDA and currently in its 41st year, semiannual recognition ceremonies are held in the spring at the Indiana Statehouse and in August at the Indiana State Fair.
Below is a list of the Hoosier Homestead Award recipients honored during the August 2017 ceremony:
Farm County |
Award Name |
Homestead Date |
Type of Award |
Adams |
Floyd Ehlerding |
1851 |
Sesquicentennial |
Adams |
Hockemeyer/Everett |
1845 |
Sesquicentennial |
Allen |
Berning |
1827 |
Centennial |
Allen |
Berning |
1827 |
Sesquicentennial |
Allen |
Fuhrmann |
1917 |
Centennial |
Allen |
Lilly |
1917 |
Centennial |
Allen |
Grotrian |
1917 |
Centennial |
Allen |
Springer |
1867 |
Sesquicentennial |
Allen |
Stahlhut |
1905 |
Centennial |
Bartholomew |
Andrews |
1894 |
Centennial |
Bartholomew |
Jeffrey & Cynthia Shoaf |
1902 |
Centennial |
Bartholomew |
Voelz Family |
1875 |
Centennial |
Boone |
Artman Farms Inc. |
1866 |
Sesquicentennial |
Boone |
Sipe - Cragun - Kissel |
1899 |
Centennial |
Boone |
Canine |
1902 |
Centennial |
Carroll |
Armstrong |
1916 |
Centennial |
Carroll |
Thomas Bitler Armstrong |
1850 |
Sesquicentennial |
Carroll |
Blaine & Brenda Brubaker |
1832 |
Centennial |
Carroll |
Blaine & Brenda Brubaker |
1832 |
Sesquicentennial |
Carroll |
Brubaker |
1827 |
Sesquicentennial |
Carroll |
Brubaker - Kingery |
1827 |
Sesquicentennial |
Carroll |
Childers |
1889 |
Centennial |
Cass |
Donna Davidson Buchanan Christiansen |
1840 |
Centennial |
Cass |
Donna Davidson Buchanan Christiansen |
1840 |
Sesquicentennial |
Cass |
Gremelspacher |
1864 |
Centennial |
Cass |
Gremelspacher |
1864 |
Sesquicentennial |
Cass |
Chambers/Laird |
1857 |
Centennial |
Cass |
Chambers/Laird |
1857 |
Sesquicentennial |
Cass |
Sandra Davidson Buchanan Shaw |
1840 |
Centennial |
Cass |
Sandra Davidson Buchanan Shaw |
1840 |
Sesquicentennial |
Clinton |
Silverthorn |
1864 |
Sesquicentennial |
Crawford |
Benz |
1891 |
Centennial |
Crawford |
Gresham |
1876 |
Centennial |
Decatur |
Porter |
1880 |
Centennial |
Decatur |
Forster - Mahan |
1907 |
Centennial |
Decatur |
Mang |
1917 |
Centennial |
Decatur/Jennings |
Hamilton |
1902 |
Centennial |
DeKalb |
Jeffrey D. & Tina A. Johnson |
1902 |
Centennial |
DeKalb |
Kummer - Weicht, LLC |
1917 |
Centennial |
Dubois |
Goeppner |
1914 |
Centennial |
Dubois |
Vonderheide |
1899 |
Centennial |
Franklin |
Stirn |
1899 |
Centennial |
Franklin |
Hofer - Wendel |
1917 |
Centennial |
Hamilton |
Hillock |
1902 |
Centennial |
Hancock |
Braddock |
1907 |
Centennial |
Harrison |
LaHue - Schellenberger |
1916 |
Centennial |
Howard |
Kendall |
1847 |
Centennial |
Howard |
Kendall |
1847 |
Sesquicentennial |
Howard |
Kerby/Moss |
1892 |
Centennial |
Howard |
Riley |
1904 |
Centennial |
Jay |
Young |
1917 |
Centennial |
Kosciusko |
Carl & Edythe Sands |
1917 |
Centennial |
LaPorte |
Hostetler - Stutzman |
1884 |
Centennial |
Lawrence |
Whitted Farm |
1844 |
Sesquicentennial |
Madison |
Canfield |
1913 |
Centennial |
Miami |
Houlihan - Mitchell |
1916 |
Centennial |
Newton |
Blann |
1917 |
Centennial |
Newton |
Blann Warrick |
1917 |
Centennial |
Noble |
Piper/McLallin |
1869 |
Centennial |
Pike |
Robling Farms, Inc. |
1852 |
Sesquicentennial |
Posey |
Scherer |
1894 |
Centennial |
Posey |
Elwood Williams Farms |
1886 |
Centennial |
Posey |
Pearl Yeida Hughes |
1894 |
Centennial |
Pulaski |
Louis Tieman |
1900 |
Centennial |
Pulaski |
Glen - Ray - Den Farm |
1879 |
Centennial |
Pulaski |
Needham House Farms |
1887 |
Centennial |
Putnam |
Smith |
1910 |
Centennial |
Randolph |
Duane Barr |
1866 |
Sesquicentennial |
Ripley |
Richter |
1913 |
Centennial |
Ripley |
Tielking/Sellers Homestead |
1957 |
Sesquicentennial |
Shelby |
Cuskaden |
1880 |
Centennial |
Shelby |
Cuskaden/Bausback |
1916 |
Centennial |
Shelby |
Phil & Cindy Ramsey |
1867 |
Sesquicentennial |
Starke |
Will |
1915 |
Centennial |
Switzerland |
Althoff |
1896 |
Centennial |
Tipton |
Colbert Family Farm |
1917 |
Centennial |
Tipton |
Cardwell - Etherington - Chase - Garhart |
1873 |
Centennial |
Vanderburgh |
Schauss |
1906 |
Centennial |
Wells |
Jerry Nusbaumer |
1865 |
Sesquicentennial |
White |
Burns |
1886 |
Centennial |
White |
Burns/Diemer |
1895 |
Centennial |
White |
Ploss |
1899 |
Centennial |
For more information about the Hoosier Homestead Awards, please visit www.isda.in.gov.
ABOUT ISDA
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) was established as a separate state agency by the Legislature in 2005. The Director is appointed by the Governor and is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Administratively, ISDA reports to Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Major responsibilities include advocacy for Indiana agriculture at the local, state and federal level, managing soil conservation programs, promoting economic development and agricultural innovation, serving as a regulatory ombudsman for agricultural businesses, and licensing grain firms throughout the state.