FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kellyn Harrison, Press Secretary
Kellyn.Harrison@iga.in.gov
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STATEHOUSE (March 25, 2024) – State Sen. Chris Garten (R-Charlestown) and State Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) are recognizing the latest local recipient of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more.
The Trainor farm in Clark County received a Centennial Award.
The Hoosier Homestead Award Program honors families who have made significant contributions to Indiana agriculture. Instituted in 1976, the program has recognized more than 6,000 family farms that have impacted Indiana's economic, cultural and social advancement.
"It is an immense honor to be recognized as a Hoosier Homestead because it shows the unrelenting hard work our farmers put into supporting our state's food supply chain and economy," Garten said. "For that, I am proud to congratulate the Trainor family for maintaining their farm for more than a century."
"We have relied on the hard work and dedication of our farmers to both help feed the state and grow our economy," said Engleman, whose family farm has also been in operation for over 100 years. "Thanks to Hoosier families who have passed down their homesteads for generations, Indiana will continue to thrive."
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. Photos of the event can be found here.
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State Sen. Chris Garten (R-Charlestown) represents Senate District 45,
which includes Clark County and portions of Floyd County.
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State Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) represents House District 70,
which includes all of Harrison County, and portions of Clark, Floyd and Washington counties.
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