IN: HOOSIER HOMESTEAD AWARDS HONOR 36 FAMILIES

News Date August 18, 2009

Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Anne Hazlett on August 12 honored 36 families with the Hoosier Homestead Award at the 4-H Exhibit Hall Indiana State Fair. To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years and consist of 20 acres or more or produce at least $1,000 worth of agricultural products per year. The award was created to recognize the contribution these family farms have made to the economic, cultural and social advancements of Indiana. More information about the 2009 Hoosier Homestead families and awards program is available on the ISDA Web site at: www.in.gov/isda .(Contact: Jeannie Keating at (317) 696-9695 or jkeating@isda.in.gov)