Lt. Governor & Indiana Agriculture Director to Present 35 Families with Hoosier Homestead Awards

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Agriculture Director Anne Hazlett will present 35 families with the Hoosier Homestead Award on Friday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the Indiana Statehouse, South Atrium in Indianapolis.

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.

More than 4,500 Hoosier families have been honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award since 1976. 

Who:                       Lt. Governor Becky Skillman

                                Indiana Agriculture Director Anne Hazlett

When:                     February 13, 2009

Time:                      1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Where:                   Indiana Statehouse, South Atrium, Indianapolis, Ind.

For a complete list of families being recognized this year, please visit www.in.gov/isda/ and click on Hoosier Homestead Award under Programs & Divisions.