{"id":14294,"date":"2024-03-26T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=14294"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:59:47","slug":"local-farms-honored-with-hoosier-homestead-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/local-farms-honored-with-hoosier-homestead-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Local farms honored with Hoosier Homestead Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?resize=640%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/53604391388_b4dcf87789_k.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Represented by State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle), State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) and State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City), three locally owned farms received Sesquicentennial awards at the Statehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Girod farm in Adams County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isda_gov\/53604391388\/in\/album-72177720315614226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ted B &amp; Valerie N Markley farm<\/a>&nbsp;in Wells County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Twibell farm in Blackford County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/isda\/2337.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hoosier Homestead Award Program<\/a>&nbsp;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&#8217;s economic, cultural and social advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hoosier farmers play a critical role in Indiana&#8217;s economic success,&#8221; Holdman said. &#8220;It&#8217;s because of their hard work that agriculture contributes nearly $35.1 billion to Indiana&#8217;s economy, and I am glad to see family farms in Senate District 19 receive this well-deserved recognition.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our area&#8217;s rich agricultural history is made possible by farm families like these who continue to pass down their land and traditions to the next generation,&#8221; Lehman said. &#8220;Congratulations to our area farms who&#8217;ve remained in operation for 150 years \u2013 it&#8217;s an incredible and inspiring accomplishment.&#8221; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to recognize longstanding family farms in our community for their hard work and dedication,&#8221; Prescott said. &#8220;These farms are a reflection of our state&#8217;s agricultural heritage and the hard work of families for generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 \u2013 for 100, 150 and 200 years, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the program or to apply for a Hoosier Homestead Award, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/isda\/2337.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.in.gov\/isda\/2337.htm<\/a>. Photos of the event can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/isda_gov\/albums\/72177720315614226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,9],"tags":[19,17,15],"class_list":["post-14294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ag","category-community","tag-ag","tag-community","tag-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}