Dubois County Farm Family Receives Hoosier Homestead Award From the State

FROM LOCAL SOURCES

DUBOIS COUNTY -- A Dubois County farm family has been honored with a Hoosier Homestead Award.

To be named a Hoosier Homestead, farms must be owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years.

A total of 51 awards were given out statewide.  In Dubois County, the Jochem family took home an award for their farm.  The family has owned the farm since 1860.

“For generations, each of the families honored today have been committed to Indiana, to agriculture and to their families,” Crouch said. “The past year has been challenging in many ways but our agriculture industry remains strong. Hoosier farmers are a big reason why Indiana remains the 10th largest farming state. I was grateful to have the opportunity to present this award to these historic farming families.” 

Families are eligible for three different distinctions of the Hoosier Homestead Award, based on the age of the farm. They can receive the Centennial Award for 100 years, Sesquicentennial Award for 150 years or Bicentennial Award for 200 years of ownership. 

Since the program's inception in 1976, more than 5,800 families have received the award.

The following list includes the March 2021 Hoosier Homestead Award recipients.