| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Brittany Smith introduced Kirby Hancock at banquet By Brittany Smith I am forever grateful and honored to have this opportunity to present Mr. Kirby Hancock with the Adair County Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award. In the fall of 2000 (I'll let you do the math there), I stepped foot inside a classroom that, little did I know, would change the trajectory of my life. As a freshman, I was looking for my niche in the walls of Adair County High School, and I found it in Mr. Kirby Hancock's classroom. Alongside the numerous other students in my class, on the first day of school, we were presented with the assignment of memorizing and reciting the FFA Creed. Unlike many others, this was a task that I actually enjoyed and I worked hard to develop and perfect my ability to speak through this assignment over the next 5 weeks in his class. That assignment has been the first day of school assignment in Mr. Hancock's Principles of Agriscience class as long as he has been teaching (I think), and thousands of students that have sat in the walls of his classroom all have their own personal recollection of just how those words and that assignment have impacted them. Over the course of that year, and the three years that followed, I embraced all of the opportunities that Mr. Hancock provided to learn in the classroom, apply through my Supervised Agricultural Experience program, and compete in the FFA Organization. And like I said earlier, I was not alone. If you look at the sheer number of students that have been impacted by Mr. Hancock's classroom and his teaching, it is remarkable. From how to work cattle, to how to grow corn, soybeans and tobacco, to how to restore an old tractor, Mr. Hancock uses every day to instill agricultural knowledge in the minds of his students. Now Mr. Hancock did not just jump into his career as a teacher in Agricultural Education... he was born and raised in the life that he works to teach to his students every day. He was raised on a dairy farm by his parents Max and Carolyn Hancock. In 2002, he and his wife Robin bought an 85 acre farm to start their own operation. Today, they farm over 1,000 acres of soybeans, corn, and wheat. He researches new conservation methods and crop management technologies in his free time to increase efficiency in his farming practices. He also has an innovative way of researching and solving equipment problems and breakdowns through research and consulting with other farmers in our community. He has two sons, Hayden and Hudson, that he has coached in multiple 4-H and FFA competitions and includes them in all farming operations. Professionally, Mr. Hancock has a variety of accolades, but I will just mention a few of the highlights. He has coached multiple FFA teams and individuals that have competed on state and national levels including several Land Judging teams (the most recent one was able to travel and compete in Oklahoma in May), Crop Scouting that won state accolades in 2019 and 2020, and a variety of Quiz and Creed contestants through the years. He coached me to win state and compete at National Convention in Job Interview a few years ago too. In addition to FFA competitions, he had a major role in the construction of the Adair County High School FFA agricultural barn which provides livestock handling facilities to the community for weighing, vaccinationations, and veterinary care. He also had a major role in creating the welding certification program at Adair County High School. He was appointed to the Governor's Commission on Family Farms in 2004, and has served as a member of the Adair County Extension District Board, Adair County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, an officer of the Adair County Cattlemen's Association, and a leader in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Lake Cumberland Regional Alumni Association for numerous years. Finally, he is a National Board Certified teacher in agricultural education, and has been since 2003. It is truly amazing how quickly time flies. It doesn't seem to me that it's been that long since I was that freshman student in his class. And now that I'm in the position that I am, I hope to have the same impact on my kids that Mr. Hancock has had on me and so many others in our community. I am forever grateful and honored to have this opportunity to present Mr. Kirby Hancock with the Adair County Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award. We've invited each one who introduced his or her favorite winner at the annual Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce banquet to share their words. Columbia Magazine hopes to have special notes about each and every nominee in addition to those who won the votes in the eight categories. This story was posted on 2022-06-23 07:26:23
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic News:
Class of 1967 reunion update Storm damage reported in Adair - first responders out Independence Day event planned at Bowling Park Fundraiser to help Sam Conover with medical expenses Thunderstorms rolling in, June 22, 2022 Battle of Tebbs Bend Tour will be July 3 Wallet found in Columbia 2022 Adair County Fair will kick off on July 23 Seniors can use SFMNP funds at farmers markets 7-County Area Courts for Wed 22 Jun 2022 View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
