Vance Lamar Hargrove
The Sabine County Farm Bureau Board of Directors is proud to nominate Vance Lamar Hargrove as a nominee for the 2006 Farm Bureau Pioneer Award. Hargrove has served on the Sabine County Farm Bureau Board for 36 years as well as being a productive rancher and dedicated supporter of agriculture and youth in the local community.
Hargrove has maintained a cattle herd on his ranch for 40 years. He has also grown and harvested hay for his own operation and produced timber as well as supporting and giving advice to his fellow farmers and ranchers in the area.
Hargrove actively serves on other organizations outside of Farm Bureau which support agriculture in the community, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency Committee, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board of Directors, and the GM Water Supply Board of Directors. He also supports the youth in agriculture by giving his time and support to the Sabine County Farm Bureau Agriculture Field Day and the Sabine County Youth in Agriculture Foundation in their livestock programs.
The Sabine County Farm Bureau is honored to nominate Mr. Vance Lamar Hargrove for the Farm Bureau Pioneer Award due to his devoted service as a board member and his many contributions to promote the support of agriculture in the Sabine County area.
H.K. Hargis
Some Farm Bureau members refer to the late H. K. Hargis as the "father of Sabine County " agriculture. He had served continuously as president of Sabine County Farm Bureau since it was organized on Nov. 17, 1970.
Hargis was a farmer and rancher for more than 40 years, raising broilers, hogs and cattle. He was the man people came to for farm advice and was always willing to help a fellow farmer when times were hard. He always knew where to buy hay during a drought. He was always up on the weather and was called on by many in his community for that information. Whatever the situation or circumstance, Hargis was always willing to help any way he could.
Active with 4-H clubs and FFA chapters, Hargis also devoted time to the county Farm Bureau's National Affairs Committee. He went to Washington in the 1980s to promote congressional understanding of the plight of farmers and ranchers in East Texas.
In making its nomination, the Sabine FB said, "through his selfless dedication to Farm Bureau and to the local community, H. K. Hargis truly exemplifies what a pioneer is and makes him deserving of this honor."