Dan Smith and wife Reeda Cay are Floyd County natives and farmed in the Lockney community for almost 50 years (courtesy photo Texas Farm Bureau)
LOCKNEY, TX – A fourth-generation Floyd County farmer has been recognized with the Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award.
Dan Smith joined Farm Bureau 49 years ago and has served at the county level in leadership roles – including President of the Floyd County Farm Bureau.
In 1987, Smith was named an Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) and also served on and chaired the Texas Farm Bureau’s YF&R Advisory Committee.
In addition, he served as a director (District 2) on the Texas Farm Bureau State Board of Directors from 2012-2018 and retired from active farming in 2021.