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kirk rice reaches 500,000 acres
It is only the second 500,000 acre award that Servi-Tech has given in its
43-year history. He attributed his award and success at Servi-Tech to
longevity and persistence.
Kirk Rice of Weskan, Kansas, earned a 500,000 acre
award at Servi-Tech’s annual Professional Development
Conference in Kearney.
It is only the second 500,000
acre award that Servi-Tech has
given in its 43-year history.
Rice attributed his award
and success at Servi-Tech to
longevity and persistence.
“I like the fact that you’re
working 1-on-1 with farmers
and helping them to the best
job they can do. You form
relationships,” Rice said.
He consults on irrigated corn,
wheat, alfalfa, pinto beans, milo,
sunflowers and soybeans.
Rice has worked for Servi-Tech
since 1978.
“The amount of acres Kirk
has walked throughout his
career is astonishing. It’s people
like this who have a passion for what they do, and a
general interest for helping our customers that make
Servi-Tech what it is,” said Steve Soden, Chief Crop
Services Officer at Servi-Tech. “People like Kirk Rice
are the backbone of this company. We’re proud to have
employees like him.”
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He is active in his community, and is a member of the
school board, the Rotary Club, and the Wallace County
Ambulance Association.
Rice said he tries to get involved
if and when people need help in
the community.
A lot has changed in the 40
years since Rice started working
for Servi-Tech. He’s now worked
with the third generations of
farmers on several of his customer
accounts.
Farm size has increased,
technology has advanced, the size
of equipment has changed and
things like GPS have come into
the fold in today’s world.
“I thought I’d stay a couple of
years, see what happens and move
on,” Rice said. “I got involved
in my community, and decided
I didn’t want to do anything
different.”
Rice and his wife, Connie, have four kids, six
grandsons and three granddaughters, ranging in age
from 8 to 20.
Kirk and Connie Rice live in Weskan, Kansas.