The Daviess County Agricultural Visionaries Committee was created in fall 2022.  The Daviess County Extension Agent for Agriculture/Natural Resources was tasked with serving as chair of the committee which implmented the first of it's kind Daviess County Agricultural Hall of Fame.  The mission of the Daviess County Agricultural Hall of Fame is to – Recognize visionaries, founders, servants, and innovators of agriculture in Daviess County.  

     A plaque was sponsored and created for each recognized person including their name, an engraved image, and brief biography.  These plaques are on tour during summer 2023 being displayed in the businesses which afforded this opportunity through their support of funds needed to purchase the plaques.  Plaques will be permanently displayed in a gallery at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History.  For the inaugural class, the committee identified three categories and five visionaries to include in each one.  

Business - People involved in successful agricultural business management/ownership, which served to improve the lives and opportunities for farm families in the region.

Charles Field, The Foors Family, The Miles Family, The O’Bryan Family, William Rapier

Service – People who led successful careers in the agricultural service sector whose effort led to improved lives and opportunities for farm families in the region.

Frank Cox, Tom Curtsinger, Paul Irish, Charles Loyal, Jack McClure

Production Innovation – People who experienced risk with acceptance and demonstration of new farming production enterprises and techniques that led to wide adoption and improved lives and opportunities for farm families in the region.

William Crabtree, J.C. Ellis III, William Foster, Murray Hagan, Charles William Hayden