Kelly Adkins has been appointed the Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Texas.
A native of Haskell, Adkins was raised on a small family farm in Haskell County where he attended the local high school, and later, Texas Tech University. While at Texas Tech, Adkins worked at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Experiment Station where he gained a deeper knowledge of agriculture.
Upon his graduation, Adkins took a position with the FSA. Kelly has had a long career serving the farmers and ranchers of Texas. He has held a variety of positions during his tenure at FSA including County Executive Director in Grimes and Randall Counties, District Director, TASCOE Director, Mediation Coordinator, and as a County Office Trainee Program Trainer and Instructor.
Kelly currently lives in Canyon and spends his time helping run a small farming/cattle operation in Randall County.