Madison County High School student Gavin Heath lives in a subdivision in Hull, but he's learning to be a farmer as he cares for pigs "Tom and Jerry" at the MCHS ag barn.  The freshman loves the camaraderie with other students at the facility who also care for show animals.  "It's a family we've created…

HireSmart Supports Top FFA Ag Communications Team in the U.S.  Katie Carrouth and her teammates, Abbi Adams, Anna Moon, and Anna Kate Mathis, laugh at the video of their surprised faces when they learned that, "Yes!" they're the best in the nation.  The Madison County FFA Ag Communications team earned first in the U.S. at…

Ava Willoughby recently got a taste of being a veterinarian when she had to care for her sick goat, Lupe, through the night.  “We had to give her medicine throughout the night, every four hours,” said the eighth grader, who watched Lupe recover and regain her appetite.  Ava loves the feeling of helping animals and…

Humans need four walls and a roof, food, running water, electricity, and furniture.  Each generation must meet the hands-on demands of supplying such things, and HireSmart Cares wants today’s kids to have the tools and teaching they need to be self-sufficient in meeting society’s basic needs in the future.  That’s why HireSmart funds U.S. agricultural…

Mark Lackey, co-founder of HireSmart Companies was the speaker at Rotary to share the vision of HireSmart Cares.