Purdue Ag Fish Fry at State Fairgrounds

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 9:19

The Purdue Ag Fish Fry will be held Saturday, February 4 at 11:30 a.m. at the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Ag Forecast will be at 9:30 a.m. at Old National Bank Grand Hall.

Purdue Agriculture is pleased to host yet another nationally prominent speaker to keynote the Ag Fish Fry. Howard G. Buffett is president of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a private foundation with a primary mission to address global food security through sustainable agricultural production and improved resource management. The foundation provides $40 million to $55 million in annual grant funding primarily in Africa, Latin America and the United States.

Buffett also operates a 1,400 acre personal farm in central Illinois, manages a 400-acre family owned farm in eastern Nebraska and oversees two research farms owned by the foundation - a 2,500 acre farm in Decatur, IL, and a 9,200 acre farm in South Africa.

He served in senior executive positions at Archer Daniels Midland Co. and the GSI Group. He is now serving on several corporate and nonprofit boards.

Join them for an eye-opening perspective on issues as they relate to agricultural research, conservation and global food security. Tickets are $20 each, advance sales ONLY. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

He served in senior executive positions at Archer Daniels Midland Co. and the GSI Group. He is now serving on several corporate and nonprofit boards.