Flinchbaugh Honored By Agriculture Future Of America

Agriculture Future of America (AFA) recently announced that Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh was selected as the 2012 Leader in Agriculture Award recipient. AFA sponsors the award to honor individuals whose accomplishments in their personal lives and professional careers have distinguished them as mentors to young leaders and others in the agriculture industry.

“Each year, AFA is pleased to identify individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders and demonstrated their passion for the agriculture industry in services beyond the duties of their chosen careers,” said Russ Weathers, AFA president and CEO. “The Leader in Agriculture award was the vision of AFA student leaders. They wanted to recognize and honor role models. Certainly the 2012 honorees fulfill this expectation.”

Flinchbaugh serves as professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University and has spoken at various Fall Conventions & Spring Management Clinics held by this Association.

In Flinchbaugh’s forty-one-year tenure at Kansas State, he has been named Outstanding Teacher in the College of Agriculture three times. In addition to teaching, Flinchbaugh serves as an extension policy expert. He has assisted in the development of every farm bill since 1968, working closely with Capitol Hill politicians. He is greatly revered by his students and the agriculture industry.

Additionally receiving the award is Howard Buffett, an Illinois farmer, who in addition to growing crops on his Illinois farm and managing his family’s 400 acre farm in Nebraska, is also involved in philanthropy and agriculture research.