Former Agricultural Economics Faculty
DAVID H. BACHE (1924-2012)
Dave Bache began his association with Purdue as a freshman in The School of
Agriculture in 1942; he retired in 1988. He spent 15 of those 46 years in non-Purdue
activities: the military, resident farm management and sales.
He had several jobs at Purdue: Superintendent of The Miller Purdue Agricultural Center, Area Farm Management Agent, Extension Farm Management Specialist. He earned Masters and PhD. degrees while working as an Instructor in the Ag. Econ Dept. Over the years, he taught four different undergraduate courses at Purdue. He served as counselor to a great many Indiana farm families who found him to be a wise, gentle advisor.
His special area of expertise was in the economics of pork production. He received the Hovde award in 1985. His work was also recognized by awards from: The Indiana Farm Management Association, The Purdue Extension Specialists Association, The American Agricultural Economics Association, and The Indiana Pork Producers.