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D. William Biddle - 2000
Remington, Indiana
B.S., Agricultural Economics, 1964
President Biddle Seeds, Inc. and Biddle Farms, Inc.
Keeping, Treasuring Commitments
Deep roots, reverently honored by D. William Biddle, fuel his strength. They
send him to church early every Sunday for choir practice. a tradition he
began as a youngster at the invitation of his aunt Martha the church organist.
They prompt him to preserve a midfield windmill near the site of the house
where his grandfather was born and to live in the house where his father
was born-reminders that he's the fourth generation to farm in Benton County.
And they keep him involved countless agricultural and Purdue organizations,
because people and their ideas are the rewards in his life.
"I watched my dad," Biddle says. “He did a lot of these things,
and it seemed like the right thing to do.” His father brought him to
Purdue for the Ag Fish Fry and Big Ten games years before Bill was old enough
to be
a student and he keeps coming back today; 35 years after he earned his agricultural
economics degree.
Watching his father also inspired Biddle's long commitment to agricultural
organizations. His commitment included board posts and leadership roles for
Agricultural Alumni Seed Improvement Association; American Soybean Association;
Indiana Crop Improvement Association; Indiana Institute of Agriculture, Food
and Nutrition; Indiana Seed Trade Association; and Public Varieties of Indiana.
"
The rewards of my involvement over the years are the good people I work with,
who then become good friends, and their new ideas," Biddle says. "Each
one has something to offer. Some people measure their success with dollars.
I measure mine by the people in my life."
And that explains why he loves waving the Purdue flag every chance he gets,
why he sings "Amazing Grace" with such appreciation for life, and
why "Born in the U.S.A." is one of his favorite songs.
1964
B.S., Agricultural Economic
Purdue University
1965-1967
U.S. Army, Lieutenant, One year in Vietnam
1968
Joined father at Billed Farms-2.200 acres
1969
Owner/manager of Biddle Farms
1970
Founded Biddle Seeds, Inc,
1980
American Soybean Association Trade Committee Visit to China and Japan
1982
Indiana Farm Management Tour Host
1986
Founded Biddle Insurance Service, Inc.
1994
Indiana Crops and Soil Merit Aware, Indiana
Crop Improvement Association
"
The rewards of my involvement in so many organizations over the years are the
good people I work with, who then become good friends, and their new ideas. Each
one has something to offer. Some people measure their success with dollars. I
measure mine by the people in my life."
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