Undersecretary Of Agriculture To Speak At Grace College
January 11, 2020 at 4:51 a.m.
Undersecretary Of Agriculture To Speak At Grace College
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The event will take place at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in Westminster Hall, 105 Ninth St., Winona Lake.
Ag Night is hosted by Grace’s agribusiness program, according to a news release from Grace College.
“We are excited to have Undersecretary McKinney back to our campus,” said Tobe Forshtay, instructor of agribusiness. “He’s a Hoosier in one of the highest positions in agriculture over our nation. We are excited to have him share with us about our nation's trade policy.”
McKinney will share about China, USMCA and the outlook for agricultural producers as a result of increased efforts to open export markets to American agriculture.
McKinney grew up in Tipton, where he was an active member of 4-H and FFA. He went on to serve as director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture from 2014 to 2017. In addition to his public service, McKinney worked 19 years with Dow AgroSciences and 14 years with Elanco, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.
“We are honored to welcome Ted back to Indiana and onto the Grace College campus,” said Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip. “I’m excited to join current students, prospective students and ag industry leaders as we learn from his wealth of knowledge in agriculture.”
The night will also include an update from Denny Fuller, founder of Humanity and Hope United Foundation (H&H), a nonprofit working to assist underserved villages in remote parts of Honduras. Fuller will share about the Ag Finance class at Grace that worked with H&H in 2019 to build a business plan for a cattle operation in Honduras. The business was launched and is a successful start-up, projected to deliver a revenue stream to H&H for more philanthropic efforts to bless the people of Honduras, according to the release. Fuller also will announce a new project with the agribusiness program at Grace.
“It will be wonderful to hear from Denny. Our students worked very hard to put the business plan together and I am delighted to learn that the start-up is successful. I’m grateful for our partnership with Humanity & Hope and how the organization connects with our values at Grace – solving real-world problems, preparing students for a career and developing graduates who lead lives of purpose,” Forshtay said.
For more information about Grace College’s agribusiness program, contact Tobe Forshtay at [email protected] or visit www.grace.edu/major/agribusiness/.
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The event will take place at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in Westminster Hall, 105 Ninth St., Winona Lake.
Ag Night is hosted by Grace’s agribusiness program, according to a news release from Grace College.
“We are excited to have Undersecretary McKinney back to our campus,” said Tobe Forshtay, instructor of agribusiness. “He’s a Hoosier in one of the highest positions in agriculture over our nation. We are excited to have him share with us about our nation's trade policy.”
McKinney will share about China, USMCA and the outlook for agricultural producers as a result of increased efforts to open export markets to American agriculture.
McKinney grew up in Tipton, where he was an active member of 4-H and FFA. He went on to serve as director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture from 2014 to 2017. In addition to his public service, McKinney worked 19 years with Dow AgroSciences and 14 years with Elanco, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company.
“We are honored to welcome Ted back to Indiana and onto the Grace College campus,” said Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip. “I’m excited to join current students, prospective students and ag industry leaders as we learn from his wealth of knowledge in agriculture.”
The night will also include an update from Denny Fuller, founder of Humanity and Hope United Foundation (H&H), a nonprofit working to assist underserved villages in remote parts of Honduras. Fuller will share about the Ag Finance class at Grace that worked with H&H in 2019 to build a business plan for a cattle operation in Honduras. The business was launched and is a successful start-up, projected to deliver a revenue stream to H&H for more philanthropic efforts to bless the people of Honduras, according to the release. Fuller also will announce a new project with the agribusiness program at Grace.
“It will be wonderful to hear from Denny. Our students worked very hard to put the business plan together and I am delighted to learn that the start-up is successful. I’m grateful for our partnership with Humanity & Hope and how the organization connects with our values at Grace – solving real-world problems, preparing students for a career and developing graduates who lead lives of purpose,” Forshtay said.
For more information about Grace College’s agribusiness program, contact Tobe Forshtay at [email protected] or visit www.grace.edu/major/agribusiness/.
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