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William C. Looney

Age 64, Born 6-25-39

Bill and his wife, Teri, have three children, ages 35, 34, 33.

Address

WORK:

Farm Management Instructor, Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake
Private Consulting: DBA Bill Looney Farm Management, PO Box 1931, Moses Lake WA 98837

EXPERIENCE:

1970- 2002 Farm Management Instructor & Private Consulting
1969-1970 Ag Business Representative, First Nat Bk of Oregon
1965-1969 Vo-Ag Instructor, Ontario, Oregon
1961-1963 Platoon Ldr, Co Exec Officer, Battalion Adj
2nd Armored Div, US Army Infantry, Ft Hood TX

EDUCATION:

Continuing mentoring, workshops, and discussions with Gayle Willett, WSU Farm Management Extension Economist, David Kohl, Coordinator of Farm Financial Standards Council, and others.
Numerous Professional Schools and inservices in Farm Management.

1970 & 1977 Farm Management School, Dr. Manning Becker, OSU
1963-1966 MEd. Agriculture Education, Univ of Cal, Davis
1961 BSci. Animal Science, OSU, Corvallis

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Bill has helped hundreds of farm families improve their prosperity. He has written columns and articles on business for local area. He has presented before Washington Bankers Association Ag Bankers and the National Farm Management Instructors (NFRBMEA). He has compiled enterprise analysis cost and returns from actual farm records. His annual cost of production estimate for Columbia Basin Crops is used by farmers, processors, and state and national statisticians and product commissions.

In July 2000, the Western Agricultural Economics Association awarded Bill a Certificate of Merit as the Outstanding Extension Program in Agricultural Economics. This was for Bill’s part in a marketing and risk management team including OSU, WSU, and University of Idaho and industry experts in farm management and marketing. The team presented in Spokane, Pendleton, Boise, and Pocatello. The program was outreach to farmers, ranchers, lenders, and others in agri-business. Bart Eleveld and Bill presented the decision-making tools portion and were given the highest score by participants for usefulness and interesting presentation.