{"id":5155,"date":"2026-09-23T08:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:24:52","slug":"warren-buffetts-son-worked-on-a-farm-instead-of-going-to-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=5155","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett\u2019s son worked on a farm instead of going to college"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-160973005-e1790098733943.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the skyrocketing cost of higher education and a questionable return on investment, many Gen Zers are considering alternative career paths\u2014whether as\u00a0full-time content creators,\u00a0in the trades, or piecing together gig work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s been a major departure from the millennial girl boss era and traditional white-collar hustle culture. But taking a different career path doesn\u2019t mean success isn\u2019t the endpoint. Take Howard Buffett as an example.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren Buffett\u2019s middle child recently took over his father\u2019s position as Berkshire Hathaway chairman. Warren had retired as CEO on Jan. 1, but retained his position as chairman until last week. Howard, who now effectively oversees the $1.1 trillion company, has a colorful career background, though. Most interestingly, he previously was a farmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He started farming in Tekamah, Neb., in 1977 on property Warren had purchased for him and leased out, and worked for various food, beverage, and agricultural companies like Coca-Cola and ConAgra in the 1990s and 2000s, according to an interview with <em>Life Stories.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not something that you would think I would ever do,\u201d Howard said. \u201cIt\u2019s not something I would have thought I would ever [have] done growing up,\u201d he joked, adding that his mother used to tell him he didn\u2019t grow up playing with enough Tonka trucks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard said he loves farming because of the challenge\u2014and it was from the very beginning, since he rented a farm without ever having done it in his life before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFarming to me was totally getting outside my comfort zone,\u201d he said. \u201cI had no idea how to do what I was doing, but I learned it, and today it\u2019s a huge part of what I do in my life\u2014and it\u2019s a huge part of what our foundation does. I think it\u2019s a great lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Howard Buffett\u2019s commitment to farming and philanthropy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Howard G. Buffett Foundation was established in 1999 with a mission \u201cto catalyze transformational change to improve the standard of living and quality of life, particularly for the world\u2019s most impoverished and marginalized populations.\u201d But two of its affiliated entities are largely connected to farming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sequoia Farm Foundation operates research farms and ranches in Illinois, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, and invests in applied research to improve production practices, water-use efficiency, soil management, and cover crop use for small farms in developing countries. Meanwhile, the Farmers Youth Education Foundation provides free agricultural facilities, equipment, and a learning center for youth interested in agriculture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard has also made other major farming and agricultural-related philanthropic gifts, including sending more than $500 million in humanitarian, financial, and agricultural aid to Ukraine since early 2022, according to <em>No-Till Farmer.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The learn-as-you-go approach Howard used with farming mirrors how he handled school. He had enrolled at Augustana College, but left after clashing with his roommates. He attended other schools but never graduated. In fact, none of Warren\u2019s children ever finished college, but he never seemed bothered by it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think college is for everyone,\u201d the Oracle of Omaha told students at Western University\u2019s Ivey Business School in 2012. He said the best education is investing in yourself, which doesn\u2019t necessarily mean going to college.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard went on to build a successful career spanning farming, board leadership, photography, and philanthropy\u2014and he even served as a small-town sheriff at one point. For Gen Zers weighing whether a degree is worth the debt, Howard\u2019s path is a reminder an alternate route can still lead to the top. In Howard\u2019s case, it led to the top of one of the world\u2019s most valuable companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Warren #Buffetts #son #worked #farm #college<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the skyrocketing cost of &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4034,4035,4122,4679,1657,608,3056,3678,473,3423,1738,4132,4130,2065],"class_list":["post-5155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-agriculture","tag-agriculture-industry","tag-berkshire-hathaway","tag-buffetts","tag-college","tag-farm","tag-farmers","tag-farming","tag-philanthropy","tag-son","tag-success","tag-warren","tag-warren-buffett","tag-worked"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Warren Buffett\u2019s son worked on a farm instead of going to college - 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