Personal Life
Howard G. Buffett grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been active in business, politics, agriculture, conservation, photography, and philanthropy. In August 1977, he married Marcia Sue Duncan. Also in 1977, he began farming in Tekamah, Nebraska. His father purchased the property for $300,000 and charged him rent. He currently farms 400 acres (1.6 km2) of farmland in Nebraska. He later married Devon Morse, and they had a son, Howard Warren Buffett. Buffett currently resides in Decatur, Illinois and operates a 1,240-acre (5.0 km2) family farm in Pana, Illinois. He is an advocate of no-till conservation agriculture.
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