[Vision2020] Fwd: [exted] CAST Joins World in Honoring NormanBorlaug, 1914-2009

lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
Mon Sep 14 10:35:17 PDT 2009


Thanks Tom
Norman Borlaug was a great man an did a lot of good for humanity. I met him once in Tucson. It was great to visit with him.
I would erge every one with an interest in  agriculture and science to subscribe to CAST.
Roger
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From: Tom Trail ttrail at moscow.com
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:59:24 -0700
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Fwd: [exted] CAST Joins World in Honoring NormanBorlaug, 1914-2009

> >
> >Visionaries:
> 
> 
> One of the great scientists of the past 100 years, Dr. Norman Borlaug,
> passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009.  He was a recepient of the
> Nobel Peace Prize, and the father of the Green Revolution.
> 
> Rep. Tom Trail
> 
> >
> >
> >Norman Borlaug 1914-2009
> >CAST Honors the "Man Who Fed the World," Longstanding Advocate for CAST
> >Press Release
> >
> >
> >
> >  Dr. Norman E. Borlaug--the man credited with 
> >saving more lives than any other person who has 
> >ever lived--passed away Saturday, September 12, 
> >2009 at his home in Dallas, Texas.
> >
> >Widely known as the "Father of the Green 
> >Revolution" and "The Man Who Fed the World" for 
> >his pioneering work developing high-yielding 
> >wheat for areas with limited cultivated land and 
> >increasing population, Dr. Borlaug was one of 
> >only five people in history to be awarded the 
> >Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of 
> >Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal (an 
> >honor shared by Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, 
> >Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King, Jr.).
> >
> >Dr. Borlaug devoted his life to ensuring food 
> >security for what he termed "the forgotten 
> >world," mostly developing nations, where "most 
> >of the people, comprising more than 50% of the 
> >total world population, live in poverty, with 
> >hunger as a constant companion."  When Dr. 
> >Borlaug received the Presidential Medal of 
> >Freedom, then-President Gerald Ford stated that 
> >Borlaug's work "has pushed back the shadow of 
> >hunger on this planet and given us precious time 
> >to force its final retreat."
> >
> >Dr. Borlaug was a lifelong promoter and advocate 
> >for the Council for Agricultural Science and 
> >Technology (CAST), beginning at its founding in 
> >1972. He was the featured speaker at the 
> >CAST-Industry Conference, held in January 1973, 
> >at which CAST was introduced to the agribusiness 
> >community. His remarks at the conference--later 
> >published as CAST Paper #1--helped establish the 
> >new organization and set the tone for its 
> >mission and impact.
> >
> >It is opportune today that the Council for 
> >Agricultural Science and Technology is being 
> >formed to bring back together, after many years 
> >of separation, the different disciplines of 
> >agricultural science into a body designed to 
> >affect overall policy of agricultural 
> >development....CAST therefore has both a 
> >tremendous responsibility and opportunity to 
> >present unbiased, scientific data on many of 
> >these issues to congressmen, policy makers, and 
> >the general public so that wise policy and 
> >legislation will be enacted. I have faith the 
> >correct decisions will be made if the facts are 
> >made known to the general public and to the 
> >national and state legislative leaders. (From 
> >CAST Paper #1)
> >
> >Both Dr. Borlaug and CAST have deep roots in 
> >Iowa. Dr. Borlaug was born March 25, 1914, near 
> >Cresco, and often stated "Whatever I've been 
> >able to do in life for good....in large part 
> >goes back to the experience of growing up on the 
> >soil, [on] a very small farm in Howard County, 
> >Iowa." In 1985 Dr. Borlaug was the driving force 
> >behind the establishment of the World Food 
> >Prize, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, and 
> >awarded annually to persons who have made 
> >outstanding contributions to food and 
> >agriculture throughout the world. In addition, 
> >several acres of his Iowa boyhood farm have been 
> >dedicated to the education of new generations of 
> >agricultural scientists.
> >
> >CAST's vision mirrors that of Dr. Borlaug's in 
> >bridging research, politics, and the 
> >individual. CAST, now a 37-year-old nonprofit 
> >organization, has grown from its original small 
> >group of cooperating scientists to a worldwide 
> >organization, and likewise remains anchored in 
> >the Heartland where it began (Ames, Iowa).
> >
> >In 1982 as part of CAST's 10-year anniversary in 
> >Ames, Dr. Borlaug received CAST's first 
> >"Distinguished Achievement Award in Food and 
> >Agricultural Science." A stone marker was 
> >installed to commemorate the occasion and a 
> >scarlet oak tree was planted in his honor on the 
> >Iowa State University campus, where it continues 
> >to grow and mature. Dr. Borlaug's remarks at 
> >that meeting were later published as CAST 
> >Special Publication 12.
> >
> >Dr. Borlaug was featured in several other CAST 
> >publications as well, and his life and work were 
> >highlighted in Science of Food and Agriculture 
> >(May 1983), CAST's magazine for high school 
> >science teachers.
> >
> >In 1998 as part of an American Crop Protection 
> >Association's Annual Meeting (now CropLife 
> >America), CAST presented a special trophy to Dr. 
> >Borlaug for his scientific and humanitarian 
> >contributions to reduce the extent of hunger and 
> >starvation. In accepting the award, Dr. Borlaug 
> >commended CAST's Board of Directors:
> >
> >Let me say that it is a real pleasure...to see 
> >the progress that CAST has made....We need to 
> >pool our scientific knowledge as well as our 
> >cultural knowledge. I think that membership in 
> >CAST is a long step toward achieving that....I 
> >have watched with delight the vacuum that has 
> >been filled by CAST in presenting scientific 
> >publications covering a vast array of subjects 
> >that relate to agriculture....
> >
> >In April 2005, CAST presented the Charles A. 
> >Black Award to Dr. Borlaug for his outstanding 
> >achievements as a scientist, educator, and 
> >communicator. He also participated in an open 
> >forum with other guest speakers and later made a 
> >presentation to CAST Board Members and invited 
> >guests during which he voiced his continued 
> >support for CAST's work.
> >
> >At CAST's October 2007 35th Anniversary 
> >celebration in Ames, Iowa, Dr. Borlaug--who 
> >originally was scheduled as a guest speaker but 
> >had to cancel for health reasons--prepared the 
> >following statement:
> >
> >The need for an organization like CAST is as 
> >great today as it was in 1972....Science-based 
> >information to help decision makers make the 
> >best decision possible continues to be a great 
> >need and will still be so when CAST celebrates 
> >its 70th Anniversary. Every scientist must do 
> >their part in helping inform the world about how 
> >science-based information leads, and will 
> >continue to lead, to increased food 
> >production....I wish CAST all the best. What you 
> >do is very important to mankind and to a better 
> >world for all. (From letter to CAST Board at 
> >35th Anniversary celebration, October 2007)
> >
> >Most recently, Dr. Borlaug authored the Preface 
> >for CAST's forthcoming Issue Paper titled "U.S. 
> >Agricultural Policy for the Twenty-first Century 
> >Global Economy," a new look at the same general 
> >topic he addressed in his visionary 1973 
> >Agricultural Science and the Public (CAST Paper 
> >No. 1). Dr. Borlaug also provided a personal 
> >letter expressing his support for CAST and its 
> >mission, part of a major CAST fundraising 
> >campaign currently under way.
> >
> >Dr. Borlaug's enthusiastic support has played a 
> >major role in CAST's continued success in 
> >assembling, interpreting, and communicating 
> >"credible, science-based information regionally, 
> >nationally, and internationally to legislators, 
> >regulators, policymakers, the media, the private 
> >sector, and the public."
> >CAST joins individuals and organizations 
> >throughout the world in expressing deep 
> >appreciation for Dr. Borlaug's work and 
> >influence, and extending sincere sympathy to his 
> >family.
> >
> >Thank you, Dr. Borlaug.
> >Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
> >Dr. John M. Bonner
> >Executive Vice President/CEO
> >Phone: 515-292-2125, ext. 25
> >E-mail: jbonner at cast-science.org
> >
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