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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Visionaries:</blockquote>
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<div>One of the great scientists of the past 100 years, Dr. Norman
Borlaug,</div>
<div>passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009. He was a
recepient of the</div>
<div>Nobel Peace Prize, and the father of the Green Revolution.</div>
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<div>Rep. Tom Trail</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>Norman Borlaug
1914-2009</b><br>
<i>CAST Honors the "Man Who Fed the World," Longstanding
Advocate for CAST</i></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>Press
Release</b></blockquote>
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alt="image001 297.jpg" align="right" width="102" height="102"><b>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.</b><br>
<br>
<b>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.).</b><br>
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<b>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."</b><br>
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<b>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.</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><i><b>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.</b></i><b> (From CAST Paper
#1)<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>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.</b><br>
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<b>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).</b><br>
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<b>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.</b></blockquote>
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Dr. Borlaug was featured in several other CAST publications as well,
and his life and work were highlighted in<i> Science of Food and
Agriculture</i> (May 1983), CAST's magazine for high school science
teachers.</b><br>
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<b>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:</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><i><b>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....</b></i></blockquote>
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<b>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.</b><br>
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<b>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:</b></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><i><b>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)</b></i></blockquote>
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<b>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<i> Agricultural
Science and the Public</i> (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.</b><br>
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<b>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."</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>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.</b><br>
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<b>Thank you, Dr. Borlaug.</b></blockquote>
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Agricultural Science and Technology</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>Dr. John M.
Bonner</b><br>
<b>Executive Vice President/CEO</b><br>
<b>Phone: 515-292-2125, ext. 25</b><br>
<b>E-mail: jbonner@cast-science.org</b></blockquote>
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