Borlaug CAST Communication Award

The Borlaug CAST Communication Award, formerly the Charles A. Black Award, is an annual award presented by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) to a "scientist, engineer, technologist, or other professional working in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors for contributing to the advancement of science in the public policy arena".^[1]

Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Awarded for	agriculture-related science communication
Presented by	Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
Formerly called	Charles A. Black Award
First award	1986
Website	Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) is a non-profit whose primary purpose is to publish science-based reviews and reports on topics related to agriculture and food.^[2][3] As originally named, the award acknowledged the contributions of Charles Allen Black, founding president of CAST.^[4][5] Its current name honors Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug, "The Man Who Fed the World".^[6] who was the author of the first of CAST's publications, in 1973.^[7][8]

Recipients

As the Charles A. Black Award:^[9]

• 1986: Charles Allen Black
• 1987: William E. Larson
• 1989: Stanley E. Curtis
• 1990: Donald E. Davis^[10]
• 1991: Homer McKay LeBaron
• 1992: John T. Pesek
• 1993: F. M. Clydesdale
• 1994: Frederick John Francis
• 1995: Dale E. Bauman
• 1996: Luther G. Tweeten
• 1997: Neil E. Harl
• 1998: Per Pinstrup-Andersen
• 1999: Abner W. Womack
• 2000: Dennis Keeney
• 2001: Judith S. Stern
• 2002: C. O. Qualset
• 2003: Kong Luen Heong
• 2004: Marjorie Hoy
• 2005: Norman Borlaug
• 2006: Stanley R. Johnson
• 2007: David H. Baker
• 2008: Pedro A. Sanchez
• 2009: Richard Wayne Skaggs

As the Borlaug CAST Communication Award:^[11]

• 2010: Akinwumi Adesina
• 2011: Catherine Bertini^[12]
• 2012: Carl K. Winter^[12]
• 2013: Jeffrey N. Simmons
• 2014: Alison Van Eenennaam
• 2015: C. S. Prakash^[13]
• 2016: Kevin Folta^[14]
• 2017: Jayson Lusk^[15][16]
• 2018: Marty Matlock^[17][18]
• 2019: Frank Mitloehner^[19][20]
• 2020: Alexa J. Lamm^[21][22]
• 2021: Sarah Davidson Evanega^[23]
• 2022: Martin Wiedmann^[24]
• 2023: Alison R. Bentley^[25][26]
• 2024 Jack A. Bobo^[27]

Notes

1. "Borlaug CAST Communication Award". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
2. Schachtman, Daniel (18 December 2015). "Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Annual Meeting Summary". Plant Science Today.
3. Rogers, David (October 25, 1979). "Agriculture's key is adapting to pressure". Kansas State Collegian. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
4. Chimenti, Linda; Gostele, Carol (30 July 2021). "Black, Charles A." Iowa State University Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
5. "Past Presidents". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
6. "Norman Borlaug, the Nobel winner who fed the world, dies aged 95". The Guardian. 13 September 2009.
7. Gogerty, Dan. "Borlaug's Legacy Lives On". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
8. "Continuing the Legacy". Friday Notes. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. January 21, 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
9. "Charles A. Black Award Recipients". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
10. COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Washington , D.C. 20250-2200 EXPERIMENT STATION LETTER 2025. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. April 27, 1990. p. 2.
11. "Borlaug CAST Communication Award Recipients". Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
12. Laureates Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, CAST (last visited Oct. 13, 2012).
13. Dr. C.S. Prakash honored at the 2015 Borlaug CAST Communication Award ceremony, CAST (last visited April 22nd, 2016).
14. Dr. Kevin Folta chosen as 2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award winner, CAST (last visited April 22nd, 2016).
15. "AAEA President Jayson Lusk Named Winner of Borlaug CAST Communication Award". Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. 2017.
16. "Jayson Lusk Honored at 2017 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Ceremony". Seed World. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
17. Clayton, Chris (4 June 2024). "CAST Award Winner Highlights Ag Intensification, Stewardship in Climate Conversation". DTN Progressive Farmer. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
18. Lewis, Tim (8 November 2018). "Dr. Marty Matlock Recognized for Borlaug CAST Communications Award". U.S. Sustainable Alliance.
19. "Mitloehner named CAST Communication Award recipient". Feedstuffs. 2019.
20. "Oklahoma Farm Report - The Greenhouse Guru, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Recognized with Borlaug Communications Award". Oklahoma Farm Report. 23 Oct 2019.
21. Crawford, Kaity (13 May 2020). "Alexa Lamm Wins 2020 Borlaug CAST Communication Award". American Seed Trade Association.
22. Lameiras, Maria M. "UGA Associate Professor Alexa Lamm honored with 2020 Borlaug CAST Communication Awarf | Georgia Crop Improvement Association". Georgia Crop Improvement Association.
23. Conrow, Joan (May 11, 2021). "Sarah Evanega wins 2021 Borlaug CAST Communication Award | Cornell Chronicle". Cornell Chronicle.
24. Bjoin, Bob (13 June 2022). "Wiedmann named CAST Award winner". Iowa Farm Bureau.
25. Hayes, Matt (16 May 2023). "CIMMYT global wheat program leader Alison Bentley wins 2023 CAST Communication Award". BGRI - Borlaug Global Rust Initiative.
26. "Alison Bentley announced as 2023 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Recipient". Australian National University. May 31, 2023.
27. "AgriMarketing.com - Jack Bobo To Receive Borlaug CAST Communications Award". AgriMarketing. May 20, 2024.

External links

• Official award page

See also

• Public awareness of science
• Science journalism