Borlaug CAST Communication Award

Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Awarded foragriculture-related science communication
Presented byCouncil for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
Formerly calledCharles A. Black Award
First awarded1986
WebsiteCouncil for Agricultural Science and Technology

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]

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]

  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.