Dr. Norman Borlaug with Julie Borlaug, Dr. Ronnie Coffman, and Dr. Ed Runge

<p>Dr. Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who specialized in wheat breeding. Known as the Father of the Green Revolution, he helped other hunger fighters save hundreds of thousands of lives in Mexico, India, Pakistan, and other countries throughout his long and varied career. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and founded the World Food Prize to celebrate other food fighters worldwide. This episode we speak with his granddaughter and colleague Julie Borlaug and fellow colleagues Dr. Ronnie Coffman and Dr. Ed Runge to discuss the “Man who Fed the World.”</p> <p>Listen to learn:</p> <ul> <li>What are the three major improvements Dr. Borlaug contributed to wheat breeding</li> <li>What role sports played in Dr. Borlaug’s life</li> <li>What was the Green Revolution</li> <li>What obstacles still remain in the realm of hunger fighting</li> </ul> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Julie, you can find her here:<br /> <a href="mailto:julie@inari.com">julie@inari.com</a><br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/JulieBorlaug">https://twitter.com/JulieBorlaug</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-borlaug-3b7b6710/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-borlaug-3b7b6710/</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Ronnie, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mailto:wrc2@cornell.edu">wrc2@cornell.edu</a></p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Ed, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mailto:e-runge@tamu.edu">e-runge@tamu.edu</a></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>CEU Quiz: <a href= "https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/