Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Norman Borlaug, Narrated by Tom Vilsack
Tom Vilsack is the former Secretary of Agriculture under the Obama and Biden administrations, the former governor of Iowa, and CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation. Vilsack is known for his significant contributions to global food challenge advocacy. Vilsack profiles Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born scientist whose Green Revolution transformed global agriculture and saved more than a billion lives from famine.
Norman Borlaug was born in Iowa in 1914.
- He was a farm scientist.
- He helped farmers grow more wheat.
- He worked in Mexico, India, and Pakistan.
- His work helped fight hunger.
- His work was part of the Green Revolution.
- He won the Nobel Peace Prize.
- He helped start the World Food Prize.
- Borlaug believed everyone should have enough food.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 9:37. If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction (do non-military work that the U.S. Government says is important to the country)?
- USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
- USCIS 128:67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
Family Fun:
- Farm Journal: Harvest of Thanks - Honoring the Father of the Green Revolution
- Mark Gillican: Norman Borlaug playlist
- NPS: Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area | Norman Borlaug Boyhood Home & Heritage Farm | Lesson Plans
- National Postal Museum: 44c American Flag and Wheat
- NDSBEANCAP: Norman Borlaug & The Green Revolution
- OER Project: The Green Revolution: Feeding Billions in a Changing World
- PBS American Experience: The Man Who Tried to Feed the Whole World | clip
- PBS Learning Media: Borlaug Receives Congressional Gold Medal | Iowa Pathways
- TAMU: Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development
- USDA: Why You Should Know the Name Norman Borlaug
- US Mint: American Innovation Dollar: Iowa: Dr. Norman Borlaug coloring page
- Visit the Capitol: National Statuary Hall: Iowa: Norman E. Borlaug
- World Food Prize Foundation: Norman Borlaug: A Lifetime Fighting Hunger
- Woyoho: Norman Borlaug - Feed The World, with Science & Technology
- VOA News: Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution Pioneer, Dead at 95
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