Borlaug
CRESCO - Amanda Gorzney is becoming a familiar face around Cresco, as she serves as the Thomson-Borlaug intern for 10 weeks this summer.
Gorzney plans to be at the Mighty Howard County Fair this week at the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation table in the Historic Preservation Center.
“I found this...
Rural Cresco - Inspire Day, hosted by the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, is all about the kids. Learning about Dr. Borlaug’s work on agricultural practices to feed the hungry is awe-inspiring and a little overwhelming to the youths.
The adults associated with the event are always touched by...
Rural CRESCO - Each spring and fall, the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation sponsors Inspire Day with help from Luther College (in spring) and Iowa State University in the fall.
This year’s 11th annual event was special as Dr. Borlaug’s daughter, Jeanie Laube, and her grandson, Luke Larson, spent...
Rural CRESCO - Each spring and fall, the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation sponsors Inspire Day with help from Luther College (in spring) and Iowa State University in the fall.
This year’s 11th annual event was special as Dr. Borlaug’s daughter, Jeanie Laube, and her grandson, Luke Larson, spent...
CRESCO - Check!
One more item has been checked off the list of things to do at the Norman Borlaug farm complex.
The barn at the birth home, which is just southeast of the boyhood home, is finished and is being dedicated during (what else?) Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest.
All weekend there are...
CRESCO - Board members of Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation were able to cross off a wish list item when Boy Scout Justin Kerian, from Cresco Troop #63, decided to do his Eagle Scout project at the Boyhood Home of Dr. Norman Borlaug.
Justin, with the help of his uncle, Kevin Kerian, handcrafted...
Rural Protivin - William Faller of Kewaunee, Wis. was so impressed with the life story of Dr. Norman Borlaug, he offered to make a pair of sculptures depicting the humanitarian’s life.
The second of those statues was dedicated at a ceremony on Sept. 15 during the 10th Annual Fall Inspire Day,...
CRESCO - Kayleigh Koch will soon be a familiar face around town this summer in her role as the Borlaug-Thomson Intern, as she helps keep the legacy of Cresco’s famous native son and his agricultural accomplishments alive.
Koch will help promote the boyhood home of Dr. Norman Borlaug (1914-2009),...
CRESCO - Approximately 250 fifth grade students visited the Norman Borlaug boyhood farm, near Protivin, south of Cresco, Friday during Inspire Education Day.
Inspire Education Day, held in the fall and again in the spring, features workshops in the fields of science and social studies for area...
