It was 56 acres,” says Tom Spindler, with the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation. Spindler is speaking of young Norman Borlaug. Next to the home you will find the school Norm attended as a boy.

An American agricultural scientist from Iowa, Norman Borlaug bred climate agnostic wheat strains that resisted disease. He was dubbed the “Father of the Green Revolution” and in 1970 was ...

Borlaug smiling in wheat field. Image, 1960s. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) When Norman Borlaug set out after World War II to develop an ultra-resilient strain of wheat ...

In 1970 Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. Although a scientist with outstanding contributions, perhaps Dr. Borlaug's greatest ...