Jayson Lusk, OSU, recognized as 2017 Borlaug CAST Communicator of the Year

  • On May 5, 2017

Congratulations to Jayson Lusk, recipient of the 2017 Borlaug Council for Agricultural Science & Technology (CAST) Communication Award.

CAST calls Lusk “a consummate communicator who promotes agricultural science and technology in the public arena.” He uses multiple forms of media to advocate for science, as he explains how innovation and growth in agriculture are critical for food security and global progress.

Currently a Regents professor and Willard Sparks endowed chair with the department of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University, in July he will become the head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University.