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CAST and Minor Use Foundation to Host Webinar on Global Specialty Crop Protection Priorities
Join CAST and the Minor Use Foundation for a live webinar on July 24, 2025, as they unveil the most urgent global challenges in specialty crop protection. Discover how thousands of stakeholder inputs are shaping the 2025 Global Priority Setting Process, influencing research and regulatory strategies for fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other high-value crops. Hear from leading experts and gain insights into the future of crop protection.

CAST and the Minor Use Foundation invite you to a live webinar highlighting the most pressing global challenges in specialty crop protection. Based on thousands of stakeholder submissions, the Foundation’s 2025 Global Priority Setting Process identifies critical pest and disease burdens impacting fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other high-value crops.

This one-hour webinar will explore how real-world challenges and stakeholder input are shaping global research and regulatory priorities—and what it means for the future of crop protection.

Join us for expert insights from:

  • Dirk Drost, Chairman, Minor Use Foundation
  • Chris Boomsma, CEO, CAST
  • Anna Gore, Executive Director, Minor Use Foundation
  • Verónica Picado, Study Director for Central America and the Caribbean, Minor Use Foundation

More details:

  • Webinar “Understanding the Most Urgent Crop Protection Challenges for Specialty Crop Farmers”
  • Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM EDT / Noon CDT

Note: Registration is individual. CAST members may participate fully in the live session, including video and audio discussion. Non-members can view the webinar and submit questions via the Q&A chat.

Register Now!