CAST names Jessica Atkin, a NASA FINESST Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, as the recipient of the 2026 CAST Science Communication Scholarship. Atkin's research explores how plants can grow on the Moon....
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) will host American Agriculture 2040: From Vision to Action, the concluding session of The Future of American Agriculture, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. CT....
Five-year memorandum of understanding, signed at the 2026 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, creates a framework for joint programs, publications and scientific exchange...
Peer-reviewed analysis finds AI adoption in agriculture is advancing rapidly to the benefit of farmers and consumers — and that research, infrastructure policy must keep pace....
Luke Qian and Martin Wiedmann of Cornell University will introduce FAIR4AG², a framework extending FAIR data principles for the era of AI agents, and offer a practical roadmap for agent-ready research....
CAST co-hosts the NCFAR Lunch-N-Learn on Capitol Hill — examining the science and policy behind invasive plant management in fire-prone landscapes. Sept. 22, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET | 1300 Longworth....
Award recognizes scientists who effectively communicate agricultural research to non-technical audiences; ceremony to be held Dec. 10 at the Library of Congress....
