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CAST webinars bring leading researchers and practitioners together to explore critical issues in agriculture, food, and natural resources — free and open to the public. Recordings available below.

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Webinar “AI in Agriculture: Transforming the Food System from Data to Decisions to Action”
A detailed look at how AI is already being deployed across U.S. agriculture — from precision spray systems reducing herbicide use by half, to acoustic sensors detecting disease before symptoms appear — and the policy choices that will determine who benefits from these technologies....
CAST Shares Update on National Initiative with Members
The session, titled "The CAST Initiative: Where We Are and What's Ahead," offered CAST members a candid look at the work of the organization's Strategic Advisory Council, a 24-member body of leaders from across agriculture, research, investment and policy that has been tasked with defining what a national-level institution for...
Case Studies in AI – AI at Work in Agriculture
In the final session of the AI at Work in Agriculture series, Dan Maycock walks through four organizations using AI in agriculture and agribusiness today -- and what actually happened when they brought it in....
Addressing Key Concerns with AI in Agriculture
Session 2 | AI at Work in Agriculture | Presented by Dan Maycock, Dataplai...
Beyond the Basics: Putting AI to Real Work in Agriculture
Session 1 | AI at Work in Agriculture | Presented by Dan Maycock, Dataplai...
Webinar “Supporting the Mental Health and Economic Viability of Agricultural Communities”
In this CAST webinar, Florence Becot, PhD, walks through what the research shows about mental health and well-being in agriculture, the structural and social factors that explain these challenges, and what responses at the community and policy levels are making a difference....
Webinar “Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes”
On May 6, 2026, CAST released Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes live during a free public webinar. The recording is now available to watch in full....
Webinar “From Code to Culture: How AI and Bioinformatics Are Transforming In Vitro Biology”
The session featured Dr. Hans Bethge (PhenoLytics GmbH) on digital phenotyping and AI-assisted media design in plant tissue culture, and Matthew Gruner (University of Nevada, Reno) on integrating connectome data from fruit flies and ants with cross-species single-cell atlases....
Webinar “eKonomics Calculators in Practice: Tools and Resources for Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management”
Lyle Cowell, senior agronomist at Nutrien, walked through the eKonomics Input Planning and Dry Fertilizer calculators and gave a guided tour of the eKonomics platform....
Webinar “Diversifying the Corn Belt: Policy Pathways for a Resilient Agricultural Future”
CAST and the Diverse Corn Belt Project presented a free webinar on April 14, 2026, featuring Diversifying the Corn Belt: Policy Pathways for a Resilient Agricultural Future — a policy brief built on three years of research with 725 farmers and 178 stakeholders across Illinois, Iowa and Indiana....
Webinar “Gene-Edited Crops Product Development and Global Regulations”

The recording of the January 27 webinar examining the regulatory landscape for gene-edited crops entering commercial markets is now available. Dan Jenkins, Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Pairwise, discussed how modern breeding techniques are being applied to a growing diversity of crops, developers, and traits, and how...

New World Screwworm
New World Screwworm: Experts Emphasize Prevention and Early Detection in One Health Webinar
The session brought together experts from animal health, public health, veterinary medicine, and federal regulatory agencies to discuss prevention, detection, and treatment strategies....

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