Webinars
Addressing Key Concerns with AI in Agriculture
Session 2 | AI at Work in Agriculture | Presented by Dan Maycock, Dataplai
Communications Office
July 2, 2026
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.
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.
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.
Webinar “Animal and Plant Sourced Proteins as Part of a Balanced Human Diet”
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released its new publication, Animal and Plant Sourced Proteins as Part of