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Episode 2 of the CAST Pulse Podcast — ‘New Papers, New Voices, and the Next Generation’ — features Austin Gellings, Anna Gore, and Mikayla Dycus discussing precision agriculture, nutrition science, and student leadership in ag communication....
Maximum Residue Limits are legal benchmarks for pesticide use, not safety thresholds, and decades of monitoring show our food supply remains well within safe limits....
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) proudly announces the launch of the CAST Science Communication Scholarship, a new annual award designed to recognize and support exceptional student communicators in the field of agricultural science....
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) invites you to join our next Meet the Expert session with Dr. Keith H. Coble, Vice President of the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University....
The first episode celebrates CAST’s flagship awards and their role in advancing agricultural science communication....
Join CAST in Des Moines on October 22, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. for a special breakfast ceremony presenting the inaugural CAST Lifetime Achievement Award to Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President Emeritus of the World Food Prize Foundation. Registration is now open — limited spaces available....
Investing in agricultural research—domestic and international—yields high returns that strengthen U.S. farming, trade, and food security....

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) is proud to support the launch of the 2025 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report™, hosted by the GAP Initiative at Virginia Tech. The event will take place on October 1 at Google’s Fulton Market offices in Chicago, IL, bringing together leaders from...

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), in partnership with the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), will host a free career development webinar titled “First Impressions Matter: Building a Standout Resume” on October 15, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT....
EPA’s reliance on screening-level risk assessments to guide pesticide mitigation under the ESA creates uncertainty, underscoring the need for higher-tier science to ensure both effective species protection and fair outcomes for agriculture....
“The principle function of CAST’s annual meeting is to do CAST business,” Thomasson explains. “One of the big things we’ll be discussing this year is what the future of CAST looks like. We’ve got a relatively new team and we’ve made a lot of changes—this is a particularly important meeting...
For decades, low-moisture foods such as wheat, flour, nuts, and spices were regarded as “microbiologically safe” because of their low moisture content. This attribute has led to a general confidence that these products are low-risk foods (Jung & Harris, 2022). However, recent outbreaks and recalls, which were previously unexpected, tell...