Blogs

Double Vision–Ag Courses from Teacher and Student Perspectives
Blog/News
December 11, 2015

As Lauren Houska finishes her university agriculture and communications studies, she has a few suggestions […]

It’s Alive! The CRISPR Debate
Blog/News
December 4, 2015

January 2017–Gene Editing Updates One of the biggest stories of our times might be the […]

Mmm, Yum—Hot Off the Printer
Blog/News
December 1, 2015

If kids today act the way we did on the farm, they run into the […]

Gardening and Baseball—Zucchini 1, Me 0
Blog/News
November 17, 2015

I usually take my last swing out in the garden before the World Series wraps […]

CAST Elevates Connections with the World Food Prize
Blog/News
November 4, 2015

During a recent speech to the attendees of CAST’s Annual Fall Meeting in Des Moines, […]

Science and Agriculture–Taking Them to the Farmers, the Teachers, the Public
Blog/News
October 21, 2015

Featured in the collage–upper left from left: Kent Schescke, Dr. Prakash, and David Songstad; upper […]

Dr. C. S. Prakash Honored at the 2015 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Ceremony
Press Release
October 14, 2015

Featured in the photo collage–upper left from left: Kent Schescke, Dr. Prakash, and David Songstad; […]

Process Labeling of Food: Consumer Behavior, the Agricultural Sector, and Policy Recommendations
Press Release
October 7, 2015

You Are What You Eat: Process Labeling of Food   UPDATE (press release below):  On […]

Process Food Labeling–Pros, Cons, Recommendations
Blog/News
October 5, 2015

Warning: Process Food Labels May Cause Confusion Consumers want clear information about the food they […]

Gotta Get a Fitbit for Bossy the Cow
Blog/News
September 29, 2015

2017 Update: Fitbit for Cows to Debut at National Western Stock Show   A famous […]