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On December 5, 2024, the world marks World Soil Day under the theme, “Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage.” This observance highlights the critical role of soil in sustaining life on Earth and underscores the urgent need for sustainable soil management practices. Soil is more than just the ground beneath...
Our 2024 CAST Annual Meeting featured a special “Meet the Expert” session featuring Jack A Bobo, Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham and our 2024 BCCA recipient. Joining us live from COP29 Azerbaijan, Jack shared his remarkable career journey, insights on the future of food...
PARK RIDGE, Illinois (Nov. 12, 2024) — U.S. agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resilience, according to a new report initiated by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) and...
We invite you to a special Meet the Expert session on November 19 at 9:00 AM EST with Jack Bobo, Director of the University of Nottingham’s Food Systems Institute and 2024 Borlaug CAST Communication Award honoree. In this session, viewers will have the chance to learn more about Jack’s professional...
By Dirk C. Drost Ph.D., CAST Board Chair, The Minor Use Foundation, non-profit member of CAST Imagine a food and agriculture system that recognizes specialty crops – fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs and spices – are essential to nutritional security, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity. These are high value crops with...
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