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CAST CEO Chris Boomsma Joins the AgriNovus Agbioscience Podcast
On episode 459 of the AgriNovus Indiana Agbioscience Podcast, CAST CEO Chris Boomsma talks about peer review, public trust and what it takes to produce agricultural science that farmers, researchers, companies and policymakers can rely on....
Built for Farmers, Designed Without Them: Why Trust Will Decide AI’s Future on American Farms
AI is already embedded in American agriculture. Whether it pays off will depend on something no algorithm can supply on its own: the trust of the farmers who use it....
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A new president and a look ahead: CAST wraps up its 2026 Annual Meeting
The Board of Directors and Strategic Advisory Council closed three days in St. Louis with a planning session for 2027, and Melissa Merlau Johnson became CAST’s new president....
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CAST Webinar: Understanding Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms
CAST releases a new paper, Understanding Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: From Ecological Drivers and Impacts to Management, with a free live webinar Thursday, Nov. 12, noon–1 p.m. CT....
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CAST Honors David Baltensperger and Ray Starling With 2026 President’s Award
The President's Award recognizes exceptional service, advocacy and dedication to CAST and to agriculture, science and technology....
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From Bayer’s labs to the Clydesdale stables: day two of the 2026 CAST Annual Meeting
Members, workgroups and student researchers spent Tuesday at Bayer’s Chesterfield campus, the Saint Louis Zoo and the Anheuser-Busch Brewery....
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Student researchers take the spotlight on opening night of the 2026 CAST Annual Meeting
Rabia Ahuja, Jacie Legois and Rashid Sulleiman win the Student Innovation Conference poster competition at Grant’s Farm in St. Louis....
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Jessica Atkin Named 2026 CAST Science Communication Scholarship Recipient
CAST names Jessica Atkin, a NASA FINESST Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, as the recipient of the 2026 CAST Science Communication Scholarship. Atkin's research explores how plants can grow on the Moon....
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CAST to Host American Agriculture 2040: From Vision to Action, Concluding Session of The Future of American Agriculture
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) will host American Agriculture 2040: From Vision to Action, the concluding session of The Future of American Agriculture, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. CT....
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CAST and India’s National Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sign Agreement to Strengthen U.S.–India Agricultural Science Collaboration
Five-year memorandum of understanding, signed at the 2026 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, creates a framework for joint programs, publications and scientific exchange...
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CAST at the 2026 Borlaug Dialogue: Thank You, Des Moines

From October 20 to 22, CAST was at the 2026 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This year’s Dialogue had the theme “Before Hunger Wins” and marked the 40th anniversary of the World Food Prize. It...

Webinar “Trust and Leadership With Jack Bobo and Julie Borlaug”
Watch the recording of Trust and Leadership: Building Confidence in Food and Agriculture, the fourth session of CAST’s The Future of American Agriculture. It features Jack Bobo, University of California, Los Angeles Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies; and Julie Borlaug, Borlaug Consulting....
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