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When a New Pest Arrives: Lessons from Cotton Jassid in the Southeast

By Scott Graham (Auburn University), Phillip Roberts (University of Georgia), and Isaac Esquivel (University of Florida) In the fall of 2024, few, if any, cotton producers in the United States had heard of cotton jassid. By the end of the 2025 growing season, the insect had become a major topic...

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CAST Continues National Listening Tour with University of Arkansas Session
Session convenes cross-sector leaders to advance strategic thinking for American agriculture's future....
CAST Pulse Podcast – Episode 9: Seed Oils, Soybean Oil, and the Debate Over Dietary Fats

Seed oils — canola, corn, soybean, safflower, and others pressed from plant seeds — are among the most widely consumed edible oils in the United States and around the world. In recent years, they’ve become one of the most debated topics in nutrition, with strong opinions on both sides and...

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Join Us for the Webinar “Can AI Agents Use Our Agricultural Research? A FAIR4AG² Roadmap for Agent-Ready Science”
Luke Qian and Martin Wiedmann of Cornell University will introduce FAIR4AG², a framework extending FAIR data principles for the era of AI agents, and offer a practical roadmap for agent-ready research....
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Join CAST for the Webinar “AI in Agriculture: From Data to Decisions to Action”
Join us for a free webinar on how artificial intelligence is transforming U.S. agriculture — and what policymakers need to do about it....
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Lunch-N-Learn: Integrated Management of Fire-Adapted Invasive Plants That Change Wildfire Regimes
CAST co-hosts the NCFAR Lunch-N-Learn on Capitol Hill — examining the science and policy behind invasive plant management in fire-prone landscapes. Sept. 22, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET | 1300 Longworth....
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CAST Names Michigan State University’s Dr. Karim Maredia 2026 Recipient of the Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Award recognizes scientists who effectively communicate agricultural research to non-technical audiences; ceremony to be held Dec. 10 at the Library of Congress....
Primetime to Reform the Conservation Reserve Program
With U.S. cattle numbers at a 75-year low, Craig Moss, ICA President and feedlot operator from Hull, IA, argues it's time to reform the Conservation Reserve Program — removing barriers that limit grazing access and hinder herd rebuilding at exactly the moment the market demands action....
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CAST Releases 2026 OJS Publications Analytics Report
The full 2026 CAST OJS Analytics Report covers platform-wide engagement metrics, traffic concentration analysis, per-publication performance, decade-by-decade breakdowns, multilingual publication data, and recommendations for content strategy and catalog stewardship....
CAST Shares Update on National Initiative with Members
The session, titled "The CAST Initiative: Where We Are and What's Ahead," offered CAST members a candid look at the work of the organization's Strategic Advisory Council, a 24-member body of leaders from across agriculture, research, investment and policy that has been tasked with defining what a national-level institution for...
The Next Green Revolution Won’t Immediately Be Obvious
Why the Future of Agriculture depends on investing in discovery science long before the next crisis arrives....
When Your Expertise Is Not Enough: The Power of Your Science Story
Science communication in agriculture is at a breaking point — and Michele Payn has spent 25 years trying to fix it....
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