Explore the full body of work produced through CAST’s Inform, Convene, and Guide programs — peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, lab reports, multimedia content, and more.
Five-year memorandum of understanding, signed at the 2026 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, creates a framework for joint programs, publications and scientific exchange...
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....
CAST’s new issue paper, “PFAS in Agriculture: Science, Uncertainty, and Risk Communication,” is now available, along with the recording of the Oct. 16 release webinar with authors Jon Entine, Mark McDaniel and Thomas Redick....
Watch the recording of Resilience and Security: Building the Capacity to Thrive in a Changing World, Session 3 of The Future of American Agriculture, a public leadership dialogue series from CAST, featuring Duane Simpson, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; Jeremy Jack, Silent Shade Planting Company; and Michaela McGinn, United Soybean...
Watch the recording of Research and Innovation: Accelerating the Path from Discovery to Impact, the second session of CAST’s public leadership dialogue series The Future of American Agriculture, featuring Elizabeth Stulberg, ClearPath; Karen Ellis Carr, ArentFox Schiff; and Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln....
Watch the recording of Investment and Competitiveness: Aligning Capital with Agricultural Priorities, the first session of CAST's public leadership dialogue series The Future of American Agriculture, featuring Paola de Almeida, Natural Systems Capital, Inc., and host Chris Boomsma....
Researchers hear it from industry all the time: "We love your papers, but when we need to make a decision, we just can't figure out how to use these models quickly enough." This webinar is about closing that gap....
A detailed look at how AI is already being deployed across U.S. agriculture — from precision spray systems reducing herbicide use by half, to acoustic sensors detecting disease before symptoms appear — and the policy choices that will determine who benefits from these technologies....
Peer-reviewed analysis finds AI adoption in agriculture is advancing rapidly to the benefit of farmers and consumers — and that research, infrastructure policy must keep pace....
