The Future of American Agriculture | Session 2 Recorded Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 Featuring: Elizabeth Stulberg, ClearPath; Karen Ellis Carr, ArentFox Schiff; and Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Host: Chris Boomsma, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, CAST
About This Session
Scientific discovery alone is not enough. The future of agriculture depends on how effectively promising ideas move from research to real-world application. America possesses one of the world’s strongest agricultural research enterprises, yet innovation often encounters barriers related to funding, regulation, commercialization, adoption, and institutional coordination. Improving how ideas move through the system may be one of the most important opportunities available to agriculture. Improving innovation systems is not simply about accelerating discovery. It is also about ensuring that scientific advances ultimately reach producers, food companies, supply chains, consumers, and other end users.
Guiding Question: How can the United States strengthen the innovation systems needed to move faster and deliver greater impact?
About the Series
The Future of American Agriculture is a public leadership dialogue series from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) that brings together leaders from across agriculture to explore the opportunities, challenges, and capabilities likely to shape the future of the agricultural enterprise.
The conversations are intended to inform the ongoing work of CAST’s Strategic Advisory Council as it considers how CAST can grow its impact as a trusted source of science-based expertise, strategic foresight, and cross-sector dialogue.
At the center of the series is a simple question: What capabilities, partnerships, and innovations will American agriculture need to thrive in an increasingly complex world?
