Individual Members

Renew your CAST Individual Membership for 2012

  • To renew your CAST membership, click on the link above and login with your email address and password.
  • Ifyou do not know your password,click on "Trouble Signing in?" and an email will be sent to you allowing you to reset your password.
  • Once logged in, click on the "Renew Membership" link.

Benefits of Membership

  • Help strengthen CAST’s position at the international forefront of science communication. With your generous support, CAST will continue to ensure that science has a seat at the public policy table.
  • Receive Friday Notes —CAST’s signature electronic newsletters.  Issue features include
    • Lead articles on current topics being discussed in agriculture;
    • More than 60 current agricultural news items­ selected from over 100 sources, including live links to the original articles; with a new international section, these stories focus on key topics of the week;
    • Washington, D.C., congressional updates from Meyers and Associates;
    • Advance announcements of upcoming CAST publications and activities; and
    • Information about CAST’s scientific society, company, and nonprofit members.
  • Receive CAST’s respected publications and “members only” website access.
  • CAST is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Therefore, your membership and any additional contributions may qualify as charitable contributions under IRS guidelines.
  • Individual members outside of North America receive publications via air mail.

Member Levels and Contribution Requirements


Lifetime Member

$2,500 contribution or pledge
Millennium Member $1,000/calendar year
President's Club $500/calendar year
Friends of CAST $250/calendar year
Individual Member $100/calendar year
Retired Member $60/calendar year
Student Member $25/calendar year

Become a New CAST Member - Online Application   |   Printable Application

For more information regarding membership or questions on membership renewal, please contact our membership department at 515-292-2125 ext 232.