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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: Gene Editing in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems: Tools, Delivery, and Applications
The recording of the SIVB-CAST webinar with Aaron Hummel of Pairwise and Veerle De Schepper of Rainbow Crops is now available....
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CAST Names Former USDA Chief Economist Joseph Glauber 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
IFPRI research fellow emeritus honored for more than four decades of analysis and communication on agricultural markets, trade and food security...
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CAST Launches Public Leadership Dialogue Series on the Future of American Agriculture
New webinar series will explore the capabilities, innovations, and partnerships needed to help agriculture thrive in an increasingly complex world....
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