Press Releases
CAST Announces Dr. Chris Boomsma as Next EVP/CEO
March 8, 2023 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa  The Council for […]
CAST Releases a Special Publication on “Zoonotic Diseases in Animal Agriculture and Beyond: A One Health Perspective”
November 14, 2022 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
Dr. Martin Wiedmann Honored at the 2022 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Ceremony during the World Food Prize
October 19, 2022 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa Since 2010, the Council […]
Schescke Retiring as EVP/CEO of CAST Mid-2023
September 12, 2022 | Ames, Iowa Kent Schescke, Executive Vice President and CEO of the […]
Dr. J. Alex Thomasson Voted CAST President-Elect for 2022-2023
June 29, 2022…Ames, Iowa In a recent election at the Council for Agricultural Science and […]
Martin Wiedmann Announced as the 2022 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Recipient
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has announced the 2022 Borlaug CAST Communication Award goes to Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor of Food Safety, Department of Food Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Goals, Strengths, and Limitations Governing the Use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) In Food and Agriculture”
January 24, 2022 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Gains Foregone by Going GMO Free: Potential Impacts on Consumers, the Environment, and Agricultural Producers”
November 15, 2021 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
Celebrating 50 Years of CAST
November 8, 2021 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
Dr. Sarah Evanega Honored at the 2021 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Ceremony during the World Food Prize
October 27, 2021 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa Since 2010, the Council […]
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