Press Releases
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Impacts on Human Health and Safety of Naturally Occurring and Supplemental Hormones in Food Animals”
July 27, 2020 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets”
June 29, 2020 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
Dr. Anna Dilger Voted CAST President-Elect for 2020-21
June 1, 2020…Ames, Iowa: In a recent election at the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology […]
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Stewardship Challenges for New Pest Management Technologies in Agriculture”
May 18, 2020 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa The Council for Agricultural […]
Alexa Lamm Announced as 2020 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Winner
2020 BCCA Impact Report May 11, 2021 – Dr. Alexa Lamm presented “Bouncing Forward: Capitalizing […]
CAST Releases New Commentary on “Producing Food Products from Cultured Animal Tissues”
Clean meat, lab meat, fake meat—many terms are used to describe the food products created […]
Determining How Many Veterinarians are in the Workforce is Trickier Than You Think
Press Release April 6, 2020 | Ames, Iowa Food animal veterinarians (FAVs) are vital for […]
Yes, You’re Exposed to Pesticides in Food; No, You Won’t be Harmed
October 21, 2019 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa Consumers are concerned about […]
Mitloehner Receives Award at 10th Annual BCCA Event
On Wednesday, October 16, CAST celebrated the 10th anniversary of its annual Borlaug CAST Communication […]
Scientists Address Need for Protecting Genetic Diversity of Food Animal Livestock in New Paper
September 30, 2019 | Ames, Iowa The genetic diversity of livestock and poultry is dwindling, […]
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