Blogs

CAST Announces Dr. Chris Boomsma as Next EVP/CEO
Press Release
March 8, 2023

March 8, 2023 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa   The Council for […]

Welcome to CAST, Charlotte!
Blog/News
January 31, 2023

Charlotte Brockman recently joined CAST as the Communications Project Coordinator. She is interested in learning […]

2022 CAST Science Communication Scholarship Recipients
Blog/News
January 25, 2023

The CAST Science Communication Scholarship encourages graduate-level student scientists, specifically focusing on careers in agriculture […]

Nick’s Next Chapter
Blog/News
December 16, 2022

Nick Plaugher has been the communications project coordinator since the spring of 2022 and will […]

Rachel’s Next Chapter
Blog/News
December 9, 2022

Rachel Bauler has been the student administrative assistant of finance and membership since early 2022 […]

CAST Releases a Special Publication on “Zoonotic Diseases in Animal Agriculture and Beyond: A One Health Perspective”
Press Release
November 14, 2022

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
Press Release
October 19, 2022

October 19, 2022 | Council for Agricultural Science and Technology—Ames, Iowa Since 2010, the Council […]

Schescke Retiring as EVP/CEO of CAST Mid-2023
Press Release
September 15, 2022

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
Press Release
June 29, 2022

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
Homepage Feature
May 10, 2022

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.