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We are a #nonprofit that publishes credible, balanced, & science-based papers addressing issues in the fields of #agriculture, #food, & #technology. #SciComm

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The CAST charms are back. 🐄🌱🍎 Find animals, plants, and foods (one for each of our workgroups) at the CAST booth at the @WorldFoodPrize #BorlaugDialogue in Des Moines through Oct. 22.
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A CRISPR enzyme built from parts of Cas9 and Cas12a. AI that picks which genes to edit together. Watch Aaron Hummel of Pairwise and Veerle De Schepper of Rainbow Crops on where plant breeding is heading, in our webinar with @sivbiology. buff.ly/ZbcRXsW #GeneEditing
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How can agriculture strengthen the trust and leadership capabilities needed to support continued innovation and progress? Session 4 of @castagscience's The Future of American Agriculture, Wed., Oct. 21, noon CT. Free: buff.ly/2k9r8bp #Agriculture
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Featuring Jack Bobo, University of California, Los Angeles Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies; and Julie Borlaug, Borlaug Consulting. Host: Chris Boomsma.
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Missed it? Watch authors Jon Entine, Mark McDaniel and Thomas Redick present the new @castagscience paper on PFAS in agriculture: buff.ly/HH0q39z Download the paper: buff.ly/6viQPK0 #PFAS
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Tomorrow at noon ET: our free webinar with the Society for In Vitro Biology on gene editing tools, delivery and applications. Register: buff.ly/IIfZZGM #GeneEditing
SIVB × CAST Webinar: Gene Editing in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems — Tools, Delivery, and Applications. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, noon–1 p.m. ET. Speakers Aaron Hummel, SVP of R&D, Pairwise, and Veerle De Schepper, Head of R&D, Rainbow Crops.

ALT SIVB × CAST Webinar: Gene Editing in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems — Tools, Delivery, and Applications. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, noon–1 p.m. ET. Speakers Aaron Hummel, SVP of R&D, Pairwise, and Veerle De Schepper, Head of R&D, Rainbow Crops.

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Missed yesterday's session? The recording of Resilience and Security: Building the Capacity to Thrive in a Changing World, Session 3 of @castagscience's The Future of American Agriculture, is now available: buff.ly/UwWAX5p #Agriculture
The Future of American Agriculture, Session 3: Resilience and Security: Building the Capacity to Thrive in a Changing World. Duane Simpson, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; Jeremy Jack, Silent Shade Planting Company; Michaela McGinn, United Soybean Board.

ALT The Future of American Agriculture, Session 3: Resilience and Security: Building the Capacity to Thrive in a Changing World. Duane Simpson, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; Jeremy Jack, Silent Shade Planting Company; Michaela McGinn, United Soybean Board.

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Featuring Duane Simpson, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; Jeremy Jack, Silent Shade Planting Company; and Michaela McGinn, United Soybean Board. Host: Chris Boomsma.
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Next: Trust and Leadership: Building Confidence in Food and Agriculture, Wed., Oct. 21, noon CT. Featuring Jack Bobo, University of California, Los Angeles Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies; and Julie Borlaug, Borlaug Consulting. Register: buff.ly/2k9r8bp

Webinar “Trust and Leadership: Building Confidence in Food and Agriculture”

This is session #4 of the webinar series “The Future of American Agriculture.” Featuring: Jack Bobo and Julie Borlaug Host: Chris Boomsma Scientific advances only create value when they are trusted,...

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Complex traits, many genes: Veerle De Schepper of Rainbow Crops on AI-guided multiplex genome editing at our free webinar with the Society for In Vitro Biology. Oct. 20, noon ET. Register: buff.ly/IIfZZGM #CRISPR #AgBiotech
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Tomorrow: Resilience and Security: Building the Capacity to Thrive in a Changing World. Session 3 of @castagscience’s The Future of American Agriculture, Wed., Oct. 14, noon CT. Free and open to the public: buff.ly/RjSVdgX #Agriculture
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Featuring Duane Simpson, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; Jeremy Jack, Silent Shade Planting Company; and Michaela McGinn, United Soybean Board. Host: Chris Boomsma.
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Crop breeding is moving from prediction to design. Aaron Hummel of Pairwise on the present and future of plant breeding at our free webinar with the Society for In Vitro Biology. Oct. 20, noon ET. Register: buff.ly/IIfZZGM #GeneEditing #PlantBreeding
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Genome editing is moving breeding from prediction to design. Join @castagscience and the Society for In Vitro Biology Oct. 20, noon ET, with Aaron Hummel (Pairwise) and Veerle De Schepper (Rainbow Crops). Free. Register: buff.ly/IIfZZGM #GeneEditing #CRISPR

Webinar “Gene Editing in In Vitro and In Vivo Systems: Tools, Delivery, and Applications”

Genome editing is changing how scientists design crops, build disease models and develop therapies. In this free webinar, the Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB) and the Council for Agricultural...

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Detecting PFAS isn't the same as finding a risk. @castagscience releases a new paper on PFAS in agriculture with a free webinar Oct. 16, noon CT, presented by authors Thomas Redick, Jon Entine and Mark McDaniel. Register: buff.ly/BCndum9 #PFAS
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Watch Session 2: Research and Innovation: Accelerating the Path from Discovery to Impact, with Elizabeth Stulberg, ClearPath; Karen Ellis Carr, ArentFox Schiff; Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and host Chris Boomsma, CAST. buff.ly/xP5v7wA #Agriculture
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CAST is proud to name Dr. Joseph Glauber of @IFPRI, former USDA chief economist, the 2026 CAST Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. 🏆 More than four decades explaining how policies and global shocks move through ag markets. 🧵
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"We're not in the business of being the headline. We really want to be behind the headline, trying to help people understand an issue." — Dr. Joseph Glauber
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The award will be presented Dec. 10 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. buff.ly/BfvW367 #FoodSecurity #AgPolicy

2026 CAST Lifetime Achievement Award - CAST - The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

The 2026 award will be presented at the CAST Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, December 10, 2026, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.—a date chosen to mark the anniversary of Dr. Norman...

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