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@CASTagScience

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

Ames, IA

Joined November 2009

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CAST@CASTagScience · May 13

Texas A&M @AgriLife scientists use spinach peptides to fight citrus and potato diseases—boosting yields and crop resilience. A natural breakthrough with big potential for agriculture. Read more: buff.ly/ggLhG8T #AgResearch #PlantScience #FarmTech #FoodSecurity

CASTagScience's tweet image. Texas A&amp;M @AgriLife scientists use spinach peptides to fight citrus and potato diseases—boosting yields and crop resilience. A natural breakthrough with big potential for agriculture. Read more: buff.ly/ggLhG8T
#AgResearch #PlantScience #FarmTech #FoodSecurity

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CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 10

🚀🌱 AI is revolutionizing plant and animal science! Join @SIVBiology & @CASTagScience for our special webinar on April 16 at 12 PM EST. Discover groundbreaking applications of AI in omics, phenotyping, and nutrition modeling. Register now! 👉 buff.ly/2bJa350 #AI #Ag

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CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 4

Yi-Chia Chang from @UofIllinois is using machine learning and satellite imagery to improve crop mapping, helping address food security challenges worldwide. Read more: buff.ly/pRSmRBb #AgTech #PlantScience #CropMapping

CASTagScience's tweet image. Yi-Chia Chang from @UofIllinois is using machine learning and satellite imagery to improve crop mapping, helping address food security challenges worldwide.

Read more: buff.ly/pRSmRBb

#AgTech #PlantScience #CropMapping

CAST@CASTagScience · Jul 16

Join our exclusive 'Meet the Expert' with Matt Baur, Head of @IPMWest, on July 31, Noon (CST). Discover his career, research, and the role of IPM in managing invasive weeds and wildfires. Follow us to watch it: buff.ly/mOeeIMi Learn More: buff.ly/OK2EO9F

CASTagScience's tweet image. Join our exclusive 'Meet the Expert' with Matt Baur, Head of @IPMWest, on July 31, Noon (CST). Discover his career, research, and the role of IPM in managing invasive weeds and wildfires.

Follow us to watch it: buff.ly/mOeeIMi

Learn More: buff.ly/OK2EO9F

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CAST@CASTagScience · Jul 8

Excited to introduce Heidi Schouten as the 2025 CERSA Summer Intern at CAST! She'll enhance science communication in regulatory affairs by creating resources, engaging stakeholders, and expanding CAST's impact. Welcome, Heidi! #ScienceCommunication #RegulatoryAffairs

CASTagScience's tweet image. Excited to introduce Heidi Schouten as the 2025 CERSA Summer Intern at CAST! She'll enhance science communication in regulatory affairs by creating resources, engaging stakeholders, and expanding CAST's impact.

Welcome, Heidi!

#ScienceCommunication #RegulatoryAffairs

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CAST@CASTagScience · Jul 8

Thrilled to welcome Jennifer Holliday as our new Publications Assistant! She'll be crucial in supporting our scholarly publications by working with experts and ensuring clarity and accuracy. Welcome, Jennifer!

CASTagScience's tweet image. Thrilled to welcome Jennifer Holliday as our new Publications Assistant! She'll be crucial in supporting our scholarly publications by working with experts and ensuring clarity and accuracy. Welcome, Jennifer!

CAST@CASTagScience · Jul 8

🚨 Free Webinar: Global Crop Protection Challenges for Specialty Crops Join CAST and @MinorUseFndn on Thursday, July 24, 12 PM Noon CDT for a live webinar exploring the most pressing threats to fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other high-value crops. buff.ly/7qkLDmu

CASTagScience's tweet image. 🚨 Free Webinar: Global Crop Protection Challenges for Specialty Crops

Join CAST and @MinorUseFndn on Thursday, July 24, 12 PM Noon CDT for a live webinar exploring the most pressing threats to fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other high-value crops.

buff.ly/7qkLDmu

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CAST@CASTagScience · Jun 10

Big news from CAST! 🎉 Kaylee Kleitsch has been promoted to Programs and Engagement Manager! She joined us in 2024 while earning her master’s in Sustainable Ag at @iastate, and now she will lead student programs, engagement, and more. Congrats! 👏 #TeamCAST #WomenInAg

CASTagScience's tweet image. Big news from CAST! 🎉

Kaylee Kleitsch has been promoted to Programs and Engagement Manager! She joined us in 2024 while earning her master’s in Sustainable Ag at @iastate, and now she will lead student programs, engagement, and more.

Congrats! 👏

#TeamCAST #WomenInAg

CAST@CASTagScience · May 29

Optimizing rice lab milling boosts yield, improves quality, and increases profits for farmers. New research from @ArkAgResearch highlights better methods to reduce broken kernels and enhance rice processing. #RiceResearch #FoodScience #ArkansasAg

CASTagScience's tweet image. Optimizing rice lab milling boosts yield, improves quality, and increases profits for farmers. New research from @ArkAgResearch highlights better methods to reduce broken kernels and enhance rice processing. #RiceResearch #FoodScience #ArkansasAg

CAST@CASTagScience · May 20

👏 Big congratulations to Dr. Mariangela Hungria, from Brazil's @embrapa — named the 2025 #WorldFoodPrize Laureate! Her research on nitrogen-fixing bacteria transformed Brazil’s agriculture. 🔗 buff.ly/w9AuOVe #Sustainability #AgScience #GlobalAg

CASTagScience's tweet image. 👏 Big congratulations to Dr. Mariangela Hungria, from Brazil's @embrapa — named the 2025 #WorldFoodPrize Laureate!

Her research on nitrogen-fixing bacteria transformed Brazil’s agriculture.

🔗 buff.ly/w9AuOVe

#Sustainability #AgScience #GlobalAg

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CAST@CASTagScience · May 15

WSU scientists found a low cost way to turn corn waste into sugar for biofuels — with zero waste and big potential for clean energy. Read more: buff.ly/FgjqahE #Biofuels #WSU #AgTech #Sustainability

CASTagScience's tweet image. WSU scientists found a low cost way to turn corn waste into sugar for biofuels — with zero waste and big potential for clean energy.
Read more: buff.ly/FgjqahE
#Biofuels #WSU #AgTech #Sustainability

CAST@CASTagScience · May 14

🚨 We're hiring a Publications Assistant Intern! 💼 $14/hour | 🕒 15–20 hrs/week 📍 Remote or hybrid | 🚀 Start ASAP Get hands-on experience with science-based publishing at a national nonprofit. Apply now → buff.ly/Kt9dACp #Internship #CAST #ScienceThatFeedsTomorrow

CASTagScience's tweet image. 🚨 We're hiring a Publications Assistant Intern!

💼 $14/hour | 🕒 15–20 hrs/week
📍 Remote or hybrid | 🚀 Start ASAP

Get hands-on experience with science-based publishing at a national nonprofit.
Apply now → buff.ly/Kt9dACp

#Internship #CAST #ScienceThatFeedsTomorrow

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CAST@CASTagScience · May 7

Discover the impact of different feeding methods on baby pigs' growth and behavior in a @UofIllinois study! The results could revolutionize agricultural practices and biomedical research. Read the full article here: buff.ly/iuctdmm #AnimalScience #AgResearch

CASTagScience's tweet image. Discover the impact of different feeding methods on baby pigs' growth and behavior in a @UofIllinois study! The results could revolutionize agricultural practices and biomedical research. Read the full article here: buff.ly/iuctdmm
#AnimalScience #AgResearch

CAST@CASTagScience · May 6

Did you know packaging can affect bacon’s color and consumer appeal? 🥓 @IowaStateU researchers dive into how different packaging methods impact bacon’s freshness and shelf-life. Check out the full findings here: buff.ly/wO4RZPl #FoodScience #PackagingMatters #IowaState

CASTagScience's tweet image. Did you know packaging can affect bacon’s color and consumer appeal? 🥓 @IowaStateU researchers dive into how different packaging methods impact bacon’s freshness and shelf-life. Check out the full findings here: buff.ly/wO4RZPl
#FoodScience #PackagingMatters #IowaState

CAST@CASTagScience · May 1

🌿 @Cornell researchers crack a 100-year mystery—plants use pressure to send stress signals! This could lead to two-way communication between plants and farmers.🌾💧 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/DlfvkEn #Cornell #PlantScience #AgTech #CROPPS

CASTagScience's tweet image. 🌿 @Cornell researchers crack a 100-year mystery—plants use pressure to send stress signals! This could lead to two-way communication between plants and farmers.🌾💧

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/DlfvkEn
#Cornell #PlantScience #AgTech #CROPPS

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CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 30

🍎 @penn_state researchers unlock apple genome secrets to breed tastier, hardier apples 🍏💪—60 million years of evolution decoded! 🔬 Read more: buff.ly/GWMXZ4b #PennState #AppleResearch #Genomics #FoodFuture

CASTagScience's tweet image. 🍎 @penn_state researchers unlock apple genome secrets to breed tastier, hardier apples 🍏💪—60 million years of evolution decoded!

🔬 Read more: buff.ly/GWMXZ4b
#PennState #AppleResearch #Genomics #FoodFuture

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CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 29

🌱 A self-learning AI from @UofIllinois could revolutionize crop breeding—faster, smarter, and with less data. See how it’s transforming agriculture! 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/VNmPH3l #AgTech #AiInAg #PlantScience

CASTagScience's tweet image. 🌱 A self-learning AI from @UofIllinois could revolutionize crop breeding—faster, smarter, and with less data. See how it’s transforming agriculture!

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/VNmPH3l
#AgTech #AiInAg #PlantScience

CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 16

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on AI-powered breakthroughs in plant and animal research! Special thanks to our speakers, Seth Murray, Luis Tedeschi, and moderator Deepika Chauhan, for their insights. Missed it? Watch the replay on YouTube: buff.ly/C9rUKdC

CASTagScience's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on AI-powered breakthroughs in plant and animal research! Special thanks to our speakers, Seth Murray, Luis Tedeschi, and moderator Deepika Chauhan, for their insights.

Missed it? Watch the replay on YouTube: buff.ly/C9rUKdC

CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 11

New @penn_state research uncovers how plant aromas influence the evolution of picky eaters in butterflies and moths! Discover how scent drives their diet choices and evolutionary adaptations. Read more here: buff.ly/C6TSC7j #Butterflies #Evolution #PlantAromas

CASTagScience's tweet image. New @penn_state research uncovers how plant aromas influence the evolution of picky eaters in butterflies and moths! Discover how scent drives their diet choices and evolutionary adaptations. Read more here: buff.ly/C6TSC7j
#Butterflies #Evolution #PlantAromas

CAST@CASTagScience · Apr 3

Purdue scientists have discovered a key mechanism regulating chloroplast development, crucial for photosynthesis and crop productivity. This breakthrough could boost crop yields and food security. Read more: buff.ly/jmtihgk #PlantScience #CropProductivity #AgInnovation

CASTagScience's tweet image. Purdue scientists have discovered a key mechanism regulating chloroplast development, crucial for photosynthesis and crop productivity. This breakthrough could boost crop yields and food security.

Read more: buff.ly/jmtihgk

#PlantScience #CropProductivity #AgInnovation