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Joined November 2009
Congratulations to ⁦@Jack_A_Bobo⁩ on winning the Borlaug ⁦@CASTagScience⁩ communication award
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Big thanks to CAST, AAAP and Speakers for a great presentation on Avian Influenza risks and infections of other species! Thanks for the warnings! ⁦@CASTagScience⁩ ⁦@WSWeedSci⁩ ⁦
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Our researcher, Marty Matlock, will be sharing his expertise at this free webinar on Sept 18 at 1 p.m., hosted by @CASTagScience. Learn about one of his recent research projects about pesticides and sustainable ag: aaes.uada.edu/podcast/how-pe… @UarkBENG
Introducing the Meet the Expert series, launching with Marty Matlock from @uarkansas! Join us for this FREE webinar and live Q&A on Sept 18 at 1 PM CST. No registration needed—just tune in on @CASTAgScience. dd it to your calendar! ow.ly/B2PF50T2g6K #CASTMeetTheExpert
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NMPF’s @jsjonker and Clay Detlefsen joined @CASTagScience for their first CAST Hour podcast episode to explain the latest with H5N1 in dairy cattle. 🎧Take a listen: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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Alison Bentley@AlisonRBentley25 Oct 2023
Wonderful to have had the chance to interact with so many inspiring people working to improve global food security during today's Borlaug @CASTagScience Communication Award event in Iowa. Thank you for your support & encouragement @JanLow1 @Sarah_Evanega @AgBioWorld @BNorthey
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Partner Spotlight: @CASTagScience! Thank you to CAST! We appreciate and value your partnership! Want to partner with the Global Teach Ag Network? Contact us today to be a part of the movement!
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Great communication in science is both vital and rare. We are proud to work with @CGIAR / @CIMMYT's @AlisonRBentley - CAST Communication Award winner! 🎇Congrats - sure to inspire other scientists across CGIAR breeding networks Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=v_W7bdgQ… @CASTagScience
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Great communiction in science is both vital and rare We are proud to work with @CGIAR / @CIMMYT's @AlisonRBentley - CAST Communication Award winner! 🎇Congrats - sure to inspire other scientists across CGIAR breeding networks cast-science.org/alison-bent… @CASTagScience #2023BCCA
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Congratulations to Dr. Martin Widemann @foodsafetyprof of @Cornell for winning the 2022 Borlaug @CASTagScience Communication Award! Welcome to the Exclusive Club! @kevinfolta @BioBeef
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Congratulations @CornellCALS @foodsafetyprof ! Your work is so important to ensure access to SAFE nutritious food for all. Welcome to the @CASTagScience #BCCA award family!
Congratulations to Dr. Martin Wiedmann @foodsafetyprof who is the 2022 BCCA recipient! Read more about him here: ow.ly/Zk5r50J4eCr #BCCA2022
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I'm looking forward to celebrating #scicomm and the #BCCA2022 winner tomorrow. As the 2021 winner, I'll be sharing remarks on how we can all find our science communication purpose. Join us!
Who will join the other 12 ag & science communicators? Join us for the 2022 Borlaug CAST Communication Award announcement that will take place Tuesday, May 10 from 11:30-12:30 pm (CST). Register for the free event here: ow.ly/EeGM50J1p1J
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GM crops have helped narrow the gap between the rich and the poor📈 🤑 An example is the Bt. cotton farming in India which raised vulnerable household incomes by 134 percent, a @CASTagScience study shows. allianceforscience.cornell.e…
DEADLINE 2/1: Interested in the effects of AgBiotech on food, energy, and water? Interdisciplinary students in almost any #PhD program at @NCState can apply to our NSF-funded #AgBioFEWS Fellowship. Learn more at go.ncsu.edu/agbiofews *Be sure to watch the linked Zoom Q&A video
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CAST Study Clarifies Benefits of GMOs for Consumers, Producers and the Environment - go.shr.lc/3mlps3Q via @CASTagScience #GMO
Though GM crops generated an estimated $57 billion in farm-gate revenues in 2016, widespread cultivation could have generated an additional $65 billion, with developing countries reaping most of those gains, a @CASTagScience study finds. allianceforscience.cornell.e…
When GMO crops are banned, the economy — and the environment — lose out. @CASTagScience geneticliteracyproject.org/2…
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Banning #GMOs deprive farmers and consumers of economic and health benefits, according to @CASTagScience report. Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate: bit.ly/3COk4f0
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In the absence of innovation, yields remain low, requiring greater amounts of land to feed the current population. As the population increases, innovation is going to be fundamental to ensure land use doesn't increase in parallel. @CASTagScience
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30 Minutes left to register & join @McFaddenAgEcon for his free @CASTagScience webinar on the gains foregone by going #GMOfree. If you don't have the time to join, be sure to check out the publication from the tweeted link below or Ag Quick CAST summary @ cast-science.org/wp-content/…
In three hours (Noon Central) the free webinar on "Gains Foregone by Going GMO Free: Potential Impacts on Consumers, the Environment, and Ag Producers" will start. Register for the webinar: ow.ly/KjFC50GOPfn Publication download: ow.ly/nzJu50GOPfp @McFaddenAgEcon
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