Ground and Aerial Robots for Agricultural Production: Opportunities and Challenges The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released a new paper, Ground and Aerial Robots for Agricultural Production: Opportunities and Challenges. It is now available for download. Today, highly a... Food Biofortification—Reaping the Benefits of Science to Overcome Hidden Hunger The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released a new paper, Food Biofortification—Reaping the Benefits of Science to Overcome Hidden Hunger, which is part of the series on The Need for Agric... The Importance of Communicating Empirically Based Science for Society The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released a new paper, The Importance of Communicating Empirically Based Science for Society. It will be available for download on Monday, September 21, on the... New Online Resource from Farm Journal Foundation DEAR EDUCATORS,From our Farm Journal Foundation team to your classroom, office, and home, we wish you a blessed fall season. We are pleased to share a new virtual reality resource to our homebound learning ... University of MN Supply Chain Videos Recently, in conjunction with AgMRC at Iowa State, the University of Minnesota created three-minute supply chain videos regarding various sectors of the agricultural industry where shortages occurred, e.g. meats, eggs... CAST Offers Student Study Guides CAST offers student study guides, available by going to the paper’s landing page on the website under the “Publications” tab, or by following the individual links below. Dr. Anna Dilger had the idea for the stud... Agriculture and the Microbiome The Council for Agricultural Sciences and Technology (CAST) has released a new paper, Agriculture and the Microbiome. The publication, Ag quickCAST (one-page summary of the paper), and student study guide are availabl... Agriculture/STEM e-Learning Curriculum for Teachers from Farm Journal Foundation DEAR EDUCATORS,The Farm Journal Foundation would like to send our sincere appreciation for all that you do to encourage learning in your community. We recognize this fall semester, for all educators, will ... Impacts on Human Health and Safety of Naturally Occurring and Supplemental Hormones in Food Animals The Council for Agricultural Sciences and Technology (CAST) has released a new paper, Impacts on Human Health and Safety of Naturally Occurring and Supplemental Hormones in Food Animals. The publication, Ag quickCAST ... Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Markets The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) have partnered together on a new paper, Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Agricultural Mark... Free CTE Learn Offer Extended to May 31 ACTE is pleased to announce through CTE Learn, along with our partner at MaxKnowledge, that we have extended the original expiration date of May 1 to May 31 on the following free online courses to prepare educators to... 2020 Faculty Academy goes virtual Hi Ag Educators, Due to the COVID-19 heath crisis, the Irrigation Association has decided to cancel the in-person Faculty Academy events to protect the health and safety of our attendees, instructors and community... Help Students Advocate for Ag The Agricultural Literacy and Advocacy Model consists of four steps: plan, develop, do and reflect. National FFA has created interactive modules to introduce students to the concept of advocating to four key target au... Homebound Agricultural Educational Resources to Share Dear Educators, Extension Specialists, and Leaders, The Farm Journal Foundation would like to thank you for your efforts to continue the education of our children during this difficult time. Many of our staff are curr... New Online Study Guide--Cultured Meat Challenges Before cell cultivated meat comes to market, many questions related to food production, safety, labeling, and regulation must be addressed first. Explore the topic with this new CAST study guide: Producing Food Produc... Forging the Future of the Farm & Food Chain -- Online Resources from Alltech How will COVID-19 impact agriculture now and in the future? What are the opportunities in a post-COVID world? As part of Alltech's effort to provide valuable resources to our customers and the global agricultural ... Agriscience Inquiry at a Distance Workshop PowerPoint from the 4/23/2020 workshop on Shifting Over: Agriscience Inquiry at a Distance Food Animal Veterinarian Study Guide Edit: We are looking for feedback to improve our study guides--it is something CAST plans to provide with its science-based papers this year. If you have any feedback, please comment below or send dgogerty@cast-scienc... FREE Remote Learning Resources from One Less Thing Check out these FREE Remote Learning Resources from One Less Thing to give your students an interactive and FUN online learning experience! Ag Metals Choice Board Simple distance learning option. I will be updating their choice board and choices and options throughout the term. Students submit a weekly log with it (can be done in AET or in a Google Form, etc).