report is available - Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

More documents

Recommendations

Info

2012 HighlightsWinter Policy meeting in Reston, Virginia, whereGale Buchanan spoke on the topics of agriculturalresearch, productivity, and global agricultural challenges.He featured two well-respected CAST publications—AgriculturalProductivity Strategies forthe Future: Addressing U.S. and Global Challengesand Investing in a Better Future through Public AgriculturalResearch (February)• CAST Issue Paper 49, Herbicide-resistant WeedsThreaten Soil Conservation Gains: Finding a Balancefor Soil and Farm Sustainability, was presentedby Task Force Chair David Shaw at the Weed ScienceSociety of America Annual Meeting held in Kona,Hawaii (February)• John Bonner was featured as a guest speaker at theAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological EngineersCalifornia-Nevada Section during the WorldAg Expo in Tulare, California (February)• John Bonner attended an Animal Science meetingin Des Moines (March)• Robert Wilson, a Task Force Author for CAST IssuePaper 49 (Herbicide-resistant Weeds ThreatenSoil Conservation Gains: Finding a Balance for Soiland Farm Sustainability), presented the paper at theWestern Society of Weed Science meeting in Reno,Nevada (March)• Donald Huggins, a Task Force Author on CASTSpecial Publication 31 (Assessing the Health ofStreams in Agricultural Landscapes: The Impacts ofLand Management Change on Water Quality), gavethree presentations of the publication in Washington,D.C.—a meeting of staffers at the Russell SenateOffice Building, an NC-FAR “Lunch-N-Learn”seminar at the Longworth House Office Building,and an afternoon event for EPA staff only (March)• Senators Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) and Pat Roberts(Kansas) received CAST President’s Awards at theiroffices in Washington, D.C. (March)Left to right:S. Maassel Jacobson,J. Bonner, C. Jones,and R. Cavaletto atASABE meeting.www.cast-science.org• John Bonner attended the New Frontier Symposiumat the University of Illinois to celebrate 50 yearsof ag communication at the University of Illinois(February)• CAST Issue Paper 49, Herbicide-resistant WeedsThreaten Soil Conservation Gains: Finding a Balancefor Soil and Farm Sustainability, was featuredin the February 20 issue of Feedstuffs magazine(February)• CAST released Special Publication 31, Assessingthe Health of Streams in Agricultural Landscapes:The Impacts of Land Management Change on WaterQuality, at the Iowa Water Conference held at theScheman Center on the Iowa State University campus(March)• John Bonner took part in the Ag Day events in Washington,D.C., where the essay and video contest winnerswere named (March)• Kansas State University joined the list of schools onthe CAST Education Program (March)• The CAST Board of Directors met at the office ofMeyers & Associates where Fran Boyd, Senior VicePresident, gave a detailed update of the Washingtonscene and discussed CAST’s involvement in communicatingcredible science on “the Hill” and elsewhere(March)• Barb Glenn (CAST Board of Directors) and JohnBonner presented CAST President’s Awards to BobGoodlatte, a Republican Congressman from Virginia,and Frank Lucas, a Republican Senator from Oklahoma(April)• CAST representatives Gary Hartnell (Board of Representatives),Vic Lechtenberg (Past President), GaleBuchanan (Chairman of the Board of Trustees andPast President), A. G. Kawamura (Board of Trustees),and John Bonner (EVP/CEO) participated in aNational Academy of Sciences meeting (April)• John Bonner and Gale Buchanan presented an “updated”President’s Award to Iowa Senator Tom Harkin(April)• CAST President Nathaniel Tablante received theEdward H. Ralph DPI Medal of Achievement at theDelmarva Poultry Industry meeting (April)• After seven years of leadership, CAST EVP/CEOJohn Bonner announced plans to retire from CASTeffective January 31, 2013 (May)8 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Annual Report 2012
2012 Highlights• John Bonner and Nathaniel Tablante, CAST President,attended the AGree Vision for 2030 event titled“A Foundation for Change: Strategies for Meetingthe Challenges Facing the Food and Agriculture System”(May)• Members of the CropLife America staff visited theCAST office from Washington, D.C., and enjoyedlunch at a local restaurant (May)• Filming began on a new CAST video to accompanyQTA2012-1 (The Direct Relationship between AnimalHealth and Food Safety). The production crewflew into Iowa from Florida, and Task Force ChairScott Hurd fielded questions and explained conceptson film, using several locations around Ames forbackdrops (May)• CAST student interns developed a Pinterest page anda presence on Google+ (May)Filming on ScottHurd’s acreage.Front row (from left): Doug Nelson, Megan Gaul, Linda Chimenti,Carol Gostele, Gale Osborne; back row (from left): Sally Gorenz, BarbGlenn, Bill Kuckuck, Jay Vroom.• CAST Commentary QTA2012-1, The Direct Relationshipbetween Animal Health and Food SafetyOutcomes, was presented by Task Force Chair ScottHurd at three venues in Washington, D.C.—the RussellSenate Office Building, an NC-FAR “Lunch-N-Learn” seminar at the Longworth House OfficeBuilding, and the International Food InformationCouncil Foundation (May)• Catherine Bertini, the 2011 Borlaug CAST CommunicationAward recipient, gave a presentation atThe World Bank titled “Meet 21st Century FoodDemands: Invest in Women and Girls” prior to thenaming of the 2012 award winner (May)• Carl Winter was announced as the winner of the 2012Borlaug CAST Communication Award (May)• Nathaniel Tablante and John Bonner presented aCAST President’s Award to Iowa Senator ChuckGrassley (May)• National Radio Hall of Fame member Orion Samuelsonreceived a CAST President’s Award from CASTPresident Nathaniel Tablante, Barb Glenn (CropLifeAmerica), Bob Stallman (American Farm BureauFederation), and Jay Vroom (CropLife America)(May)• CAST Communications Editor Dan Gogerty spokeon behalf of CAST at the Des Moines Kiwanis breakfast(May)• Dr. Lowell T. Midla was elected as CAST President-Elect for 2012–2013 (June)• Dr. Zhixing Wang and Mr. Lian Qing, two visitingagronomy experts from Beijing, met with CAST staffmembers to discuss genetically modified organismsand receive various CAST material pertaining to thesubject (June)• Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, who alsoheads the National Association of State Departmentsof Agriculture, made a video endorsing CAST as avaluable resource for information on agricultural issues.CAST Chief Operating Officer Linda Chimentiappeared in the second half of the video, explainingthe benefits of personal membership in CAST (July)• CAST released Issue Paper 50, Water and Land IssuesAssociated with Animal Agriculture: A U.S.Perspective, on the CAST website, where free downloadswere available (August)• Friday Notes began a new short-term section titled“Supporting Agriculture~Supporting CAST” aboutpeople who make a difference (August)• Authors of CAST Commentary QTA2011-1, Investingin a Better Future through Public AgriculturalResearch, received the 2012 Agricultural and AppliedEconomics Association Quality of CommunicationAward Honorable Mention for the publicationat the AAEA meeting in Seattle (August)• CAST released both a companion video to and a Spanishtranslation of CAST Commentary QTA2012-1,www.cast-science.orgAnnual Report 2012 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology 9
Page 4 and 5: 2012 Board MeetingsSpring Board of
Page 6 and 7: 2012 HighlightsTask Force Chair Dou
Page 10 and 11: 2012 HighlightsElizabeth Burns-Thom
Page 13 and 14: Letter from the CAST PresidentWith
Page 17 and 18: 2011 CAST MembershipLeo M. Walsh, M
Page 19 and 20: Sustaining Members 2012North Caroli

report is available - Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?