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NIFA seeks stakeholder input on food, agriculture priorities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting stakeholder input on the emerging needs and opportunities in food and agricultural sciences through the "NIFA Listens: Investing in Science to Transform Lives," initiative. 
"We invite our stakeholders, scientists, and organizations from across the U.S. agriculture system and beyond to provide their input," said NIFA Acting Director Tom Shanower. "These sessions provide a chance for any interested party to help ensure NIFA's research, education, and extension investments effectively and efficiently support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture."
These listening sessions are your opportunity to provide feedback on these questions:
  • "In your field, what is the most-needed breakthrough in science/technology that would advance your agricultural enterprise?"
  •  "When considering all of agriculture, what is the greatest challenge that should be addressed through NIFA's research, education, and extension?"
  • "What is your top priority in food and agricultural research, extension, or education that NIFA should address?"
Four regional in-person listening sessions will be held:
  • Oct. 11, Hartford, Connecticut (RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 4)
  • Oct. 18, New Orleans, Louisiana (RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 11)
  • Oct. 25, Minneapolis, Minnesota (RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 18)
  • Nov. 1, Albuquerque, New Mexico (RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 25)
USDA confirms atypical BSE detection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 29 an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in a six-year-old mixed-breed beef cow from Florida.

USDA said this animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply or to human health in the U.S.

The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) of USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed that this cow was positive for atypical H-type BSE. The animal was initially tested at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (a National Animal Health Laboratory Network laboratory) as part of routine surveillance of cattle that are deemed unsuitable for slaughter. APHIS and Florida veterinary officials are gathering more information on the case.

Senate confirms USDA, CFTC posts
James E. Hubbard, Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan Michael Berkovitz were confirmed for federal posts by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Upon swearing in, James E. Hubbard will serve as undersecretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan Michael Berkovitz will serve as commissioners of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

In a joint statement, Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) and ranking member Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) said they are pleased that the Senate has advanced these qualified nominees. "Our hard-working farmers, ranchers and folks in rural America have waited too long to be represented in these crucial capacities," they said.

Further development of low-cost FMD vaccine funded
The Pirbright Institute has a received a £2.1 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct research on a novel foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine.

According to the announcement, Pirbright Institute scientists will investigate the cattle antibody responses triggered by the vaccine, which will help improve its protective properties. The team will also develop lab-based methods of testing whether the vaccine is effective so they can reduce the number of animal studies.

Dairy.com acquires Data Specialists Inc.
Dairy.com, the world's leading provider of software as service solutions powering dairy supply chains, is acquiring Data Specialists Inc. (DSI), a technology company with deep roots and multiple platforms deployed across the dairy industry. The combined companies will feature more than 100 employees in four main locations devoted to delighting customers with cutting-edge software, powerful intelligence and robust service offerings.

Founded by Sherrie and Richard Mertes in 1980, DSI provisions producer payroll, procurement, manufacturing ERP, financial and warehouse/distribution management software. More than 180 dairy and food plants nationwide use DSI tools.

ADSA News and Happenings
Visit ADSA at World Dairy Expo
Will you be attending World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI? If you are, please stop by the ADSA booth to get the latest information about ADSA, The Large Dairy Herd Management e-book, S-PAC, the Discover Conferences, the 2019 Annual Meeting and more. We will be at our regular location,
booth AL178 in the Arena Level of the Coliseum. We hope to see you there.

ADSA Joins in Support of FFAR
The Farm Bill has significant impacts on funding for agricultural research. Both houses of Congress have passed versions of a 2018 Farm Bill, but they are different, so a conference committee will be working to try to reconcile differences and develop a final bill that will pass both houses of Congress and be signed into law. ADSA works through various coalitions to provide information on the value of agricultural research and the need for ongoing support of research. To the end, ADSA recenty joined 124 other organizations in a letter to Congressional leaders of the Farm Bill Conference Committee urging inclusion of enhanced funding of $200 million for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) in the final conference report. Click here to read the letter as well as past letters.
Have you Registered Yet?
 The 35th DISCOVER Conference - Effects of Stress on Health and Production in Dairy Cowswill be held October 29-November 1, 2018 at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL There is an increasing recognition within the animal and dairy science community of the complex and dynamic response to stress and the role of immune response in animal productivity and well-being. The conference will concentrate on the activators and consequences of immune activation.
Registration is open with the best rates available until Oct. 1, but attendance is limited, so register soon. Click  here to view the Conference Program and register. ARPAS will allow 17 ARPAS CEU's for ARPAS members participating in the 35th Discover Conference.
This program 787-32796 has also been approved by the AAVSB RACE and offers a total of 18.00 CE Credits (18.00 max) to any one veterinarian: and/or 18.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (18.00 max).
 
 Annual Meeting Recordings - One of your meeting benefits
Were you were one of the nearly 1,800 dairy scientists from 48 countries who recently came together to create the most comprehensive, global dairy science meeting in the world in Knoxville, TN? We hope you saw the notice and have checked out one of your added meeting benefits, the recorded symposia. All symposia recordings are now available online , free of charge for 60 days from the date of posting, to all registered meeting attendees. We are approaching the 60 day mark, so check them out. You will find the recordings at https://www.adsa.org/2018/recordings/ . ( Please note that only speakers who granted ADSA permission were recorded.) If you were not able to attend the meeting, you still have an opportunity to view the symposia recordings. Individual session recordings, or the complete meeting set, are available for purchase by going to https://secure.fass.org/sub_2018_ADSA_Symposia_Recordings_intro.asp and following the directions from there.
One more reminder, have you tried S-PAC? It is another added benefit from the meeting. All registered attendees are now receiving 90 days of FREE access to S-PAC®. If you are already an S-PAC subscriber, your current subscription has been extended by 90 days.
S-PAC is the largest, on-line, searchable database of animal production and management conference proceedings in the world. Abstracts from the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting and all past meetings are available in the database among the 629 proceedings from 61 conferences. Visit https://spac.adsa.org for the complete listing of conferences.
To access S-PAC if you are not already a subscriber, simply use the same login that you used to register for the Annual Meeting. If you have problems, or have forgotten your login there is a "Retrieve login/password" link on the S-PAC page. You can use S-PAC from your computer tablet or smart phone. If you have additional questions, please contact Dr. Ken Olson keolson@prodigy.net
If you were unable to attend the annual meeting S-PAC it is still a great deal. We invite you to use the special "$5 for 5 days" option to try it out. After you do, I think you will want to add it to your information tool box.
Again, we thank all who attended the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting. Please plan now to join us in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 23-26, 2019 for the 2019 ADSA Annual Meeting.
 
 The Large Dairy Herd Management 3rd Edition (e-book)
- Got Your Copy?

The new third edition of Large Dairy Herd Management (e-book), produced by the ADSA® Foundation, is available for purchase exclusively through ADSA. This edition was developed to help meet the growing information needs of dairy farmers, service professionals, and students worldwide. It brings peer-reviewed dairy science and management information to users in an accessible, easy-to-use format. The e-book includes 97 chapters in 15 sections. Detailed information about the sections, section editors, book sponsors and other information on the e-book is available at: http://ldhm.adsa.org/. Dr. David Beede, editor of the book talks about it in a video recorded at the recent ADSA Annual Meeting.   Click here to view the interview.

This edition is fully updated including numerous color figures and videos. There are separate metric and imperial versions. The book is available in PDF and EPUB formats. Purchasers may download both metric and imperial versions of the book in both file formats.

The e-book is available for purchase at student and professional (member and nonmember) rates exclusively from ADSA by going to:  http://ldhm.adsa.org/purchase . Get your copy today!

For more information, contact
Ken Olson, PhD, PAS
American Dairy Science Association
Phone: +1-630-237-4961

Make plans to join us for the 36th DISCOVER Conference
It is wise to plan ahead, so mark your calendars now the 36th ADSA Discover Conference - Lipids in Dairy Nutrition: From Feed to Milk Fat that will be held May 28-31, 2019 at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL.

This conference will build upon the successes of fatty acid Discover Conferences from the last decade, serving as an update and comprehensive review and discussion of fatty acids in the current decade. The conference will draw on current data and identify both gaps in knowledge and opportunities to apply the current information. 

Tentative Topics/Themes include
  * Feed Lipid Supply
  * Managing Fatty Acid in the Rumen
  * Fatty Acid Digestibility
  * Biological Effects of Fatty Acids
  * Milk Fat: Processing and Product Quality    

Who Should Attend? Domestic and international members of the research and academic community, leading consultants and extension specialists, industry leaders  involved in supplying fat supplements to the dairy industry, and members of governmental and regulatory agencies are encouraged to participate in this interactive program. Graduate students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to attend.

Registration and meeting details are available by clicking here

ADSA® on Linked In continues to Grow - Are you included?
Our ADSA Linked In group now includes 1,639 members from around the world, are you one of them? It's a great place to get information about ADSA and industry activities as well as to network with other dairy professionals from around the world. Check it out here.
While on "Linked In" check out the ADSA Graduate Student Division (GSD) as well. You can find their page at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12059336/profile
  

Calendar of Events
Sept 5-Nov 28, 2018  Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit  https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Sept 12-13, 2018     Dairy Protein Beverages, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Sept 18-20, 2018     Master Artisan Course, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Sept 18-20, 2018     Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Erickson Food Science Building - Penn State University, For more information click here
Sept 24-26, 2018 ADPI Dairy Ingredient Seminar, Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, Santa Barbara, CA. For registration and more information, click here.

Sept 25-26, 2018   Artisan Dairy Food Safety Plan Coaching, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Sept 25-26, 2018   Dairy Science and Sanitation, Vermont Dept. of Health, Colchester, VT, Click here for Registration
Sept 26, 2018   The 54th Florida Dairy Production Conference, Gainesville, FL, Click here for Program and registration
Oct 1-5, 2018   Cheese Technology, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Oct 2-6, 2018    World Dairy Expo - The Next Frontier, Madison, WI, For more information click here
Oct 2-4, 2018   Preventive Controls for Human Food - Dairy Food Processing, University Park, Pa. For more information and registration, click here.

Oct 4, 2018   ADPI Webinar - Food Application Opportunities Using Dairy Permeate. For more information, click here.

Oct 5-7, 2018  Fall New York State Veterinary Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information, click here.

Oct 9-11, 2018    UHT/HTST Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Oct 16-18, 2018  80th Annual Cornell Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers, Doubletree Hotel Syracuse, East Syracuse, NY. Click here for details.

Oct 16-18, 2018    The Science of Cheese- Advanced Level, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Oct 16-21, 2018 - American Dairy Goat Association Annual Convention , Minneapolis, MN. For more information visit: https://convention.adga.org 
Oct 18-24, 2018      USAHA 122nd Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, For more information click here
Oct 23-24, 2019  ADPI Technical Symposium, The Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct 23, 2018           Vat Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Oct 23-24, 2018       The Science of Cheese- Basic Level, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Oct 24-25, 2018      Dairy Ingredient Manufacturing, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2018  35th ADSA Discover Conference* on Food Animal Agriculture -  Effects of Stress on Health and Production in Dairy Cows , Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information , click here .
Nov 5, 2018,        Small Scale Charcuterie, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Nov 5-7, 2018         Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals, Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, For more information click here
Nov 7-9, 2018         Cheese Grading, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Nov 7-9, 2018   ADPI/CME Dairy Risk Management Seminar, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL. For more information, click here.

Nov 12-15, 2018           The Science and Art of Cheese Making Short Course, Penn State's Department of Food Science, University Park, PA. For more information and to register, visit http://agsci.psu.edu/cheese-making or call 814-865-8301.
Nov 13-15, 2018     15th International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health, The Kimpton Sawyer Hotel Sacramento, CA, For more information click here
Nov 14-16, 2018  Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting. The Westin - Indianapolis, IN. For more information, click here.

Dec 3-4, 2018   Food Safety Plan Development, Location TBD, Click here for Registration
Dec 4-6, 2018    Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Human Food, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Dec 5-7, 2018    Ice Cream, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Dec 6, 2018   ADPI Webinar - Dairy Oligosaccharides - Types, Amounts and Market Potential. For more information, click here.

Dec 11-12, 2018     Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Animal Food, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Jan 28-April 24, 2019   Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Feb 6-8, 2019      Southwest Nutrition Conference *, Chandler, AZ, For more information click here
Feb 26-28, 2019   Western Dairy Management Conference, Peppermill Resort and Casino, Reno, Nev. For more information, click here. 

April 9-11, 2019   Dairy Calf & Heifer Assn. (DCHA) Annual Conference. "Joining forces. Reaching higher.", Madison Marriott West, Middleton, WI. For more information, click here.

April 16 - 18, 2019   Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference*, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, Click here for additional details
May 4-July 27, 2019  Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, click here.
May 28-31, 2019     36th ADSA Discover Conference - Lipids in Dairy Nutrition: From Feed to Milk Fat, Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL. Registration and other meeting details are available by clicking here..
June 12-13, 2019   4 State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference, The Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA. Click here for conference information.

June 23-26, 2019    2019 ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, Click here for additional details

Sept 6-Nov 29, 2019   Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct. 24-30, 2019  USAHA 123rd Annual Meeting*, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI Click here for more details.

*An S-PAC Partner Conference
If your organization's conference isn't among the ever growing list that contribute proceedings and presentations to S-PAC®, ask your conference organizer to contact Ken Olson for more information about the benefits of participation.
If you would like to have an event included in the "Dates to Note," please contact Ken Olson.

Thanks to our Corporate Sustaining Members
                                 We appreciate your ongoing support of ADSA and the  Journal of Dairy Science ®.
Ag Processing Inc.
ANDHIL LLC
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
Dairy Nutrition Plus
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Diamond V
DuPont Pioneer
Elanco Animal Health
Global Agri-Trade Corporation
Grande Cheese Company
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Masters Choice
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Zinpro
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
ADSA Membership Benefits                                  
                                            
Did you know that your ADSA Professional Membership, which is the least expensive of all national animal-related professional societies, includes all of the following benefits with no additional fees, charges or suggested donations?
*        Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science®
*        ADSA Annual Meeting registration at reduced member rates
*        Discover Conference registration at reduced member rates
*      Large Dairy Herd Management 3rd edition e-book at reduced member rates
*        S-PAC: Free access to ADSA Annual Meeting, past JAM and ADSA divisional abstracts
*        S-PAC subscription at reduced member rates
*      A strong voice of advocacy for the animal sciences, animal agriculture and research
*        Access to ADSA's large and growing recorded symposia library       
*        ADSA News (semi-annual association newsletter)
*        ADSA Dair e-news (ADSA weekly industry newsletter)
*        Access to member directory
*        Peer recognition through ADSA, Foundation and Sponsored Award Program
*        Discounted page charges in Journal of Dairy Science®
*        Broad author recognition through ADSA/Elsevier press release program
*        Linked In and You Tube sites for ADSA
*        Quality networking with academic, government and industry professionals
*        Travel awards for all graduate students attending Discover Conferences
*        Opportunity to serve peers via committee and officer positions
 
For more information on your benefits, please visit: http://www.adsa.org/join.asp
To join now and gain these member benefits, visit: http://www.adsa.org/join.asp

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