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USDA, Innovation Center for U.S. dairy work jointly to meet industry's environmental stewardship goals
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to jointly promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the dairy industry. The pact extends and builds upon a MOU originally signed in 2009.
Secretary Perdue signed the MOU with Arizona dairy farmer Paul Rovey, chairman of Dairy Management Inc. and an Innovation Center board member, at DeGroot Dairies in Hanford, Calif.
"USDA and the Innovation Center will continue to work together to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies and increase energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms," Secretary Perdue said. "These improvements will help producers diversify revenues and reduce utility expenses, while they strive to support their families and local communities by operating economically, environmentally sustainable dairy farms."
"USDA has resources that can help the dairy industry be successful but in many cases they are difficult to find because they are spread out through various agencies," Secretary Perdue continued. "This MOU hopefully will be a potential navigator to the Innovation Center and give a 'green light' to interact with our agencies and centralize our various research and voluntary conservation efforts to reach their goals." (MORE)
Vitamin A in cattle fodder may protect
A real milk allergy occurs in about 3-5% of European children and more rarely in adults. The disease is different from lactose intolerance, whereby a lack of the enzyme lactase results in the inability to properly break down lactose, a sugar found in milk products, according to the University of Veterinary Medicine-Vienna (Vedmeduni) in Austria.

In the case of a milk allergy, the immune system reacts with a distinct immune response against the milk proteins, Vetmeduni said. Specialized immune cells are formed that produce antibodies against the milk proteins and then trigger a potentially much more dangerous allergic reaction.
National Dairy FARM Program now ISO compliant
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program is now the first livestock animal care program in the world to be recognized internationally for its industry-leading animal welfare standards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture affirmed this week that the program complies with the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Animal Welfare Management/General Requirements and Guidance for Organizations in the Food Supply Chain.

USDA's affirmation that the FARM Program is ISO compliant "validates the hard work of everyone who has contributed to the FARM Program in the past decade - from the veterinarians and academics who helped design the program to the farmers and dairy cooperatives who implement it," National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) chief of staff Emily Meredith said. "The U.S. dairy industry has worked hard to make the FARM Program a best-in-class animal care program not just in the United States but, now, around the world."
 
ADSA News and Happenings

News and Updates for the 2018 Annual Meeting
Online registration for the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting is now open. For registration and current information visit  https://www.adsa.org/2018.
Remember professional members of ADSA who register online before 11:59 p.m. on March 15 will receive an additional $50.00 discount and pay the lowest rate of $445.00. Don't forget to register for pre-conference events and other ticketed events to get the most from your visit to Knoxville. If you prefer to register using a paper form, a PDF of the registration brochure and registration form has been posted on the ADSA 2018 website under the registration tab ( https://www.adsa.org/2018/reg).
Nonmembers may join ADSA now to attend the meeting for only $445.00 . To become a member go to https://www.adsa.org/ , click on "Membership" then click "Join" on the drop down menu that will take you for the FASS secure site where you can complete you application and pay your membership dues. After payment of professional membership dues you can register online. Completing this by 11:59 p.m. on March 15 will save you as much as $155.00 over the lowest nonmember rate and you will enjoy the great benefits of membership through December 31, 2018! The sooner you join, the longer you will enjoy the benefits of membership.
Be sure to check out the current list of symposia and workshops, including speakers and their presentation topics, here:  https://www.adsa.org/2018/program. Currently, we have four workshops (additional fees required), late-breaking abstracts (free), and a new Discover  Conference mini-symposium scheduled on Sunday, along with 23 symposia and five platform sessions scheduled throughout the meeting.
The ADSA Annual Meeting will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hotel room blocks have been secured at discounted rates for our attendees at Holiday Inn World's Fair (ADSA HQ), the Crowne Plaza, Hilton Knoxville (Student HQ), the Four Points by Sheraton, and the Hyatt Place. You can book your room online now :https://www.adsa.org/2018/hotel.
We have created a world-class dairy science program for you in a beautiful, compact city, so please make your plans now to join us in Knoxville from June 24 to 27.
Don't miss the most comprehensive, global dairy science meeting in the world!
IMPORTANT ADSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING DEADLINES
  • Abstract Submission: February 21, 2018
  • Nonmember Presenter Registration: March 15, 2018
  • Early-Bird Online Member Registration: March 15, 2018 ($50 off professional member rate)
  • Housing: May 22, 2018
  • Early Registration: May 31, 2018
Visit https://www.adsa.org/2018/ frequently for more meeting information.
We look forward to seeing you in Knoxville!
 
Mark your calendar for the 2018 DISCOVER Conferences
The 34th DISCOVER Conference - Reexamining Amino Acid & Energy Interactions in the Dairy Cow will be held May 29-June 1, 2018 at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL It will focus on the interactions of amino acids (AA) and energy in lactating dairy cattle. Conference Topics include:

* Pre-Absorptive Interactions - Where Protein & Energy First Interact
* Post-Absorptive Interactions - Where Cows Get Stuff to Make Milk
* Changes in Energy and AA Interactions Over the Lactation Cycle
* Translating Dynamic Elements of Nutrient Metabolism into Feeding Systems
* Research Gaps and Urgent Needs for the Dairy Industry

Registration is now open. Attendance is limited, so register soon. ARPAS has assigned 17 CEU's for ARPAS members participating in the 34th Discover Conference Click  here to view the Conference Program and register.

The 35th DISCOVER Conference - Effects of Stress on Health and Production in Dairy Cows will 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 now open. Attendance is limited, so register soon. ARPAS has assigned 17 CEU's for ARPAS members participating in the 35th Discover Conference Click  here to view the Conference Program and register.
 
 
Large Dairy Herd Management 3rd Edition  (e-book)
Got Your Copy?
The ADSA® Foundation recently released the third edition of Large Dairy Herd Management(e-book). It is now 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
 
 
2017 Annual Meeting Recorded Symposia are now Available
If you were not able to attend the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting, you can now do the next best thing: subscribe for access to one or more recorded symposia (speaker audio synchronized to presentation). All recorded presentations are now available to ADSA members and non-members. Please click here to subscribe : https://secure.fass.org/sub_2017_ADSA_Symposia_Recordings_intro.asp.

Plan now to join us for the 2018 Annual Meeting in beautiful and historic Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 24 to 27.
 
Would you like to help the animal and dairy science community and attend the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting for free?
Referrals are the most tried-and-true way businesses grow, and the same is true for FASS. Do you know a colleague working with an animal science group that is in need of high-quality, cost-effective support services? Help them out by referring them to Jeremy Holzner, FASS Executive Director at jeremyh@assochq.org .

Help them benefit from the shared resource concept and the 264 years of collective experience the FASS staff have in working with non-profit animal science organizations.

If your referral becomes a FASS customer prior to June 1, 2018, ADSA will comp your registration to the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting that will be held June 24 to 27, 2018 in Knoxville, TN. It's win-win-win. For more information about services offered by FASS, click here.
 
 
ADSA® on Linked In continues to Grow - Are you included?
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,625 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
Feb 21-22, 2018      Specialty Cheese Making, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Feb 27-28, 2018      The Science of Artisan Ice Cream, Brooklyn, NY, Click here for Registration
Feb 27-28, 2018      20th Dairy Ingredients Symposium, Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach, California, For registration and more information click here
Feb 27-Mar 2, 2018     Advanced Cheesemaking Short Course , Western Dairy Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, For registration and more information click here         
Mar 6-7, 2018          High Plains Dairy Conference*, Embassy Suites-Amarillo, TX, For more information contact Ellen Jordan e-jordan2@tamu.edu   
Mar 6-7, 2018         Dairy Science and Sanitation, Oregon State University, Click here for Registration
Mar 6 - 8, 2018         Food Packaging Short Course , Erickson Food Science Building-252
Penn State University, for more information click here
Mar 12-16, 2018      Cheese Technology, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Mar 13-14, 2018     Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Animal Food, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Mar 20-21, 2018     Pathogen Environmental Monitoring, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Mar 20-22, 2018      Cheese Grading , Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Mar 22-25, 2018      International Conference on Communication in Veterinary Medicine, Hockley Valley Resort - Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. For registration and more information click here
March 27-29, 2018  Preventive Controls for Human Food, Dairy Food Processing, Penn State, University Park, PA, For information visit  http://extension.psu.edu/dairy-pc. or Contact:  Kerry Kaylegian, kek14@psu.edu, 814-867-1379.
April 4-5, 2018        Business 101 for Food & Beverage Entrepreneurs , Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
April 10-12, 2018     UHT/HTST Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Click here for
Registration
April 16-18, 2018     Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, For Registration and more information click here
April 17-18, 2018     Membrane Filtration, Drying, and Separation Technology, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
April 23-27, 2018     World of Cheese from Pasture to Plate , Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
May 1, 2018            Cleaning and Sanitation , Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
May 2, 2008            HACCP , Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
May 3-Jul 26, 2018  Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
May 8-9, 2018         Applied Dairy Chemistry, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
May 15-16, 2018     Dairy Science and Sanitation, Vermont Dept of Health, Colchester, VT, Click here for Registration
May 15-17, 2018     Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Human Food, Brooklyn, NY. Click here for Registration
May 15-16, 2018     The Science of Yogurt-Basic Level, Oregon State University, Click here for Registration
May 29 - June 1, 2018             34th ADSA Discover Conference  on Food Animal Agriculture - Reexamining Amino Acid & Energy Interactions in the Dairy Cow*, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL, For more information click here
June 4-7. 2018        Fundamentals of Food Science Short Course, Erickson Food Science Building, University Park, PA. Click here for details
June 5-6, 2018        The Science of Yogurt-Basic Level, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
June 5-7, 2018        Cheese Grading, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
June 19-20, 2018    Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, Location TBD, Click her for Registration
June 23-30, 2018  American Dairy Goat Association National Show , Columbus, Ohio. For more information visit https://nationalshow.adga.org
June 24-27, 2018 ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow*, Knoxville, TN, For more information click here
July 16-19, 2018      Certified Milk Inspectors School, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
July 24-26, 2018      UHT/HTST Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Aug 7-8, 2018         Dairy Science and Sanitation, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Aug 7-8, 2018          Milk Pasteurization, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, For more information visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses
Aug 14-16, 2018      Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Human Food, Albany, NY, Click here for Registration
Aug 23-24, 2018      Basic Accredited HACCP, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Aug 27-28, 2018      Implementing SQF Systems, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Aug 29-30, 2018      SQF Quality Systems for Food Manufacturing, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
Sept 3 - 6, 2019      ISRP 2019 - International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig, Germany, For more information click here
Sep 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 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
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 09-11, 2018       UHT/HTST Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
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, 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
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 11-12, 2018      Preventive Controls Qualified Individual for Animal Food, Cornell University, Click here for Registration
*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 International Research
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
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
ADSA Membership Benefits                                  
                                            
Did you know that your ADSA Professional Membership provides you with:

*        Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science®

*        Joint Annual Meeting at member rates

*        Discover Conferences at member rates

*        S-PAC: Free access to JAM and ADSA divisional abstracts

*        S-PAC subscription at member rates

*        Access to recorded symposia library       

*        ADSA News (association newsletter)

*        ADSA Dair e-news (ADSA industry newsletter)

*        Access to member directory

*        Peer recognition through ADSA and Foundation Award Program

*        Discounted page charges in Journal of Dairy Science®

*        A strong voice of advocacy for the animal sciences, animal agriculture and research

*        Broad author recognition through ADSA/Elsevier press release program

*        Linked In and You Tube sites for ADSA

*        Quality networking with academic 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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