Balchem's Real Faces of Dairy essay winners announced

Balchem Corporation recently announced their "Real Faces of Dairy" essay winners. As part of the Real Faces of Dairy campaign, children and adults were encouraged to tell their dairy story through the  Real Faces of Dairy website  and Facebook page. Each entry answered these questions; What does dairy mean to you? How has the dairy industry impacted your life? The finalists were announced mid-summer, and the public voted on the Real Faces of Dairy Facebook page for their favorite essay. Winners for each age category are as follows,
Adults:
First Place: Lisa Ruble - Waterford, OH
Second Place: David Alexander - Conneaut Lake, PA
Third Place: Ashley Eckard-Maule - West Grove, PA
Fourth Place: Annah Nigon - Spencer, WI
 
15-18 Years
First Place: Derrek Hardy - Browning, MO
Second Place: Sarah Lehner - Delaware, OH
Third Place: Peyton Bond - Stockton, NJ
 
11-14 Years
First Place: Emily Makos - Juda, WI
Second Place: Lily Charapata - Coleman, WI
Third Place: Clarissa Ulness - Valders, WI
Fourth Place: Brock Strassburg - Bowler, WI
 
6-10 Years
First Place: Whitney Ulness - Valders, WI
Second Place: Abbie Ainslie - West Winfield, NY
Third Place: Brady Strassburg - Bowler, WI
Throughout 2016, Balchem has celebrated and honored the American dairy industry - past, present and future. Everyone is encouraged to share stories and photos and follow along throughout the year as more interviews, fun facts and pictures are shared each month. Be sure to watch for these exciting new programs and more big announcements throughout the remainder of 2016 and into 2017.
Dannon's non-GMO feed pledge 'tipping point'

When it comes to truthful and accurate conversations about food sustainability, U.S. farmers groups feel Dannon has fallen short. Now, those groups have pledged to continue to stand up for U.S. farmers' interests if food companies move away from reasonable and accurate conversations.

Together with its farmer partners and others, Dannon, the leading maker of yogurt in the U.S., is beginning to implement the Dannon Pledge it announced in April 2016, which commits to evolve the Dannon, Danimals and Oikos brands to be made with non-genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In addition, and as part of the company's ambition to secure independent verification from the Non-GMO Project, the company and its farmer partners have committed to convert the diet for the cows that provide the milk for these products to be non-GMO by the end of 2018 - specifically, Dannon and Danimals during 2017 and Oikos during 2018. These three brands represent about half of Dannon's portfolio of products.

The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), made up of more than 100 organizations representing hundreds of thousands of farmers, sent a letter to Dannon's chief executive officer urging Dannon and other food companies to recognize that their sustainability goals, which are intended to reduce the use of natural resources, cannot be achieved without the use of modern agricultural practices.

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Bullish agribusiness opportunities exist in global market

There are ample agribusiness opportunities available throughout the world, according to Christopher Nolan Sr., managing director and co-head of food, beverage and agribusiness coverage at PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance LLC, who gave the keynote address at the Export Exchange 2016 conference held this week in Detroit, Mich.

A number of forces are affecting agribusiness, Nolan said, including technology convergence, population growth, sustainability and food security, all of which the agriculture industry can address.

"Evolving technology in agriculture will continue. Resourceful farmers will continue to find ways to utilize technology to increase yield and reduce costs. Agribusiness is a global business and will continue to remain one," he said.

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U.N. committee adopts animal welfare recommendations

New policy recommendations for animal welfare were approved last week at The U.N. Committee of World Food Security meeting held in Rome, Italy.

The recommendations included improving animal welfare, preventing the unnecessary use of antibiotics and improving biosecurity to prevent animal disease.

The U.N.'s recommendations include:
* Enabling access to veterinary services, vaccinations and medication, including antimicrobials;
* Improving animal health management through biosafety and biosecurity by following World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards;
*Promoting the prudent use of antibiotics but preventing unnecessary use and phasing out uses for animal growth promotion;
*Improving animal welfare by delivering on OIE's five freedoms;
*Promoting access to good-quality feed and sustainable feeding practices, and
*Promoting a physical environment and genetic section that ensure compliance with OIE welfare standards.
Global animal rights organization World Animal Protection (WAP) credited the changes to its lobbying efforts, saying, "Following our extensive work, substantive language on animal welfare was included in the recommendations, which have been adopted by member countries."

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ADSA News and Happenings
Regional ADSA-SAD meeting date's announced
The Student Affiliate Division of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) has  announced regional meeting dates for the coming year.
  • Midwest Regional ADSA-SAD: Feb 3-5 hosted by South Dakota State University for more information contact Audrey Souzaaudrey.souza@jacks.sdstate.edu Students from western dairy clubs are invited to participate in the Midwest Regional.
  • Southern Regional ADSA-SAD: Feb 16-18, hosted by Louisiana State University for more information contact Cathy Williams (cwilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu)
  • NESA: Feb 24-26 hosted by University of Rhode Island for more information contact Katherine Petersson (kpetersson@uri.edu)  
 Regional ADSA-SAD meetings provide an opportunity for students to learn and actively participate in the advancements of the dairy industry and scientific communities supporting dairy research and education.
In addition to the national SAD meeting held in conjunction with the ADSA Annual Meeting in June, regional SAD meetings provide a forum to promote ADSA, its mission, goals and contributions to the dairy industry; provide an exchange of scientific dairy information through presentations, discussions, quiz bowls, contests or other participatory activities; promote the development of leadership skills through officer programs, public speaking, and conduct of meetings; develop and teach good community citizenship to all members participating in SAD; meet new friends from participating institutions and promote good camaraderie amongst old and new friends; and to develop a network of professional contacts in the dairy industry. For more information about ADSA-SAD click here.
 
GSD Webinars return with "Driving Miss Dairy"
The ADSA Graduate Student Division has scheduled an exciting and informative webinar by Dr. Susan Duncan concerning the emotions of milk consumers. This webinar is open to all ADSA members!
Wednesday, November 2 at 1:00 pm CDT
Driving Miss Dairy: The Role of Consumer Emotions in Milk Choice and Consumption Behaviors
Dr. Susan Duncan
REGISTER HERE for the upcoming webinar presented by Dr. Duncan, who has studied milk sensory quality and consumer perception throughout her career.  In recent years, she has directed her inquiry toward discoveries of how emotions influence perception of food quality.  Her overarching goal is to increase fluid milk consumption in the US to influence the health and wellbeing of Americans and the global population.
 
Duncan, who served as the 2015-2016 ADSA President, is a professor of food science and technology and Associate Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Tech.
 Please join us in making this webinar a success! Don't forget that pre-registration is required, and the webinar will entail a 45 minute presentation followed by a live question and answer session. A recording of the webinar will be made available following the live event, and can be found with all of our previous webinar recordings on the GSD Webinar Series and Pioneers in Dairy Science Webinar Series webpages.  
 
ADSA® asks, Did You Know  ADSA has a Member-Author Loyalty Rewards Program? 
ADSA members, who are core contributing authors to the Journal of Dairy Science®, are eligible for a Member-Author Loyalty Rewards Program. Corresponding authors who have been members of ADSA for at least 5 consecutive years, have published at least 4 articles in the 3 most recent complete volumes, and are active reviewers for the journal qualify automatically. The Reward: One article published or accepted in the year following the qualifying period (for 2016 it is the 2013-2015 period) will be free of page charges (up to 10 pages; an $850 value or more than 7 years of professional membership). The qualifying corresponding author must be a professional member in good standing in the year in which the free pages are redeemed. The free pages must be used for one article, even if it is shorter than 10 pages, and cannot be transferred to another author or carried over to the following year. Free papers do not count toward qualifying papers for subsequent rewards. Learn more about this benefit by clicking here.
Thank you for being a member of ADSA!  If you are not yet a member, now is a great time to join and begin gaining the benefits of membership.  Click here to join.
 

 
2017 ADSA Annual Meeting News
The 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting scientific program will feature 1,100 oral and poster presentations from around the globe. Make your plans to be among the 1,500 scientists from dozens of countries who will meet in Pittsburgh. Benefit from symposia, workshops, pre-conference and post-conference events presented by the world's leading dairy foods and production specialists. Topics include dairy food science, dairy production, animal health and well-being, animal and human nutrition, food safety, and production and management. As always, the success of the ADSA Annual Meeting begins with the quality of the science presented-we look forward to your contributions to this global gathering of animal and dairy scientists. Remember the deadline for abstract submission is February 21, 2017, at 11:59 pm (Central Time).
The 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting website  (http://www.adsa.org/2017/) will be updated frequently with the latest meeting information, so visit often. Information on two dairy foods symposia, Microbial Ecology of Cheese Symposium, sponsored by Chr. Hansen Inc. and Teagasc/ Moorepark-University College Cork Cheese Symposium is now available at http://www.adsa.org/2017/program.asp. Housing will open soon and meeting registration will be available in early February 2017.
 
Attention: Animal Science Companies!
Are You Looking for a Way to Thank Your Best Customers?
S-PAC (Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences) is the largest online collection of proceedings from animal-related conferences in the world.  It allows subscribers from across the globe to access 560 proceedings from 59 of the top animal-related conferences worldwide-and it is constantly growing (visit http://spac.adsa.org to view a full listing of current conferences).  It turns conference proceedings from a book on your shelf, a CD on your desk, or a file hiding somewhere on the Internet to a comprehensive source of valuable, highly searchable information available whenever you need it. Users can search every article in the database in a single pass for exactly the information they need. It is a great tool for anyone in the industry, and its value increases every time new proceedings and conferences are added to the collection.
Does this sound like a resource that you would like to share with your best customers?
ADSA now provides an easy and affordable way for you to do that-the S-PAC Bundle. You can now purchase a bundle of subscriptions to distribute to your customers to show them how much you appreciate their business ... and they will keep you in mind as they use S-PAC!  Here are the basics:
Determine which bundle best meets your needs (multiple bundles may be purchased):
  • 25 subscriptions at $60* each:             total cost = $1,500
  • 50 subscriptions at $55 each:              total cost = $2,750
  • 100 subscriptions at $45 each:            total cost = $4,500
*Note: The ADSA individual member rate is $75 and the non-member rate is $150, so buying bundled subscriptions provides a considerable savings!
Then go to https://secure.fass.org/SPAC_bundles.asp  to place your order.   A pdf with your bundle's unique access codes will sent to you as a pdf, suitable for printing on business card stock, for easy distribution.  The individual to whom you give S-PAC will use the code to activate their S-PAC subscription (ADSA membership is not required to activate subscriptions), which runs for 365 days from date of activation. There is nothing else you need do except know that you will stand out and be remembered and appreciated by your most valuable customers. 
Please contact Ken Olson by e-mail: keolson@prodigy.net or phone: 630-237-4961 if you have additional questions.
 
 
Large Dairy Herd Management Conference
Recordings available
Synchronized PowerPoint® presentations from the Large Dairy Herd Management conference, hosted by the ADSA Foundation at the Hilton Oakbrook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL May 1-4, 2016, are now available for sale to all interested individuals.  They provide an opportunity to get a preview of the upcoming e- book and are a great resource for use in the classroom or industry meetings. Ninety four presentations, each representing one chapter in the Large Dairy Herd Management, 3rd Edition, are grouped into the fifteen sections planned for the e-book.  The e-book is scheduled for release in early 2017.  The sections are:
  • Large Herd Systems - Steven P. Washburn, North Carolina State University
  • Building Sustainability and Capacity - Dave Beede, Michigan
  • State University
  • Facilities and Environment - Joseph M. Zulovich, University of
  • Missouri & Joseph P. Harner, Kansas State University
  • Milk Markets and Marketing - Normand R. St-Pierre, The Ohio State University
  • Genetic Selection Programs and Breeding Strategies - Kent A. Weigel, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Calves and Replacements - Robert E. James, Virginia Tech
  • Reproduction and Reproductive Management - William W. Thatcher, University of Florida
  • Nutrition and Nutritional Management - Richard J. Grant & Heather M. Dann, William H. Miner Agricultural Research - Institute
  • Lactation and Milking Systems - Rupert M. Bruckmaier, - University of Bern
  • Mastitis and Milk Quality - Joseph S. Hogan, The Ohio State - University/OARDC
  • Animal and Herd Welfare - Trevor DeVries, University of - Guelph
  • Herd Health - Carlos A. Risco, University of Florida
  • Business, Economic Analysis, Decision-Making - Albert De Vries, University of Florida
  • Effectively Managing Farm Employees - Stanley J. Moore & Phillip T. Durst, Michigan State University
  • Precision Management Technologies - Jeffrey M. Bewley, University of Kentucky
The presentations provide an overview of the content planned for each chapter.  The entire set, or one or more sections, can be viewed without limitation for one year, from date of subscription.

To get the latest information on Large Dairy Herd Management, 3rd Edition, subscribe now at http://www.adsa.org/Meetings/LargeDairyHerdManagement.aspx
 
 
Would you like to help the animal and dairy science community and attend 2017 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 Jamie Ritter, FASS Executive Director at jamier@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, 2017, ADSA will comp your registration to the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting that will be held June 25 to 28, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA.  It's win-win-win. For more information about services offered by FASS, click here.
 
 
Are You Part of ADSA® on Linked In
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,575 members from around the world, are you one of them? It's a great place to get information and network with other dairy professionals from around the world.  Check it out here.
 





Integrating Dairy Science Globally

Make your plans now to attend the most comprehensive dairy science meeting in the world, the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting. 

Included are invited symposia and special pre- and post-conference events. 

Visit the meeting website http://www.adsa.org/2017/ regularly for the latest information on the meeting.

See you in Pittsburg - The place where the dairy world meets in 2017.
 

Thanks to our Corporate Sustaining Members
                                 We appreciate your ongoing support of ADSA and the  Journal of Dairy Science ®.
Ag Processing Inc.
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
Dairy Nutrition Plus
Darling International Research
Diamond V
DuPont Pioneer
Global Agri-Trade Corporation
Grande Cheese Company
Kent Nutrition Group
Kraft Heinz Foods
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Masters Choice
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Western Pacific Oils LLC
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
Calendar of Events
Nov 1-4, 2016    31st ADSA Discover Conference: Big Data Dairy Management,  Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL, For more information  click here - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Nov 2-4, 2016         Cheese Grading Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI, For more information click here
Nov 2-4, 2016    Dairy Risk Management Seminar, Chicago, IL for more information visit www.adpi.org
Nov 2-5, 2016       SAVE COWS Symposium: Promote Foot Health - The Solution to Animal Welfare, Madison, Wis. For more information and to register, click here.

Nov 3-5, 2016  2016 Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge, Glens Falls, NY, detail available at www.dairychallenge.org
Nov 9-10, 2016       Pennsylvania Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop*, For more information click here
Nov 10-11, 2016     2016 DCRC Annual Meeting, Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, For registration and more information click here
Nov 23-15, 2016   11th Annual Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, University of Georgia. For more information, click here.

Nov 14-16, 2016    Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals*, St. Louis, MO, For more information and registration click here
Nov 30-Dec 2, 2016       Ice Cream Makers Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI, For more information click here
Dec 4, 2016    The 4th Annual Meeting of the Multistate Research Project, NE1201 - "Mycobacterial Diseases of Animals (MDA), Chicago Marriott Downtown - 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL (in conjunction with the CRWAD conference, http://crwad.org/ ), for more information contact Robab Katani at (rxk104@psu.edu) or Ken Olson (keolson@prodigy.net)
Dec 6-7, 2016    Food Safety Plans for Artisan and Farmstead Processors, Online & Hands-On Location TBD, For more information contact Kimberly Bukowski Ph: 607-243-3313 or  Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
Jan 18-19, 2017      Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference*, Red Lion Hotel-Richland, Richland, WA, For registration and more information click here
Feb 3-5, 2017   Midwest Regional ADSA-SAD, South Dakota State University. For more information, contact Audry Souza at audrey.souza@jacks.sdstate.edu
Feb 15-17, 2017   Southwest Nutrition Conference*, Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ. For registation and more information, click here . 
Feb 16-18, 2017  Southern Regional ADSA-SAD, Louisiana State University. For more information, contact Cathy Williams at cwilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu
Feb 21, 2017    Vermont Dairy Producer's Conference*, Sheraton-Burlington Conference Center, Burlington, VT, For registration and more information click here
Feb 21-23, 2017     Preventive Controls for Human Foods Workshop, Penn State Department of Food Science, University Park, For more information click here
Feb 24-26, 2017   NESA, University of Rhode Island. For more information, contact Katherine Petersson at kpetersson@uri.edu
Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2017    Western Dairy Management Conference*, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Reno, NV, For more information and registration click here
Mar 7 - 10, 2017     35th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar*, Sheraton Red Deer, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, For more information and registration click here
Apr 17 - 19, 2017    Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, For more information and registration click here
Apr 23 - 25, 2017   ADPI/ABI Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.adpi.org
May 10 - 11, 2017   California Animal Nutrition Conference (CANC)*,  For more information click here
May 30-June 1, 2017   32nd ADSA Discover Conference - Replacement Dairy Heifers: Weaning through Lactation, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information, click here.

June 25-28, 2017 2017 ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Pittsburgh, PA.  For more information click here
Sept 17 - 20, 2017 International Whey Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.internationalwheyconference.org
 
Oct 24 - 26, 2017   Global Cheese Technology Forum, Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV, for more information visit www.globalcheesetechnologyforum.org

June 24-27, 2018   ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Knoxville, TN. For more information, click here.

Sept 20-21, 2017  78th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, City Center Hotel, Mankato, MN. For mopre information, visit http://www.mnnutritionconf.umn.edu
Sept. 3-6, 2019   ISRP 2019 - International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Kongresshalle am Zoo Leipzig, Germany. For more information, click here.

*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.

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 agriculture 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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