Names emerge for ag secretary as Trump transition begins
With Preside nt Elect Donald Trump's success on election day, efforts to begin the transition are underway.  Rumors are already circulating about potential candidates for Secretary of Agriculture. 
Names mentioned thus far include:
  • Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas
  • Terry Branstad, Governor of Iowa
  • Chuck Conner, CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
  • Dave Heineman, Former Governor of Nebraska
  • Charles Herbster, Agri-businessman from Nebraska
  • Mike McCloskey, Dairy industry executive from Indiana
  • Sonny Perdue, Former Governor of Georgia
  • Rick Perry, Former Governor of Texas
  • Bruce Rastetter - Summit Ag Group of Alden, Iowa
All of these people also currently serve on Trump's agriculture advisory committee, which was named in August 2016 to help guide the campaign's agriculture policy.  The over 60-person committee includes Congressional leaders, former and current state elected officials and representatives from industry. 
In addition to filling the top spot at USDA, there are large numbers of other appointed positions at USDA.  Helping to manage this transition process will be Mike Torrey, former Deputy Chief of Staff at USDA during George W. Bush's administration.
U.S. dairy traceability hits 80% goal
To date, 26 processors have pledged to follow best practices established by The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, and more than 80% of the U.S. milk supply is now covered by voluntary dairy traceability guidelines, thanks to the recent pledge of another large dairy processor, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

This reaches a milestone as The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy set an 80% coverage goal when it released its traceability best practices in 2013. At that point, only five processors, covering 20% of the country's milk supply, immediately agreed to embrace the new standards.

Now, after three years, 26 processors have made the traceability pledge, including Agri-Mark, Dairy Farmers of America, Dean Foods, Land O'Lakes, Darigold/ Northwest Dairy, Michigan Milk Producers Assn. and Upstate Niagara Cooperative.
Massachusetts animal welfare vote limits choices
Third-generation, family-run Diemand Farm raises chickens for eggs and meat, turkeys for Thanksgiving meals and a small herd of beef cattle in Massachusetts. Diemand Farm is the only egg farm in the state of Massachusetts affected by an animal welfare ballot question, but Pete Dieman said his message about the sound welfare practices he implements on his farm were unable to sway voters on Election Day.

In Massachusetts, voters decided in favor of Question 3 by a margin of 78% to 22%, making Massachusetts the first state to ban confinement of farm animals and to restrict the sale of animal products in the state that come from these confinement practices. The end result likely will be decreased choices for consumers and businesses, agricultural groups said following the vote.

Ballot Question 3 will prohibit Massachusetts farms from confining breeding pigs, veal calves or egg-laying hens in cages that prevent the animals from lying down, standing up, fully extending their limbs or turning around. The ballot question also prohibits Massachusetts businesses from selling eggs or raw cuts of veal or pork produced from confined animals.
TPP vote swayed both ways by dairy
Dairy producers were one of the last agriculture sectors to throw their support behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). With House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) hailing from the second-largest dairy-producing state, he may have to weigh the support of his constituents on whether or not to allow for a vote on TPP in the next few weeks during the lame-duck session of Congress.

The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council have lauded groundbreaking new commitments on sanitary and phytosanitary issues and significant improvements in how geographical indications (GIs) are handled within TPP. The GI improvements have become especially important as the European Union continues to wield GIs as nontariff trade barriers and limit market access for U.S. dairy exporters.
ADSA News and Happenings
Supporting FY17 funding for  USDA-REE-ERS and NASS
ADSA and FASS joined with 24 other science based and producer organizations in support of USDA-REE-ERS and NASS FY17 funding. In a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies the coalition noted that USDA produces valuable data that directly informs decisions by food and agricultural market participants, agricultural input and food businesses, banks and other credit institutions and those who make food, farm, economic development and trade policy. American agriculture, rural America and food and resource-based industries depend on the reliable production of timely, accurate and objective food, agricultural, rural economic and resource statistics and market information. Additionally, the statistics and analysis made possible by these agencies provide a greater understanding of farm household dynamics, advance evidence-based policy approaches and give insight into the health of the farm economy. The full letter is available on the ADSA website, click here.
ADSA asks "Did you know" about our varied "Member Savings"?
 A well-known and frequently used benefit of membership is electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science ® (JDS®), but membership also provides a variety of other cost saving opportunities. 
Meeting Registration - Your professional membership provides savings for all ADSA related meetings you attend. Often the savings from one meeting will more than cover your investment in membership.  Here are a few examples:
Publications - Our best known publication is "the Journal", but ADSA offers a variety of other publications for purchase.  You can check them out by clicking here.  Here are some of your potential savings:
  • ADSA Publications - $15 to $60 per publication
  • S-PAC - $75 for Professional Members
  • LDHM Recordings and e-book - savings depend on the number of sections purchased
Note: In many cases savings for Graduate and Undergraduate students are even larger.
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
2017 ADSA Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
The abstract submission site for the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting is now open! Visit  http://adsa.org/2017/call.asp to submit your abstract. Submission instructions, quality standards, answers to frequently asked questions, and student competition guidelines are available on the page.
ADSA does not charge abstract submission/technology fees.
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. Housing will open in late October 2016 and meeting registration will be available in early February 2017.
The 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting scientific program will feature 1,100 oral and poster presentations from around the globe. Make sure yours is included, as 1,500 scientists from dozens of countries 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.
The 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting website  (http://www.adsa.org/2017/) will be updated frequently with the latest meeting information, so visit often. 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
 
 
International Readers: Have you considered e-Membership?
ADSA e-Membership is available through ADSA Global Partner organizations and to individuals who reside outside of the US and Canada.  This electronic membership was designed for those who have an interest in dairy science, but may not have the time or budget to attend ADSA's meetings, or cost-justify full membership in ADSA due to a different area of specialization. At a 50% discount from ADSA professional membership dues, an ADSA e-Member receives:
  • Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science®, (and a paper copy, if desired, for an additional fee);
  • Access to a treasure trove of Joint Annual Meeting symposia (synchronized recordings from 2003-2015, with more added each year);
  • Access to searchable Joint Annual Meeting abstracts for 1998-2015, with more added each year, plus ADSA annual meeting abstracts from 1935-1997, as well as ADSA divisional meeting abstracts;
  • The opportunity to subscribe to S-PAC® (Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences) at the ADSA member rate. The ADSA e-Membership rate is USD 55 and runs for 365 days from date of sign-up. (See more about S-PAC below.)
S-PAC (Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences), is the most comprehensive animal production and management conference proceedings database in the world. This unique collection of conference proceedings and presentations is a must-have resource for animal scientists, veterinarians, academicians, consultants and members of industry around the world. As of October 2016, 59 conferences have contributed 562 sets of proceedings, with new conferences and proceedings added every month. The value of S-PAC increases every time a conference and a set of proceedings is added. If one can't attend the multitude of conferences that S-PAC covers, S-PAC is the next best thing! http://spac.adsa.org/
Learn more about e-membership and other types of ADSA membership at: http://www.adsa.org/Membership/MembershipTypes.aspx
 
 
Are You Part of ADSA® on Linked In
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,576 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
BioZyme Incorporated
Dairy Nutrition Plus
Darling International Research
Diamond V
DuPont Pioneer
Elanco Animal Health
GEA Farm Technologies
Global Agri-Trade Corporation
Grande Cheese Company
Kent Nutrition Group
Kraft Foods
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Masters Choice
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Zinpro
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
Calendar of Events
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 15, 2016  3 p.m. CST  Webinar: Food Integrity and Consumer Perception by Charlie Arnot, Center for Food Integrity. Click here to register. 
Nov 28, 2016  Dairy Genomics Workshops, Best Western Sawtooth Inn and Suites, Jerome, ID. For more information and registration contact Joe Dalton, jdalton@uidaho.edu, or 208-454-7633

Nov 30, 2016  Dairy Genomics Workshops, Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, Prosser, WA. For more information and registration contact Joe Dalton, jdalton@uidaho.edu, or 208-454-7633

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 5, 2016  Dairy Genomics Workshops, Texas A&M Agri-Life Research and Extension Center, Stephenville, TX. For more information and registration contact Joe Dalton, jdalton@uidaho.edu, or 208-454-7633 

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
Dec 7, 2016  Dairy Genomics Workshops, Okeechobee County Extension, Okeechobee, FL. For more information and registration contact Joe Dalton, jdalton@uidaho.edu, or 208-454-7633

Dec 12, 2016  Dairy Genomics Workshops, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, Tulare, CA. For more information and registration contact Joe Dalton, jdalton@uidaho.edu, or 208-454-7633

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. 6-8, 2017  28th Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium, For more information, click here.

Feb 15-17, 2017   Southwest Nutrition Conference*, Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ. For registation and more informati on,  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
Mar 7, 2017, 3:00 p.m. CST  Webinar - Monitoring Personnel Performance with Emphasis on Animal Welfare by Gustavo M. Schuenemann, The Ohio State University, Registration coming soon.

Apr 17 - 19, 2017    Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, For more information and registration click here
April 20, 2017  53rd FL Dairy Production Conference. For more information, 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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