National Academies of Sciences seeks
nominations for food and agriculture study
The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) has recently announced the initiation of Science Breakthroughs 2030, a new study to develop a 10 year plan for food and agriculture research.  The goal of the project is to involve the scientific community in describing scientific opportunities with high potential to create breakthroughs for the food and agricultural enterprise.  Input will be sought through a call for white papers, participation in community science meetings, and via on-line discussions of key questions.  

NAS is currently seeking nominations for individuals to serve on a senior-level executive committee that will oversee the study. Nominees (who can be from any field of science or engineering) should be known as big thinkers with the ability to envision the kind of breakthroughs made possible by interdisciplinary collaboration. The executive committee will organize efforts to receive input from scientists, particularly those not previously engaged in food and agricultural issues, and ultimately articulate strategic research directions that are both grounded by an understanding of food and agricultural challenges and elevated by the breakthrough potential of insights and tools from converging fields of science.
To learn more about the study and nominate an expert for the committee, click here .
49 students particpate in 12th annual
western regional dairy challenge
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO - Forty-nine students from four Western United States universities (California Polytechnic State University, University of Idaho, Utah State University and Washington State University) and one Canadian university (University of Alberta) traveled to Twin Falls, Idaho for the 12 th  annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge on February 23 - 25, 2017. The contest was hosted by the University of Idaho and headquartered at the College of Southern Idaho's campus.
 
The Western Dairy Challenge is a three-day educational competition designed to prepare students for dairy careers. Working in mixed-university teams of four or five students, participants assessed all aspects of a working dairy farm, including facilities, nutrition, financials, reproduction, and animal health. Students collaborated on a 20-minute team presentation that detailed their observations and suggestions to a panel of judges. Teams were ranked based on how well their evaluations matched the judges' evaluations of the dairy operation. For more on the Dairy Challenge visit  www.dairychallenge.org. 
H2-A could be bridge to making undocumented workers legal
The lack of access to domestic labor, combined with an overburdened federal guest-worker program, means that fruit and vegetable producers are in a near daily struggle to secure an adequate workforce, according to James Field, director of business development for Frey Farms headquartered in Keenes, Ill.

While speaking during a specialty crops farm bill hearing before the House Agriculture Committee, Fields noted the vexing need to fix the country's inadequate guest-worker program currently facing U.S. producers. Frey Farms specializes in growing, packing and shipping fresh market fruits and vegetables. Its farms and facilities are located in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia and Illinois.

 "The vast majority of the nation's foreign-born farm workers do not have proper work authorization, and the emphasis on enforcement without an accompanying effective legal ag guest-worker program puts our industry, and our nation's ability to sustainably and affordably feed our people, in jeopardy," he testified.
Bill addresses agro-terrorism threats
As the Department of Homeland Security continues to build the National Bio & Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kan., Sen. Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) is leading efforts to shore up authorities regarding coordination and mitigation should the worst occur and the nation gets hit by a biological attack on domestic food and agriculture.

Roberts, chairman of the Senate Agriculture committee, was joined by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to address the threat of agro-terrorism and ensure the safety of food put on the tables of American families. Reps. David Young (R., Iowa), Donald Payne Jr. (D., N.J.) and Dan Donovan (R., N.Y.) introduced the legislation in the House.

Agro-terrorism and other high-risk events pose serious threats to domestic food, agriculture and livestock industries across the U.S. The legislators feel it is imperative to have preparedness policies in place to quickly respond to events threatening U.S. agriculture or food production systems - ultimately protecting these key industries that affect Americans on a daily basis.
ADSA News and Happenings

2017 ADSA Annual Meeting News

Four Workshops of Special Interest
The Impact of Raw Milk on Dairy Products Workshop will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2017.  This workshop addresses the gap in our understanding of the effect of production practices on raw milk quality and its subsequent effect on finished dairy products, by both producers and processors. The goal of this workshop is to tap into the expertise of ADSA scientists to conduct an educational program, in lay terms, for Pennsylvania and regional dairy producers and processors who wish to understand how farming practices affect the quality of dairy products and to learn strategies to improve dairy product quality. A separate registration required for this workshop.
Two modeling workshops will also be presented, with the Nutrition Models Workshop on Sunday and then the Mixed Models Workshop on Wednesday into Thursday. Room capacity is limited, so don't delay in registering.
Teachers will not want to miss the Sunday afternoon Teaching Workshop, Helping Students Learn, and then stay on for Monday's Teaching/Undergraduate and Graduate Education Symposium, Mentoring in Dairy Science. Click here for the  complete symposia and workshop program.
The ADSA Annual Meeting will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hotel room blocks have been secured at discounted rates for our attendees at the Westin Convention Center (ADSA HQ Hotel), Omni William Penn (site of the Teagasc-Moorepark-University College Cork Cheese Symposium on Thursday, June 29), and the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center (Student HQ hotel). You can book your room online now:  https://www.adsa.org/2017/hotel.asp.
To get the lowest meeting registration rate, members must register online no later than midnight, US Central Time, on Wednesday, March 15! If you forgot to renew or are not yet a member, you can join on-line and then register for the meeting. Professional members of ADSA who register online before midnight 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- and post-conference events and other ticketed events to get the most from your visit to Pittsburgh.  Online registration for the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting is open at https://www.adsa.org/2017/reg.asp. Remember, in addition to your savings on ADSA meeting registration your membership includes discounts on your S-PAC subscription, savings on registration for Discover Conferences and all the other member benefits.
We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh.
 
  S-PAC Grows Again
We are pleased to announce the addition of the proceedings from the 2003 to 2015
Congress on Gastrointestinal Function and all proceedings from its predecessor meeting the
Conference on Rumen Function to S-PAC.  S-PAC subscribers now have access to a total of 604 proceedings from 61 of the top animal related conferences in the world.  Check out the full list and learn more about S-PAC at
https://spac.adsa.org/ . Subscription discounts are one of your many ADSA member benefits
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Make Your Plans Now
33rd A DSA DISCOVER Conference on Food Animal Agriculture
September 19-22, 2017
Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, IL
This conference will integrate plant requirements, rumen microbiology, and animal requirements through presentations, discussion groups, and panel presentations. Conference topics include:
·    Growth: Biology, Production Potential, Nutrition, Stress            
·    Health Impact of Disease on Future Production
·    Management Tools and Strategies: Genomics, Welfare, Custom Heifer Rearing
·    Profitability and Herd Level Dynamics
The program will be of special interest to researchers, extension specialists, and consultants from academia, government agencies, feed and seed companies as well as, analytical laboratories. Graduate students are also encouraged to attend.  
Early Registration Deadline: August 18, 2017
Note        Registration is limited to the first 150 registrants.
Registration fees increase by $100 after August 18.
To view complete conference information or to register go to:
For additional program details contact:
Molly Kelley, ADSA Discover Conferences,  mollyk@adsa.org
Dr. Larry R. Miller, ADSA Discover Conferences,  larryrmiller@atlanticbb.net
Dr. James Tully, Pine Creek Nutrition, jim@pinecreeknutrition.com
Dr. Mary Beth Hall, USDA-ARS,  MaryBeth.Hall@ARS.USDA.GOV
 ARPAS has assigned 17 ARPAS CEU's for ARPAS members participating in the 33rd Discover Conference. Click  here to view the Conference Program.
 
The GDS Webinar Series Continues - Tuesday March 14
 The ADSA Graduate Student Division is pleased to report that our Dairy Science webinar series continues to be a success! Dr. Susan Duncan recently gave an interesting presentation discussing the role of consumer emotions in milk choice and consumption behaviors. If you missed Dr. Duncan's presentation, a recording of the webinar is located on the  Pioneers in Dairy Science  webpage.
Please join us for the next installment of this webinar series presented by Walt Cooley, managing editor for Progressive Dairyman, concerning how to get your research noticed beyond the Journal of Dairy Science. This webinar is open to all ADSA members!
Tuesday, March 14 at 12:00 pm CDT
How to Get Your Research Noticed Beyond JDS
Walt Cooley
REGISTER HERE for the upcoming webinar presented by Walt Cooley, who got his start in agriculture moving sprinkler pipe, stacking hay and working on his grandfather's dairy in Cache Valley, Utah. Cooley graduated cum laude with a degree in journalism from Brigham Young University - Idaho. His writing career led him back into agriculture after college, and he joined Progressive Publishing in 2006. Cooley has served as managing editor for Progressive Dairyman for more than a decade. He and his wife, Sandra, have four children.
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.
Karthik Pandalaneni
ADSA GSD Dairy Foods Director
Education Committee Chair
 
Would you like to help the animal and dairy science community and attend the 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 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, 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.

 
You can Still Become a Sponsor of the Large Dairy Herd Management (3rd edition, e-book)
 Nonprofit organizations, companies, and individuals are invited to take advantage of the opportunity to sponsor one or more of the remaining available sections of the Large Dairy Herd Management (LDHM) e-book currently in development. Sponsors will receive recognition for a three-year period as the e-book is used throughout the dairy industry worldwide. The ADSA® Foundation is publishing this extensively revised and updated edition of the book in early 2017.

The third edition (98 chapters) will be available in e-book format (designed to allow for convenient updating) with completely new content. It will be sold at ADSA member, nonmember, and student rates and distributed directly by ADSA. 
 
Anticipated users of the e-book include dairy management professionals, progressive producers, extension educators, consultants, upper-level university students studying dairy science and management, and allied industry representatives. The book is written in a practical application style but reflects the scientific rigor of the Journal of Dairy Science®.
As an e-book sponsor, you will receive international recognition for supporting the delivery of up-to-date, peer-reviewed dairy management information to the global dairy industry. Initial e-book section sponsors will have right of first refusal to renew after the initial three-year period of recognition. DON'T WAIT! There are only a limited number of sections available and sponsorship needs to be confirmed prior to publication.   For information on sponsorship and the worldwide recognition it will bring, please contact Larry Miller atl largedairyherdmanagement@adsa.org
 
Michael Socha, PhD, PAS, DPL ACAN
ADSA Foundation Chair
 
 
Are You Part of ADSA® on Linked In
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,597 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
Elanco Animal Health
Grande Cheese Company
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Zinpro
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
Calendar of Events
Mar 13-15, 2017  Midwest ADSA-ASAS Meeting, Century Link Convention Center, Omaha, NE. For more information, click here.

 Mar 15, 2017, 3:00 p.m. CDT  Webinar - Monitoring Personnel Performance with Emphasis on Animal Welfare by Gustavo M. Schuenemann, The Ohio State University, For more information and registration, click here.

Mar 30-Apr 1  2017 National Contest/Dairy Challenge Academy, Visalia, Cal. For more information, contact Molly Kelly at mollyk@dairychallenge.org, 217-684-3007. www.dairychallenge.org

Apr 10-12, 2017   Congress on Gastrointestinal Function*, Gleacher Center, Chicago. For more information and registration, click here.

Apr 11-13, 2017  High Temperature Short time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University.  For more information, contact Louise M Felker, 607-255-7098, lmf226@cornell.edu
Apr 12, 2017  Herd Health and Nutrition Conference. Holiday Inn, Liverpool/Syracuse, NY. For more information, click here.

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
Apr 23-27, 2017  The World of Cheese from Pasture to Plate Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205. University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information, click here.

Apr 26-28, 2017  Dairy Ingredients 360 Short Course - Introduction to the Basics of Production, Marketing and Use of Dairy Ingredients. The James Hotel, Chicago, IL. For information visit: http://www.adpi.org/events/dairyingredients360
May 2, 2017   Wisconsin Cleaning & Sanitation Workshop, CDR-UW Madison Babcock Hall, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

May 3, 2017  Dairy HACCP Workshop, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

May 4-July 19, 2017  Certification in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit: https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses/certificate_dp_5_17
May 9-10, 2017   Applied Dairy Chemistry Workshop, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here. 

May 10-11, 2017   California Animal Nutrition Conference (CANC)*,  For more information click here
May 14-18, 2017  Membrane & Other Separation Technologies short course - "Applications in food, dairy, beverages and bioprocessing", TIPS building, Texas A&M University Campus, College Station, TX. For more information, click here.

May 22-23, 2017   Pennsylvania Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians 78th annual meeting, Pen Stater and Conference Center, State College, PA. For more information and registration, click here.

May 30-June 1, 2017   32nd ADSA Discover Conference - Dairy Replacement Heifers' Transitioning from Weaning through First Lactation, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information, click here.

May 30-June 1, 2017  Precision Dairy, Hyatt Regency Lexington, KY. For more information and registration, click here.

May 31-June 1, 2017  The Science of Yogurt (Basic Level), Oregon State University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  
June 1-3, 2017  2nd Annual Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium: Intersection of Best Practices and Sustainability, Milwaukee, WI. For more information and registration, click here.

June 6-7, 2017  Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products-Basic Level, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu   
June 6-8, 2017  Cheese Grading Short Course, CDR-UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

June 13-15, 2017  Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products-Advanced Level, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  
June 25-28, 2017  ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Pittsburgh, PA.  For more information click here
July 8-15, 2017   2017 ADGA National Show. Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI. For more details, visit http://adga.org
July 16-21, 2017   36th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference 2017, University College Dublin, Ireland. For more information and registration, click here.

July 25-27, 2017  High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu 
Aug 1-2, 2017  Milk Pasteurization Short Course. UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205. Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Aug 08-09, 2017   Dairy Science and Sanitation, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  

Aug 21-22, 2017  HACCP/Food Safety Plans, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu

Aug 23-24, 2017  Implementing SQF Systems, Cornell University   , For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  

Aug 30-Nov 14, 2017  Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses/certificate_dp_9_17
Sept 6-7, 2017   Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here .
Sept 14-16, 2017  50th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Omaha, Neb. Nebraska CenturyLink Center. For more information visit, http://www.aadp.org
Sept 17 - 20, 2017 International Whey Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.internationalwheyconference.org

 Sept 19-22, 2017  33rd ADSA Discover Conference* Integrated Solutions to Fiber Challenges, Chicago Area. For more information, click here.

Sept 20-21, 2017   78th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, City Center Hotel, Mankato, MN. For more information, visit http://www.mnnutritionconf.umn.edu/
Sept 26-28, 2017  14th International Milk Genomics and Human Health Symposium, Quebec City, Canada. For details, visit http://milkgenomics.org/14th-international-symposium-milk-genomics-human-health/
Oct 3-7, 2017  World Dairy Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct 9-13, 2017  Cheese Tech Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here. 

Oct 12-18, 2017  121st USAHA/AAVLD Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. For more information, click here.

Oct 17-18, 2017  The Dairy Ingredient Applications Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct 24 - 26, 2017   Global Cheese Technology Forum, Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV, for more information visit www.globalcheesetechnologyforum.org
Oct 24-29, 2017   2017 ADGA Annual Meeting & Convention, Hilton Airport Convention Center, Atlanta, GA. For more details, visit http://adga.org
Nov 2-5, 2017   International Conference on Communications in Veterinary Medicine 2017 Innovating Clinical Communications, Hockley Valley Resort - Orangeville, Ont., Canada. For more information, click here.

Nov 8-10, 2017  The Wisconsin Cheese Grading Short Course UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Nov 13-16, 2017   Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals, St. Louis, MO. For more information, click here.

Nov 15-16, 2017  Pennsylvania Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. For more information, click here.

Nov 29-Dec 1, 2017  The Ice Cream Makers Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

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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