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More dialogue needed on safeguarding common food names
Current policies on geographical indications (GI) are often woefully lacking in safeguards for common food and beverage names, creating an increasingly disruptive situation in global trade that unfairly favors some producers over others -- but an equitable approach is wholly achievable and should be pursued immediately. That was the message of Ambassador Allen Johnson, president of Allen F. Johnson & Associates, representing the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) recently in Yangzhou, China, at the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications.

Johnson called on the meeting organizer, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is the lead organization examining global GI policies, to foster a broader dialogue on ways GI guidelines must respect the inherent rights of food producers to use generic names and comply with other international commitments. Johnson served as ambassador and chief agriculture negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative from 2001 to 2005.

U.S. ag producers showing more optimism 
U.S. agricultural producers indicated their farm operations' financial positions are stronger than at this time in 2016, but expressed concerns that they might not meet their 2017 financial targets, according to a monthly producer survey conducted as part of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
 
The barometer, which is based on a survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, read 131 for the month of June - virtually unchanged from the April and May readings of 130.
Court denies rehearing on emissions reporting
A federal court denied a request from the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) seeking a rehearing following a recent ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit requiring additional waste emissions reporting requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations.
 
The court's ruling rejected an exemption from reporting under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), two programs that are meant to inform the National Response Center and local first responders of hazards that may call for emergency action.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had provided an exemption from CERCLA reporting of low-level emissions of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide generated from the natural breakdown of animal manure after the agency's evaluation demonstrated that any emergency response to such emission reports was "unnecessary, impractical and unlikely."

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ADSA News and Happenings
S-PAC grows again
 We are pleased to announce the addition of proceedings from the 2017 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference and the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting Abstracts to S-PAC. Subscribers now have 24/7 access to 608 proceedings from 61 of the top dairy and animal related conferences in the world. Visit https://spac.adsa.org/ for more information about S-PAC and to view a full list of conferences. Remember 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting attendees received 90 days of complementary access to S-PAC. This provides new users with an opportunity to explore S-PAC, while current subscribers have their subscription extended for an additional 90 days.

The  Large Dairy Herd Management 3rd Edition (e-book)
The ADSA® Foundation is pleased to introduce 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 and includes numerous color figures, videos, and separate metric and imperial versions. The book is available in PDF and EPUB formats, and purchasers may download both metric and imperial versions of the book in both file formats.
It is available for  purchase at student and professional (member and nonmember) rates exclusively from ADSA by going to: http://ldhm.adsa.org/purchase .
For more information, contact
Ken Olson, PhD, PAS
American Dairy Science Association
Phone: +1-630-237-4961
 

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.
 
Are you or your employer looking for the best and the brightest to fill a job, assistantship, or internship? The resource you need is myDairy Career, a complimentary online job resource center created by the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Graduate Student Division, where employer needs and student interests are matched instantly. Your next employee, graduate student, or intern could be searching for your open position, so don't delay.
Sign in at  http://careers.adsa.org/ to post job, assistantship, or internship opportunities and gain access to high-quality undergraduate and graduate dairy science students in both dairy foods and dairy production. And did we mention myDairy Career is FREE of CHARGE!
Once you are on the myDairy Career website:
  1. Click on "Recruiters" and enter your ADSA member username and password, or create a new account.
  2. Edit "Your Profile" to include key company information.
  3. Explore "Your Positions" to post your job openings (full-time, part-time, internships, etc.) and view any candidate matches for active positions.
  4.  View the "Search Candidates" tab to look at all student profiles or search by keywords. Recruiters can even set up email notifications to be alerted when a candidate profile matches your position.
Helpful hints:
  • "Your Profile" information will help candidates find you, so please describe your company adequately.
  • "Your Positions" have many options, and by choosing all that apply you can increase the chances of matching with candidates!
  • Use the upcoming ADSA Annual Meeting as a great place to connect with potential job candidates.
If you have any questions about myDairy Career, and the potential benefits to you and your company, please feel free to contact Brittany Casperson, ADSA GSD Career Development Chair, at  bcaspers@purdue.edu.  
 
33rd ADSA DISCOVER Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:
September 19-22, 2017
Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, IL
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:
 
 

ADSA® on Linked In continues to Grow - Are you included?
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,614 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. 

Join us for the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting

Calendar of Events
July 16-21, 2017     36th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference 2017, University College Dublin, Ireland, For more information and registration click here
July 19-20, 2017     National Mastitis Council (NMC) Regional Meeting, The Grove Hotel, Boise, ID. 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 
August 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 29 - Sept 1, 2017     68th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Tallinn, Estonia, For more information visit https://eaap2017.org/
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, Nebraska CenturyLink Center. For more information visit  http://www.aabp.org/
Sept 17 - 20, 2017     International Whey Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.internationalwheyconference.org
Sept 18-21, 2017    Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Erickson Food Science Building, Penn State University, For more information click here
Sept 19-22, 2017    33rd ADSA Discover Conference  Integrated Solutions to Fiber Challenges, Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, IL, 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, Québec City, Canada,  For details please 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 18, 2017     Southwest Dairy Day, Wildcat Dairy, Comanche Co. TX, For more information contact Dr. Ellen Jordan, Ellen.Jordan@ag.tamu.edu 
Oct 24 - 26, 2017   Global Cheese Technology Forum, Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV, for more information visit www.globalcheesetechnologyforum.org
Oct 24 - 26, 2017   Pasteurizer Operators Workshop, Erickson Food Science Building, Penn State University, For more information click here
Oct 24 - 29, 2017    2017 ADGA Annual Meeting & Convention, Hilton Airport Convention Center,  Atlanta GA, For details visit   http://adga.org/   
Oct 29 - Nov 3, 2017   IDF World Dairy Summit, Belfast, Northern Ireland. For more information, click here.

Nov 2 - 5, 2017    International Conference on Communications in Veterinary Medicine 2017: Innovating in Clinical Communications, Hockley Valley Resort - Orangeville, Ontario, 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 13 - 16, 2017  The Science and Art of Cheese Making Short Course, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, Penn State University, 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
Jan 17-18, 2018  Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference, Grove Hotel, Boise, ID. For more information, click here.

Jan. 31 - Feb 2, 2018  The National Mastitis Council 57th Annual Meeting, Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, Tucson, AZ. For more information click here
June 24-27, 2018 ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Knoxville, TN, For more information click here
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.

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
JH Biotech, Inc. 
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Zinpro
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
ADSA Membership Benefits                                  
                                            
Did you know that your ADSA Professional Membership 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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Email: ADSA@assochg.org