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National Dairy Council's new product competition accepting entries
ROSEMONT, Ill. - National Dairy Council (NDC) is seeking ideas for innovative dairy-based snacks from college students across the United States and Canada.
The goal of NDC's seventh annual new product competition is for students to develop a dairy-based snack that answers the evolving needs of today's consumer and emphasizes these elements:
  • Nourishment: the need for daily sustenance, long-term wellness or health management
  • Pleasure: snacking fulfills emotional desires for enjoyment, craving and comfort
  • Optimization: snacking occasions reflect a need to fulfill physical and mental performance demands
A combined $16,000 in cash prizes will be awarded: $8,000 (first place), $5,000 (second) and $3,000 (third). Contest details can be found at USDairy.com/NewProductCompetition. The deadline to enter is Jan. 15, 2018.
The judging panel includes experts from across the dairy industry. Winning teams will be recognized at the American Dairy Science Association's annual meeting in June.
State ag secretaries Northey, Ibach named to USDA posts
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has three more nominated individuals named by President Donald Trump to serve under secretary of agriculture Sonny Perdue. The president announced Gregory Ibach as undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Bill Northey as undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), and Stephen Vaden as USDA's general counsel.
 
Perdue said earlier in the week it is a "tragedy" that he is the only Senate-confirmed person at USDA as of Labor Day -- months into his term. So far, only his nominees for deputy secretary, Steve Censky, and his undersecretary for trade, Ted McKinney, and Sam Clovis for USDA's chief scientist have been formally nominated, while none have received a Senate confirmation hearing or full Senate vote.
 
NIFA invests $12.6M to train future ag science professionals
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 1, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $12.6 million to support the training of 55 doctoral candidates and 52 postdoctoral scholars. Funding is made through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.  Read the  full announcement on the NIFA website. 
Dairy cattle welfare council - webinar series
Consumers today are very different than they used to be, yet have a strong interest in where their food comes from, including how food animals are raised and handled. To help build consumer trust in dairy products, the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC) is pleased to announce continuation of the 2017 webinar series. These educational sessions will be available to attendees from across the United States as well as around the world.
The webinars feature top-rated topics from previous DCWC Annual Meetings. These dairy welfare webinars will offer an opportunity to learn about food integrity and communicating with the consumer as well as animal-human interaction at farm level.
Please mark your calendar for the following date:
"Best practices and training for on-farm euthanasia"
Speaker: Dr. Jan Shearer, Iowa State University
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time: 4:00 pm central

 Register Here

Dr. Shearer will discuss current topics regarding proper euthanasia techniques, best euthanasia practices according to different situations, and timeline of euthanasia decisions.
ADSA News and Happenings
LARGE DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT (3RD ED.) - Get your copy now
Large Dairy Herd Management  (3rd ed., e-book) is now available for purchase exclusively from the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) at student and professional (member and nonmember) rates.  Past editions have been among the most widely used dairy information resources in the world. 

This edition was developed to help meet the growing information needs of dairy farmers, service professionals, and students from around the world. It brings peer-reviewed dairy science and management information to users in a readily 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/ .
This new edition is fully updated and includes numerous color figures, videos, and separate metric and imperial versions. The book is available in both PDF and fixed-layout ePub formats. With purchase of the e-book, both metric and imperial versions in both file formats may be downloaded.  To purchase the book now visit: https://secure.fass.org/prod_ADSA_LDHM_eBook.asp

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.
 
 
ADSA DISCOVER Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:
ADSA Discover Conference Series presents the 33rd Conference: Integrated Solutions to Fiber Challenges. This conference will explore fiber from diverse perspectives. Members of the dairy science community who are interested in the effect of nutrition, physiology, and/or management of fiber on animal performance should plan to attend.

33rd ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:
Integrated Solutions to Fiber Challenges
September 19-22, 2017
Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, IL
(near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport)
Hosted by the American Dairy Science Association®
Researchers, extension specialists, and consultants from academia, government agencies, and allied industries encompassing feed and seed companies will all find information of great value. Personnel from analytical laboratories as well as graduate students are also encouraged to attend.
To view complete conference information or to register:
https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/DiscoverConferences/33rdDiscoverConference.aspx
Note: registration is limited to the first 150 registrants.
For additional program details:
Molly Kelley, ADSA Discover Conferences,  mollyk@adsa.org
Larry R. Miller, ADSA Discover Conferences, larryrmiller@atlanticbb.net
James Tully, Pine Creek Nutrition, jim@pinecreeknutrition.com
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.
 
 
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.
 
 
Have you tried S-PAC® yet?
The Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences (S-PAC) has something for everyone. In addition to abstracts from past ADSA meetings, here are just a few examples from among the 61 conference now included in S-PAC:
Nutrition - Cornell Nutrition Conference, Florida Ruminant Nutrition Conference,
Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, International Symposium on Dairy Cattle Nutrition, California Nutrition Conference
Management- Western Dairy Conference, Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, North American Conference on Precision Dairy Management, Virginia Tech Feed and Nutritional Management Cow College
Herd Health - AABP, USAHA, International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis
 
A quick reminder, if you attended the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting, one of the added benefits was 90 days of complementary access to S-PAC. Have you tried it out yet? You still have time to do it as it runs until October 9 .   Visit https://spac.adsa.org/ to learn more about S-PAC and all the information it makes available.
 Welcome to S-PAC!  
 

ADSA® on Linked In continues to Grow - Are you included?
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,617 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.

Join us for the 2018 ADSA Annual Meeting
Calendar of Events
Sept 5-7, 2017  Preventive Controls for Human Food, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension and the Cornell Institute for Food Safety, Jamaica, NY. For more information contact  img226@cornell.edu   or  click here
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/
Sept 27-28, 2017   Foreign Supplier Verification Programs Training Stocking Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. To register, click here.

Oct 3, 2017   2017 CDCB Industry Meeting @ World Dairy Expo. For more information, click here.

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 10-12, 2017   UHT/HTST Pasteurizer Operator Workshop, Cornell University. To register, 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 24-25, 2017  Vat Pasteurizer and the science of cheese course. Cornell University. For more information and to register, click here.

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 13-15, 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
Dec 5-6, 2017   "Making Consistent, Quality Cheese with Concentrated Milk," a CDR short course, Babcock Hall, Room 205. 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
Feb. 6-7, 2018  29th Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium*, Gainesville, FL. For more information and registration, click here.

Feb. 7-9, 2018   Southwest Nutrition Conference*, Crowne Plaza Resort Phoenix-Chandler Golf Resort. For more information, https://sw-nc.com/

Mar 6-7, 2018  High Plains Dairy Conference*, Embassy Suites-Amarillo, TX. For more information, contact Ellen Jordan, e-jordan2@tamu.edu
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 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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