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Organic sales up 23% in 2016
Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic commodities, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Results of the "2016 Certified Organic Survey" showed that 2016 sales were up 23% from the $6.2 billion sold in 2015.

During 2016, the number of certified organic farms in the country increased 11% to 14,217, and the number of certified acres increased 15% to 5.0 million.

California continued to lead the nation in certified organic sales, with $2.9 billion in sales, accounting for 38% of the U.S. total. It also had the largest share of certified organic acres and farms. Three states had more than 1,000 certified farms: California (2,713), Wisconsin (1,276) and New York (1,059).
Companies worldwide commit to simplifying food date labels
When you see "Sell by," "Use by," "Display until" or "Best before" on food labels, what do they all mean? Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels on food products, and the resulting confusion costs families up to $29 billion annually in the U.S. alone. The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) - a network of 400 of the biggest consumer goods companies across 70 countries - and Champions 12.3 have issued a call to action to standardize food date labels worldwide by 2020.

The CGF board of directors unanimously adopted the call to action to simplify date labels to companies like Tesco, Kellogg, Walmart, Campbell Soup, Bimbo, Pick n Pay, Nestlé, Carrefour and Unilever. The call to action says retailers and food producers should take three important steps to simplify date labels and reduce food waste by 2020:
Career choices of science, engineering doctorates changing
There are growing concerns that the challenges of landing a faculty job are discouraging young science and engineering doctorates from pursuing careers in academia. The assumption is that the majority aspire to a faculty career but drop out of the academic pipeline because there just aren't enough tenure-track jobs to go around.
However, a new Cornell study suggests that this assumption may not be true for many doctoral candidates. The research was published Sept. 18 in PLOS ONE.

"They're not being forced out of academia and into less desirable jobs. Instead, many lose interest in the faculty career itself," said study co-author Michael Roach, the J. Thomas & Nancy W. Clark assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management at Cornell.
ADSA News and Happenings
Personal report about the Novus Travel Award - EAAP winner
Ákos Kenéz, DVM, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher
Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Contact: akos.kenez@uni-hohenheim.de
My happiest moment during the 2016 EAAP conference in Belfast was the time when the young scientists' session ended and the winner of the ADSA/EAAP travel award was announced. I received the prize, sponsored by Novus International, which allowed me to attend the 2017 ADSA conference in Pittsburgh and to visit the headquarters of Novus in St. Charles, MO.
At the ADSA conference I was invited to present my research about the involvement of various pathways in peripartum metabolic adaptation processes in dairy cows. This project features a metabolomics based approach and since this is a rapidly developing research area, I was hoping to meet other scientists involved in related topics in order to exchange ideas. I was pleased to indeed have the chance to interact with several researchers whose names were known to me before only from the literature. Also the overwhelming number of scientific sessions and posters provided an excellent opportunity to become up-to-date with the current tendencies in my primary fields of interest, dairy physiology and nutrition.
After the conference I was invited to visit Novus Headquarters and Green Acres, the research facility of Novus. Heather Tucker at Novus made me feel very welcome and while showing me all the laboratories she explained me their scientific concepts regarding research and development in animal nutrition and health. It was great to talk to several scientists from various departments and particularly it was impressive to see at Novus' own animal farm how their scientific studies are conducted.
Finally I would like to express my gratitude to Novus and to the people involved in the exchange between EAAP and ADSA, particularly to Alois Kertz (ADSA), Abele Kuipers (EAAP), Pauline Aad (EAAP Young Club) and Mercedes Vazquez-Anon (Novus). Their dedicated support helps us young scientists broadening our professional and personal horizon.
 
Personal report about the Novus Travel Award - ADSA winner
J. Eduardo Rico, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, United States of America
Contact: jer358@cornell.edu
Thanks to a collaborative effort between Novus International, the ADSA and EAAP, I was given the opportunity to attend the 2017 EAAP meeting, held in Tallin, Estonia, a truly beautiful place. This was my first time participating in the EAAP meeting, and, as a frequent ADSA attendee, I found it valuable to get an appreciation for the similarities and differences that make each of these two conferences unique and worth participating in. Firstly, my experience in the EAAP meeting highlighted some of the current topics of interest for the animal sciences, as well as the new directions and goals for agriculture and its role in society. This helped me to broaden my perceptions of where the animal science stands and to gain new insights on how can we respond to the new global challenges (e.g. population, climate), while optimizing production efficiency and animal welfare. Secondly, this experience was a perfect opportunity for the exchange of ideas with peers and colleagues from the other side of the Atlantic. From my many interactions with other scientists, I learned what other research groups are doing and established new collaboration opportunities.  We even got to the bottom of how to analise and analize both fibre and fiber. In addition to the scientific experience, the EAAP organization provided us with the opportunity to move in guided tours to get to know the city and its history, as well as to join in several evening events. Moreover, at the end of the conference, farm visiting tours were also available, and made the meeting even more interesting. I am grateful to the organization of Novus International, ADSA and EAAP, for making this possible, and, particularly, for facilitating the exchange of ideas across the globe. My special thanks to Heather Tucker, Stephanie Murphy, Alois Kertz, Abele Kuipers and Eleonora Azzaro for their time and effort to make this a fruitful and enjoyable experience for me.
  
ADSA at World Dairy Expo - Stop and Visit
 ADSA will be again be World Dairy Expo at our usual spot (Booth: AL 178)  in the colosseum. Stop by to say "Hello" and get news of current and upcoming activities of the Association - the 2018 Annual Meeting, LDHM e-book, S-PAC and more
 
 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.
 
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.
 
 
Join us for the34th DISCOVER Conference
 Reexamining Amino Acid & Energy Interactions in the Dairy Cow
The 34th DISCOVER Conference that will be held May 29-June 1, 2018 at the  Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL It will focus on the interactions of amino acids (AA) and energy in lactating dairy cattle. The topic is important to the dairy industry because these nutrients do not function in isolation but each alters utilization of the other. This topic is timely because of its major impact on the environmental and economic sustainability of dairy production. The DISCOVER Conference will provide a venue for discussions about interactions of energy and AA and be an important source of new information. Conference topics include pre- and post-absorptive interactions, changes in energy and AA interactions over the lactation cycle, translating dynamic elements of nutrient metabolism into feeding systems and research gaps for the dairy industry.

Conference Topics
* Pre-Absorptive Interactions - Where Protein & Energy First Interact
* Post-Absorptive Interactions - Where Cows Get Stuff to Make Milk
 
* Changes in Energy and AA Interactions Over the Lactation Cycle
* Translating Dynamic Elements of Nutrient Metabolism into Feeding Systems
* Research Gaps and Urgent Needs for the Dairy Industry

Who Should Attend?
Members of the dairy science community who are interested in AA and energy nutrition of dairy cows are encouraged to register. This includes researchers, extension specialists and consultants from academia, government agencies and allied industries. Dairy cattle nutrition consultants, feed and crop industry technical specialists, veterinarians and animal health company representatives are invited. Graduate students are encouraged to attend. For details visit https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/DiscoverConferences/34thDiscoverConference.aspx
 
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 1,618 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 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 17-18, 2017  Dairy Science and Sanitation Workshop, VT Department of Health, Colchester, VT. For more information contact Omar Oyarzabal at 802-524-6501, ext. 452 or email omar.oyzrzabal@uvm.edu
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 3, 2017 - 1 pm Central. "Using Activity Monitors in Dairy Herd Reproductive Management" DCRD webinar with Stephen LeBlanc, population medicine professor at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. Canada. For details and to register, visit www.dcrcouncil.org/webinars
Nov 8-9, 2017  Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Reno, NV, Click here for more information and registration.

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 4-7, 2018  Fundamentals of Food Science Short Course, Erickson Food  Science Building, University Park, PA Click here for details.

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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