On September 29, 2020 APLU hosted a webinar that featured a special discussion with former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the unique role public and land-grant universities play in advancing U.S. global interests through education, international development, research and public diplomacy. Following his opening remarks, Secretary Gates joined a panel discussion with Montana State University President Waded Cruzado and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones (moderated by APLU President Peter McPherson) that explored the work of public and land-grant universities around the world. You can still view the webinar by clicking here.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will enable the agencies to take a concerted, modern approach to support the export of U.S. milk and milk products worldwide.

The House Democrats approved late Thursday on a party-line vote a scaled-down version of its COVID relief package initially introduced in May, reducing the price tag from more than $3 trillion to $2.2 trillion, but including an increase in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and farm aid provisions. The Senate has been reluctant to approve that level of support as their July package and another one weeks later was substantially smaller.

On World School Milk Day 2020, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) has announced the next step in its school milk development work. On Sept. 30, more than 100 participants from around the world joined IDF for a virtual seminar that discussed its latest bulletin on school milk programs, and speakers from the U.S. and India presented case studies of current programs and their important impact on childhood nutrition.

Participant Registration for the 39th Discover Conference: The Transition Period – From Physiology to Management is sold out; however, the “Viewer Only” Registration type is still available. Click the Online Registration option and register as a “Viewer Only” The Viewer Only registration type is meant for individuals who cannot participate in the live sessions (due to time zone issues, or other restrictions), but are interested in receiving the recorded content at the same time it is delivered to Participant registrants. Viewer Only registrants will receive access to all recorded content but will not have access to participate in the live sessions. The virtual program is available for viewing on the DC39 website. Interpretive Summaries from the presentations will be available on S-PAC following the conference to provide some of the information shared at the meeting.

ADSA e-Membership is available through ADSA Global Partner organizations and to individuals who reside outside of the U.S. 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 in-person meetings, or cost-justify full membership in ADSA due to a different area of specialization.

The ADSA e-Membership rate is USD 55 (a 50% discount from ADSA professional membership dues), and runs for 365 days from date of sign-up. With their membership an ADSA e-Member receives: 

 Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science®

 Access to a treasure trove of Annual Meeting symposia (synchronized recordings from 2003 forward, with more added each year);

 Access to searchable Joint Annual Meeting abstracts for 1998 to 2016, ADSA Annual Meeting abstracts from 1935 to 1997 and from 2017 forward (with more added each year), as well as ADSA divisional meeting abstracts;

 The opportunity to subscribe to S-PAC® (Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences) at the ADSA member rate and also receive as part of the package your personal copy of Large Dairy Herd Management, 3rd Edition.

Learn more about e-membership, other types of ADSA membership and other member benefits at: https://www.adsa.org/Membership/Join-Renew

Do you have the S-PAC and Large Dairy Herd Management Bundle??

The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA®) is pleased to offer the most comprehensive information resource package for dairy professionals’ available. The Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences (S-PAC®) and the Large Dairy Herd Management (3rd ed., e-book) are now provided as a package. Students and professionals with purchasing an annual subscriptions to S-PAC now receive a personal copy of Large Dairy Herd Management with their paid S-PAC subscription. Learn more by clicking here. If you have additional questions please contact Ken Olson, PhD, PAS

e-mail: keolson@prodigy.netL Phone: 630/842-5334  

Start making plans to attend the 41^ST ADSA DISCOVER CONFERENCE^SM ON FOOD ANIMAL AGRICULTURE - Health Management of Calves: From Intrauterine Life to Successful Weaning. This conference will explore the many changes in dairy calf management practices, and research conducted over the last decade. Potential Conference Topics include:

•      Opportunities and Key Knowledge Gaps in Calf Management

•      Bull Calves & Dairy-Beef

•      Calf Housing and Behavior

•      Calf Immunology and Vaccines

•      Calf Nutrition Pre-weaning

•      Calf Welfare

•      Colostrum Management

•      Fetal Programming, Influence of Cow Stressors on Calf Development

•      Neonatal Disease Management

•      Transition to the Ruminant Calf: Weaning Strategies to Optimize Future Health and Productivity 

A poster session will be included to allow participants to share and discuss research findings. Details will be posted on the meeting site as they are finalized.