NCFAR, of which FASS is a member, each year hosts a series of webinars designed to educate and empower staff on Capitol Hill and policy stakeholders about the value of and need for public investment in food and agricultural research. NCFAR’s popular "Lunch-n-Learn" series and webinars feature experts from institutions across the country sharing expertise on a wide range of topics. While the target is policy makers, the webinars are open and likely of interest to all. The next webinar, Evaluating End-Use Potential for Process Food Wastes, will be held on August 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM EDT. Click here for more information and registration. 

The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food security and spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies and trust in information sources. Read more

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate released a request for information seeking capabilities for scientific support for the S&T Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense Program, including laboratory and vivarium space, IT infrastructure, as well as subject matter expertise. DHS recently established the Office of Health Security to refocus department efforts on human and agriculture security. Read more

Pizza Hut has begun working alongside DFA and dairy suppliers to enroll interested dairy farm families within their supply chain in the joint dairy project, where they’ll participate in annual farm-level greenhouse gas and energy foot-printing through the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management and Environmental Stewardship (FARM ES) evaluation over a three-year period. By 2025, the end of the three-year period, Pizza Hut aims to source 50% of the dairy used to make its pizza cheese from dairy farms enrolled in the FARM ES program. Read more

A Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) article was featured in an August 13 article in the Washington Post. In the news story, Global Warning and Dairy Cows: Why heat is bad for milk production, Washington Post writer Erin Blakemore reported that climate change and heat stress can lower milk production and lead to diseases and other health issues in dairy cows. The JDS article focused on a trial with 48 Holstein cows housed in temperature-controlled stalls to determine the impact of heat on milk production. Among other findings, researchers confirmed that “repeated bouts of heat exposure impaired lactation performance and developed a febrile response and increased total-tract gastrointestinal permeability.” Read more on the JDS article 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 https://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:

If you have any questions about myDairy Career, and the potential benefits to you and your company, please feel free to contact the ADSA GSD gsd@adsa.org

44^th ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:

This ADSA Discover Conference^SM will inform some of the latest research on the nutritional and health promoting aspects of milk and cheese. The overarching goals of this conference are to provide attendees with the following opportunities:

•       Access to the latest science-based information from dairy science experts

•       Engage with production and dairy foods colleagues in the cheese sector

•       Gain access to evidence-based messaging about dairy

•       Role of major milk nutrients in a healthy human diet

•       Health aspects of milk and milk components

•       Cheese to deliver nutritional and healthy benefits

•       Science, Cheese, and Future Evidence-Based Messaging

Who Should Attend? Various stakeholders in the cheese industry including cheesemakers, dairy farmers, cheese retailers, allied organizations, as well as university and industry scientists are encouraged to participate. Graduate students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to attend. Both in-person and virtual participation options are available.

For Complete Conference Information https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/44th-Discover-Conference

 ADSA® on Linked In continues to grow – Are you included?

Our ADSA Linked In group now includes 2,201 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.

While on “Linked In” check out the ADSA Graduate Student Division (GSD) as well. You can find their page at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12059336/profile 

Aug 16, 2022 at 11:00 AM EDT   NCFAR Virtual Lunch-N-Learn: Evaluating End-Use Potential for Process Food Wastes. Click here to register

Aug 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. EDT   DCWC Webinar “Considerations for disbudding: Pain management and long-term welfare” with Dr. Sarah Adcock, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Click here for more information          

Aug 22, 2022         Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension. Click here for more information   

Aug 23 – 26, 0022 Implementing SQF Systems, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension,   Click here for more information    

Sept 11-14, 2022  International Whey Conference, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL, Hosted by ADPI and EWPA. Click here for more information and registration

Sept 14 – 18, 2022 Leadership Skills for Success, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information         

Sept 9-Oct 1, 2022         The Science of Cheese (Basic Level), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information

Sept 20-22, 2022    PSU - Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Erickson Food Sci Building, Penn State, Click here for registration and more information

Sept 27-29, 2022    PSU - Pasteurization Short Course, Erickson Food Sci Building, Penn State, Click here for registration and more information

Oct 2-7, 2022     55^th World Dairy Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI, For more information visit https://worlddairyexpo.com/

Oct 3-Nov 15, 2022        SOP and Technical Writing, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information         

Oct 7-Nov 3, 2022          Environmental Monitoring Programs, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information    

Oct 11-13, 2022   HTST, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information    

Oct 12-14, 2022    Dairy Products, Processing and Packaging Innovation Conference, Shell Beach,    CA, Further details to come.

Oct 20, 2022          Cheese Grading Workshop, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information       

Oct 26-27, 2022     CA ARPAS Continuing Education Conference - “California Livestock Feeding 2022 and Beyond; Challenges and Opportunities, The Inn at Harris Ranch, Coalinga, CA, Click here for more information

Oct 27-29, 2022     The American Embryo Transfer Association (AETA)-CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention, Louisville Marriott Downtown Louisville, KY, Click here for more information and registration.

Nov, 1, 2022           Dairy Food Basics Fundamentals of Quality and Safety, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, 205 Curtin Rd, University Park, PA, Click here for more information.

Nov. 2, 2022           Hazard Analysis & Preventative Controls Workshop for Small-Scale Dairy Processors, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, 205 Curtin Rd, University Park, PA, Click here for more information.

Nov 2- 3, 2022       Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop, Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA., Click here for more information

Nov 7-10, 2022       The Science and Art of Cheese Making, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, University Park, Click here for more information and registration

Nov 8 – 10, 2022    Preventive Controls for Human Food (Al, Anika, Rob), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information  

Nov 16-17, 2022     Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert (Advanced Level), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information

Jan 16-17, 2023     Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference, Grove Hotel, Boise, ID, Click here for more information.

Mar. 7-9, 2023        44thADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture: “Why Cheese from Milk?”, Northern Illinois University Conference Center, Naperville, IL, Click here for more information

April 10-12, 2023    Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference*, Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne, IN, Click here for more information

June 25-28, 2023   ADSA Annual Meeting 2023, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Details will be coming

August 2024 International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology*, For symposium information visit https://www.isrp2024.org/

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 at keolson@prodigy.net or keoagconsulting@gmail.com