Updates Available for 8th Edition of Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle

On December 8, the National Academic of Science and Engineering released an update to the computer model accompanying the 8th Edition of Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, originally released in 2021. Users are encouraged to go to Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle: Eighth Revised Edition |The National Academies Press and click on “Download Instructions” to get the latest version.  

USDA raises 2022 animal protein production forecast

Higher beef, broiler, and turkey forecasts partly offset lower pork production in Q4 2022, leading USDA to raise the forecast for 2022 red meat and poultry production to 107.53 billion lbs. in the December “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates” report.

USDA raised the 2022 beef production forecast to 28.42 billion pounds (lbs.) due to higher expected cattle slaughter as well as heavier carcass weights. Pork production, however, was lowered to 27.06 billion lbs. due to lighter carcass weights. Broiler and turkey production were raised to 46.10 billion lbs. and 5.21 billion lbs., respectively, on current slaughter and hatchery data. Read more

National food insecurity remains unchanged heading into the holidays

Fairly stark regional differences about food spending emerged last month among surveyed U.S. consumers. However, similarities in food values also appear at the regional level, both according to the newly released Consumer Food Insights Report.

The survey-based report out of Purdue University's Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. This month's report looked closely at how respondents answered survey questions based on their geographic region. Read more

CoBank: U.S. economic forecast darkens for 2023

The U.S. economy still has considerable momentum and is not currently on the verge of recession. However, economists have never been more pessimistic and there are very legitimate reasons for concern. Over the past half century, inflation above 5% has never been tamed without incurring a recession. That portends a painful, yet necessary chain of events will unfold in 2023, according to a comprehensive year-ahead outlook report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.



“As financial conditions continue to tighten, we expect the U.S. economy will steadily soften through the first half of 2023, ushering in a brief, modest recession,” said Dan Kowalski, vice president of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange. “The unemployment rate could rise as high as 5%, indirectly leading to a decline in consumer spending. Without this softening in the labor market and the associated slowing of wage gains and spending, it will be difficult to stabilize prices.” Read more

JDS Communications is now indexed in PubMed

JDS Communications is now being indexed by the national database PubMed. Editor-in-Chief Matt Lucy, PhD, stressed the significance of this development: “Indexing in PubMed is an important step for new journals and demonstrates the confidence that the US National Library of Medicine has in our journal, including its publishers, editors, editorial board, and authors.”

PubMed is a free resource maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the National Library of Medicine. The database indexes journals primarily in biomedicine and related life sciences fields and contains abstracts and citations, usually with links to the full text. Indexing improves the accessibility of an article by allowing researchers to search PubMed for a specific topic. This increase in visibility can lead to more citations for an article. "Our authors’ work will be hosted along with 34 million other citations in PubMed, one of the largest searchable databases for biomedical literature,” said Lucy. “We anticipate that indexing in PubMed will increase the number of citations for articles published in JDS Communications. The increase in citation rate will drive our impact factor, which will bring more authors to our journal.” (MORE)

New Scientific Publishing Webinar for Authors

A completed scientific manuscript represents an extraordinary effort and investment by its authors. This webinar will discuss the attributes of the ADSA ecosystem of journals, namely, the Journal of Dairy Science and JDS Communications. A “side-door view” of many of the activities involved in scholarly publishing will be shared. Geared for all, but especially for early-career scientists, this webinar will also discuss and outline several ways authors can highlight the impact and overall influence of their own individual published works. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask Paul Kononoff, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Dairy Science, questions related to these and other topics. 

Register here.

2023 ADSA Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts

 Submit your abstract for ADSA 2023 today!

You won't want to miss this fully in-person ADSA meeting in beautiful Ottawa, ON, Canada!

Why submit your abstract to ADSA?

• This is simply the most valuable dairy meeting for research presentations! The ADSA Annual Meeting scientific program will feature over 1,000 oral and poster presentations from around the globe.
• 1,500 scientists from at least 50 countries will meet in Ottawa—this is your chance to put your research in front of them!
• All abstracts are peer reviewed by industry leaders and are published as a supplement to the Journal of Dairy Science.
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The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. (CST).

As always, the success of the ADSA Annual Meeting begins with the quality of the science presented—we look forward to your contributions to this global gathering of animal and dairy scientists.



Thank you!

2023 ADSA Annual Meeting Program Committee

44^th ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:

Why Cheese from Milk?

March 7-9, 2023

Northern Illinois University Conference Center in Naperville, IL and presented virtually

This ADSA Discover Conference is working in collaboration with the American Cheese Society to 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 Conference

Conference topics

• What is Milk and its Role in a Healthy Human Diet

• Health Aspects of Milk and Milk Components

• Cheese to Deliver Nutritional and Health Benefits

• Consumer Messaging Based in Science and the Next Steps

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.

Early Registration Deadline: February 7, 2023

Registration fees increase by $100 after February 7.

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

Jan. 4, 2023 at 3 p.m. CDT         USDFRC Webinar “The rumen liquid meta-transcriptome of post-weaned dairy calves differed by preweaning ruminal administration of differentially-enriched, rumen-derived inocula” with , Dr. Wenli Li, Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16141396271

Jan 5, 2023 at 2 PM CST  NMC webinar, led by Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, “What Can You Learn From Teat Scoring On Your Dairy?”, Click here to register

Jan 10-11, 2023 Coffee, Tea, and Creamers - The Science and Art of Milk in Beverages, Chapman University, Ranney Processing Lab, Orange, California. Contact: Robyne Kelly (714) 289-2040 rokelly@chapman.edu. 

Jan 12, 2023 at 1 PM CST ADSA Webinar: Scientific Publishing – Choosing a peer-reviewed journal and highlighting your scholarly and creative activity – with Paul Kononoff, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Dairy Science. Register here. 

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

Jan 16-18, 2023     Georgia Dairy Conference, Savannah, GA, Click here for more information and registration.

Jan 16-19, 2023     49th Annual IETS Meeting, Lima, Peru, Click here for more information and registration.

Jan 17-20, 2023. Better Process Control School - Dairy Processors. Chapman University, Ranney Processing Lab, Orange, California. Contact: Robyne Kelly (714) 289-2040 rokelly@chapman.edu. For more information visit https://www.chapman.edu/scst/graduate/ms-food-science/better-process-control-school.aspx

Feb 9-10, 2023. Dairy Operations Workshop. Dairy Products Technology Center, CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, CA.  For more info: klees@calpoly.edu Registration: https://dairy.calpoly.edu/short-course-symposia

March 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

March 13-15, 2023   ADPI Dairy Ingredient Technical Symposium, Hilton Beachfront, Santa Barbara, CA, 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

April 23-25, 2023   ADPI/ABI Annual Conference, Sheraton Grand Hotel, Chicago, IL, Click here for more information

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