The number of Iowa cropland acres affected by Monday’s derecho has been revised higher to 14 million acres, the Iowa Soybean Assn. (ISA) reported Friday after receiving an update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Early estimates had suggested 10 million acres.

The new Iowa total includes 5.64 million acres of soybeans and 8.18 million acres of corn.

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The most-detailed study to date of the microbes in cheese was published Aug. 13 in Nature Food by a team of researchers at Teagasc and APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Center, led by professor Paul Cotter.

For this study, the team employed advanced DNA technologies to characterize in great depth the microbiology of 184 samples of cheeses from across the world, according to Teagasc, Ireland's national authority for agriculture and food industry research, advisory and training services.

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A General Mills partnership offers free technical support and coaching.

Every three months at the VanOeffelen Dairy Farm in Conklin, everyone involved with the business — from breeders and nutritionists to their co-op and their veterinarians — gathers for a candid and all-encompassing roundtable discussion.

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The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) scientific report, which is open for public comment until this Thursday, has already received many public comments this week, including from beef and dairy groups.

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Meet early career researchers Daniela Lourenco of the University of Georgia, Chanhee Lee of The Ohio State University, Jacquelyn Boerman of Purdue University, Christine Baes of the University of Guelph, and Haotian Zheng of North Carolina State University, and learn about their research and experiences of publishing in the Journal of Dairy Science. Read their interviews here and for more information on the Journal of Dairy Science visit ADSA’s website here. 

Sensory characteristics and form of milk offered are key to child preferences according to a study in the Journal of Dairy Science^®

In an article appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, scientists from North Carolina State University and Cornell University studied key contributors to increasing milk consumption among children.

The 39^th American Dairy Science Association^® (ADSA) Discover Conference: The Transition Period – From Physiology to Management, planned for October 26-29, 2020 and originally scheduled to occur in Itasca, IL will move completely online.

ADSA’s Discover Conferences ^TM have been designed to offer an informal environment and format that encourages candid interactions among scientists to improve learning and understanding of timely topics in the science of food animal agriculture. The interactive spirit of Discover conferences will remain in the virtual format; with structured discussions woven into the program, including focused discussions with the speakers. As is consistent with previous Discover Conferences, registration will be limited in order to maintain the small group, quality discussions that participants have come to appreciate about attending a Discover Conference.

This conference will highlight scientific advancements made in the last 10 years relative to the Transition Period. Conference topics include: Physiology, Inflammation and Immune Function, Management and Feeding, Monitoring and Analysis, and Health.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/39th-Discover-Conference.

Didn’t get a chance to attend the ADSA Annual Meeting this year during the dates in June? Not to worry, you can still view all of the content through August 24^th. Don't miss out on the dairy science delivered at the #ADSA2020 Annual Meeting; the event is open to view the 800+ scientific presentations, roundtable discussions, and general sessions. Learn more and register here: http://ow.ly/oufh50AMKEE.

One more reminder from the 2020 ADSA Virtual Annual Meeting, as an added benefit from the meeting everyone who registered for the meeting has received 90 days of complementary access to S-PAC. This means that you have access to all information in S_PAC until September 20, but don't wait. Check it out now. If you were not a subscriber prior to the meeting simply go to https://spac.adsa.org/., use the same login and password that you did to register for the meeting and you will have access to S-PAC. If you are a subscriber, your subscription was extended by 90 days.

Please contact Ken Olson keolson@prodigy.net if you have questions.

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.