November 10, 2014

 
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New task force created on antibiotics in production ag 

The Association of Public & Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced Nov. 5 the creation of the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.

 

The task force is comprised of representatives from U.S. agriculture colleges/land grant universities and veterinary colleges as well as key representatives from the production animal agriculture community and the pharmaceutical industry.

 

According to the announcement, the task force's goal is to help advise the federal government on a research agenda and also help publicly disseminate information on the use of antibiotics in production agriculture. Officials from key federal agencies are expected to serve as observers to the task force and leaders from public universities in Mexico and Canada will serve as ex officio members.


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Analysis: Idaho dairy industry flourishing

 
 Analysis: Idaho dairy industry flourishingTHE Idaho dairy industry has experienced significant growth in the past three decades, going from an average milk production state to the third-largest milk production state in the nation, according to a recently completed analysis the University of Idaho's College of Agriculture & Life Sciences performed for the Idaho Dairymen's Assn. (IDA).


California has been the leading state in milk production since it overtook Wisconsin in 1992, producing 41.8 billion lb. of milk in 2012. Since then, Wisconsin has been the second-largest milk production state and produced 27.2 billion lb. in 2012. New York traditionally had been the third-largest milk-producing state until Idaho, which had been growing strong and steadily since the early 1990s, surpassed New York in 2012, producing 13.6 billion lb.


The study, which revealed the economic impact in the state of Idaho and throughout the world, attributed the state's production gains to both an increase in the number of dairy cows in the state and an increase in the productivity of Idaho's dairies over the past three decades.


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Input sought on new beef checkoff


 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking input from the public to guide its development of a new supplemental beef checkoff program.

 

"Beef industry representatives agree that this important program needs more resources. USDA is stepping up at a critical juncture to help achieve the industry's goal," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "With this action we can boost research investments, increase beef exports, and encourage folks here at home to support American beef producers."

 

Beef industry leaders agree that the current fee of $1 per-head-of-cattle per producer is too little. The $1 assessment has remained the same since 1985 when Congress first created the beef checkoff program, and the amount can only be changed through Congressional action. This assessment provides resources for marketing to promote beef sales, research, and many other benefits for producers. USDA has said an additional supplemental program like the one USDA is proposing would enhance available resources, which would help the beef industry address important issues including improving and enhancing nutritional and consumer information through initiatives such as consumer advertising, education, research and new-product development.

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GMOs see mixed bag on Election Day


Mandatory GMO-labeling ballot initiatives failed in Colorado and Oregon, however a ban on biotech plantings was approved in Maui.


Voters in Colorado solidly rejected the attempt, with 66% voting against and 34% in favor. Colorado's Proposition 105 would've required food companies to label packaged foods with the text "produced with genetic engineering."


In Oregon, the outcome was similar to past close votes in California and Washington. Only 51% voted against the measure in Oregon, and some tally's showed the victory of margin was just 0.6%. Oregon's Measure 92 would have required food labels to include the words "genetically engineered."


"Just like the tens of millions of voters in California in 2012 and Washington State in 2013, Oregon voters see how this proposal would have created more state bureaucracy, imposed new costs and burdens on local farmers and businesses, and increased food prices for hard-working Oregon families," said Jim Greenwood, president and chief executive officer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. 


In Maui County, Hawaii, voters narrowly approved a moratorium on biotech crop cultivation, with the vote separated by just 1,077 votes.

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ADSA and Related Happenings

New Public Resource Provides Researchers a Forum

to Exchange Ideas about Feed Composition and Nutrient Requirements of Animals

 

LEXINGTON, KY - Do you have questions or suggestions regarding the models that the National Research Council (NRC) uses to predict nutrient requirements of livestock and poultry? Do you want to share your ideas about quantifying nutrient requirements or feed composition? The newly-launched Feedback Forum on the National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) website (https://nanp-nrsp-9.org/forum/) allows you to do just that.

 

The purpose of this Forum is to provide a public arena for the critical discussion of opinions, concerns, and critiques of currently available nutrient requirement models and feed libraries. The Forum provides a novel avenue for researchers, consultants, students, educators, producers, and other stakeholders to interact. The NANP hopes that the communications within the Forum will connect individuals across the animal nutrition industries, and help establish new goals and priorities for future research.

 

Although the NANP can make no promises about future implementation, this Forum is designed to gather feedback about currently available versions of the NRC nutrient requirements models and feed composition libraries. Producers, consultants, students, educators, researchers, and other stakeholders who regularly use these models and feed libraries are strongly encouraged to participate in the Forum. In particular, field users and researchers are encouraged to interact to identify current shortcomings that could be rectified by future research.

 

Posts can be made with a wide variety of intents. Whether you have a question about feed composition, a potential model prediction problem to report, an attribute you would like to see added in the next model release, know of a software bug, or just have some exciting data that could be incorporated into future models, the Forum has a place for you to express your contributions. 

 

The Forum is located under the "Participation Forum" link on the top menu bar of the NANP website. The nutrient requirement Forums are organized by NRC model release and have subsections for commentary about: Energy, Protein and Amino Acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Minerals, Vitamins, Feed Intake, and the interactions between Diet and Production, Health and Environment. The feed composition Forum is organized by species and nutrient type.

 

The Forum is open to anyone and requires a simple email verification procedure to register. All posts are encouraged, but the NANP moderators do ask that you maintain the professional environment of the Forum and restrict discussions to the topic at hand. Questions and comments should be directed to Dr. Robin White, Administrator of the Forum at [email protected] (509-701-9290).
 

 

Sustainability Award winner videos

Nearly 300,000 people have viewed the first in the current series of Sustainability Award winner videos featuring Maddox Dairy.  With the drought in California making headlines across the country, this is a great time to share the story of Joseph Gallo Farms, which has been quietly doing its part to conserve and recycle water and other resources since the day it was founded 65 years ago. This California cheesemaker has found a way to serve the community, preserve the environment and enhance their bottom line. In the process, they conserve 2.9 billion gallons of water.  See how Joseph Gallo Farms is working toward a more sustainable future: http://bit.ly/1x3G0NU . You are invited to share these videos with anyone who is interested in seeing how dairy farmers take care of the Earth as they continue to feed a growing population. Additional videos will be released every other week on DairyGood.

 


Dr. Bill Thomas, ADSA Pioneer                                                                                      

 

We are sad to announce that Dr. Bill Thomas,Emeritus Professor at Michigan State University, a longtime leader of ADSA and the dairy science community, passed away on October 15, 2014. A memorial service was held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in, East Lansing, MI.  

J. William Thomas's Obituary on Lansing State Journal legacy.com

 


 ADSA Asks:  Did you Know About e-membership?

We are pleased to have nearly 11,000 regular readers of the ADSA Dair-e-News. We do appreciate each of you and "Thank You" for your interest and support.  If you are one of our many international readers, e-membership may be the thing for you.  ADSA� offers e-membership to individuals who reside outside of the US and Canada as well as through our ADSA Global Partner organizations. "e-membership" was designed for individuals who have an interest in dairy science, but who may not have the time or budget to attend ADSA's annual meeting, or cost-justify full membership in ADSA due to a different area of specialization.

e-Membership is available at half the cost (USD 55) of ADSA professional membership.  As an ADSA e-Member you will receive:

  • Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science�, (and a paper copy, if desired, for an additional fee);
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  • The opportunity to subscribe to S-PAC� (Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences) at the ADSA member rate, where you currently have access to 502 proceedings from 55 conferences from around the world plus the "Large Dairy Herd Management" textbook.

If an e-Member elects to attend the ADSA annual meeting, or an ADSA Discover Conference, they can simply pay additional dues of $55 (to reach the full professional member dues level and they are then eligible to pay the ADSA member registration rate for the meeting. ADSA e-Members are not eligible for ADSA member page charge rates and are not eligible to run for ADSA board positions, or vote in ADSA elections.  Becoming an ADSA e-Member is accomplished online and the membership year runs for 365 days from date of sign-up.

If you reside outside of the US or Canada, you can become an e-member by clicking here, or if you are a member of one of the following ADSA Global Partners, and have the partner code provided to that organization, you can become an e-member by clicking here.  If you do not have the partner code, please contact your headquarters staff to obtain it.

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  • American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • American Cheese Society
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  • Dairy Association of China
  • Dairy Industry Association of Australia
  • The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology
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We hope this special form of membership will enable many more professionals with an interest in dairy science from all corners of the world to join our global knowledge transfer community.  


Help the animal and dairy science community and attend JAM 2015 for free, too!

Referrals are the most tried-and-true way businesses grow, and the same is true for the Federation of Animal Science Societies (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 Jamie Ritter, FASS Executive Director at [email protected].


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 July 1, 2015, ADSA will comp your registration to the 2015 JAM. It's win-win-win. For more information about services offered by FASS, click here.

ADSA is a founding member of FASS.

 

  

S-PAC Adds Again

We are pleased to announce the addition of proceedings from the 2014 Minnesota Nutrition Conference to S-PAC.  This addition brings our total to 502 proceeding from 55 conferences that are available to subscribers. Visit the website http://spac.adsa.org/ for a full list of conferences. If you are not already a subscriber, now is a great time to become one. Not sure, but you'd like to try it? The "5 Days for $5" is a great way to give it a quick try.

 

ADSA� on Linked In continues to grow

Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow.  We now have 1,091 members from around the world, are you one of them? It's a great place to network with other dairy professionals from around the world.  Check it out here.

Dates to Note:

 

Nov 10-13, 2014   The Science and Art of Cheese Making Short Course, Penn State University, Food Science Building, University Park, PA, for registration and more information click here


Nov. 11, 2014   DAIReXNET Webinar - Causes and implications of subclinical hypocalcemia. For more information on the webinar, click here.

Nov 12-13, 2014  10th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference, Moultrie, GA. For more information, click here. 

 

Nov. 12 - 14, 2014   The Dairyland Initiative Workshop - Stoney Creek Inn, La Crosse, WI

    Nov. 12: Improving Calf Barn Air Quality through Positive Pressure Tube Systems and Barn Design

     Nov 13: Positive Pressure Tube Design for Ventilation & Heat Abatement of Milking Center Holding Areas

    Nov 14: Planning New & Remodeling Existing Housing for Dairy Cows

For more information check the online brochure, for online registration click here


Nov. 12-13, 2014    Pennsylvania Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop*, Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA, For more information, click here.


Nov, 13-14, 2014    DCRC (Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council) Annual Meeting. Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, UT. For more information click here.


Nov. 14:   Planning New & Remodeling Existing Housing for DairyCows Building, University Park, PA, for registration and more information click here


Dec 3-5, 2014   Ice Cream Makers Short Course, UW Madison,  Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI, Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


Dec. 8, 2014   Cornell Food Systems Global Summit - Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Food Systems, Cornell University, Department of Food Science, PepsiCo Auditorium & Stocking Hall Conference Center, Ithaca, NY. For more information, click here. 

Dec.  8-9. 2014   The Last Food Mile Conference, Philadelphia, PA, For more information click here.


Dec. 16, 2014  DAIReXNET Webinar - Treatment and Prevention of Subclinical Hypocalcemia. For more information on the webinar, click here. 

Jan. 4-10, 2015    Ice Cream Short Course, The Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA, For more information visit http://agsci.psu.edu/ice-cream

 

Jan. 6-7, 2015    Milk Pasteurization, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI
Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


Jan, 13-15, 2015   Batch Freezer Workshop, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI. Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course

 

Jan. 24-25, 2015   Ice Cream 101: Introduction to Frozen Dessert, Food Science Building, University Park, PA.  For more information visit http://agsci.psu.edu/ice-cream-101

 

Jan 27-29, 2015   HACCP for Dairy Operations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY for more information  Steve Murphy 607-255-2893 or Louise Felker  607-255-7098


Feb 4, 2015   Dairy Basics: Fundamentals of Food Safety. Penn State University. University Park, PA. Contact: Kerry Kaylegian, [email protected], 814-867-1379. Course website: http://agsci.psu.edu/dairy-basics/safety


Feb 18-20, 2015   Basic Dairy Science & Sanitation WorkshopCornell University, Ithaca, NY for more information,  Kim Bukowski 607-254-3313 or Louise Felker  607-255-7098


Feb. 24-25, 2015   Wisconsin Process Cheese Seminar, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205 Register On-line & Payment


Feb. 24-26, 2015  Dairy NACCP Workshop, Penn State University, University Park, PA. Contact Kerry Kaylegian, [email protected], 814-867-1379, Course website: http://agsci.psu.edu/dairy-haccp


Mar 2-3, 2015   NYS Cheese Manufacturers' Association, Double-Tree Hotel, Syracuse, NY For more information contact Janene Lucia 607-255-2893


Mar 3-5, 2015   Buttermakers Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Mar 23-26, 2015    NIAA Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN For more information click here


Mar 23-27, 2015 6th    Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference of the CVA and the 27th Congress of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia, The Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For registration and more information click here,


Mar 23-27, 2015    Cheese Tech Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here.


Mar 23-27, 2015    Tharp & Young Ice Cream Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY For more information contact   Deanna Simons 607-254-4882 or Janene Lucia 607-255-2892


Mar 30-Apr 1, 2015    2015 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Meeting*, Madison, WI For more information click here.


Mar 30 - Apr 3, 2015   From Waste to Worth: Advancing Sustainability in Animal Agriculture- Seattle, WA. For more information  click here.

 

Apr 7-9, 2015   Membrane Filtration, Evaporation & Drying Technology Short Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Tristan Zuber  607-227-7398 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


Apr 20 - 22, 2015   Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN. For more information click here

 

Apr 26-30, 2015    World of Cheese, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


May 5, 2015   Cleaning and Sanitation, UW Madison, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI
Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


May 6, 2015   HACCP, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


May 12-13, 2015    Applied Dairy Chemistry, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


May 19-21, 2015    Basic Dairy Science & Sanitation Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Kim Bukowski 607-254-3313 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


May 26-29, 2015    29th Discover Conference - "Amino Acid Requirements of Dairy Cattle", Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, Il. For more information click here

 

June 2-4, 2015    Cheese Grading Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


June 2-4, 2015    Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products Workshop (Basic), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY  14853 For more information contact Tristan Zuber 607-227-7398 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


June 15-18, 2015  17th International Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (WAVLD), Saskatoon, Sask. For more information, click here.

June 16-18, 2015    Advanced Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information contact Tristan Zuber  607-254-3313 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


June 24-25, 2015  2015 Precision Dairy Conference and Expo, Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. For more information contact Marcia Endres, PHD, 612-624-5391 or [email protected] 

July 12-16, 2015    2015 ADSA- ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)*, Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, FL. For more information click here


July 20-23, 2015  Certified Milk Inspector's School in Association with NY State Agriculture & Markets, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information contact Janene Lucia 607-255-2892 or Steve Murphy 607-255-2893


Aug 4-5, 2015  Milk Pasteurization, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI

Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


Sept 6-8, 2015    NYS Cheese Manufacturers' Association .Annual Fall Meeting, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lake Placid, NY, for more information contact Janene Lucia  607-255-2892


Sept 8-9, 2015    Cultured Dairy Products Short Course UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Sept 15-17, 2015   Fluid Milk Processing for Quality& Safety, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Steve Murphy607-255-2893 or Janene Lucia607-255-2892


Sept 16-17, 2015   The 76th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, MN. For more information, click here. 

Sept 21-24, 2015    NYS Association for Food ProtectionAnnual Conference/FDA NE Regional Update, Syracuse, NY, For more information contact Janene Lucia  607-255-2892


Sept 22-24, 2015    Master Artisan Short Course Series, UW Madison,  For more information click here


Oct 12-16, 2015    Cheese Tech Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Oct 13-15, 2015   High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Steve Murphy 607-255-2893 or  Janene Lucia  607-255-2892


Oct 20-21, 2015   Dairy Ingredient Applications, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Oct 26, 2015  Vat Pasteurization Workshop in Association with NYS Agriculture & Markets, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact  Rob Ralyea 607-255-7643 or  Janene Lucia 607-255-2892


Oct 27-28, 2015    Basic Cheese Making Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Rob Ralyea607-255-7643 or Janene Lucia607-255-2892


Nov 5-7, 2015    Cheese Grading Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Dec 2-4, 2015   Ice Cream Makers Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


June 20-24, 2016 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis*, Nantes, France, 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 for their ongoing support of ADSA and the Journal of Dairy Science�.

Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition

Adisseo North America

Alltech

Akey, Inc.

Elanco Animal Health

Pfizer Animal Health

Pioneer
 Varied Industries Corp.

SoyPLUS / SoyChlor

Diamond V Mills Inc

Kent Feeds

Grande Cheese Co.

Danisco USA Inc

Land O'Lakes Inc

Kraft Foods

GEA Farm Technologies (Westfalia/Surge)

Prince Agri Products

Novus International

BioZyme Inc.

Ag Processing Inc.

Darling International Research

Performance Products, Inc.

MIN-AD, Inc.

Quali Tech

Zook Nutrition & Management

Swedish Univ. of Agri. Sciences

 

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