June 29, 2015

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Senate commits to quick COOL action


The main message during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing was the need for the United States to quickly address the country-of-origin labeling in order to avoid retaliatory tariffs. However, changing mandatory to voluntary in the statute for beef and pork may not offer the needed solution, those who testified added.


The top two members of the Senate Agriculture Committee recognized that inaction from the Senate is not an option and the Senate needs to move quickly. "Retaliation is fast approaching and the responsibility sits squarely on our shoulders to avoid it," said chairman Pat Roberts (R., Kan.).


The House previously approved a full repeal by a vote of 300-131 leaving the next action in the Senate's court. The World Trade Organization has ruled against the United States four times and arbitration process started for Canada on June 17 and Mexico on June 29 for them to begin arguing for their sanction levels surpassing $3 billion.


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Putin extends ban on agriculture products


Russian president Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that a current ban on dairy products, meat, seafood, vegetables and fruit from the U.S., European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway will remain in effect until June 24, 2016. The action was likely in response to EU's decision Monday to extend its sanctions against Russia for six months.


Putin initially banned the products in August 2014 after the countries announced sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine.


"We were extremely troubled by news today that Russia intends to extend its unjustified ban on U.S. meat and other agricultural products," North American Meat Institute president and chief executive officer Barry Carpenter said after learning of the extension. "Continuing this ban ignores the free trade obligations that came with Russia's 2012 decision to join the World Trade Organization."

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U.S. dairy industry stabilizing 
 

Domestic dairy markets appear to have stabilized, and U.S. milk production growth may also be stabilizing (Table), Peter Vitaliano, National Milk Producers Federation vice president of economic policy and market research, noted in the group's June "Dairy Market Report."


Vitaliano said the future track for milk production will have a deciding influence on prices and margins in the second half of 2015.


University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus Bob Cropp reported in his June "Dairy Situation & Outlook" that dairy product prices and milk prices continue to hold up better than expected.


Dairy product prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have bounced around during June but will average a little higher for the month, Cropp said.

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RFS hearing draws hundreds

 Hundreds converged in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday, June 25, for a national public hearing in front of Environmental Protection Agency administrators to receive comments on the agency's proposed rule which sets the volume levels for the Renewable Fuels Standard for 2014, 2015 and 2016 and biodiesel volumes for 2017.


Notable attendees at the hearing included Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, along with numerous representatives of renewables groups and the National Corn Growers Assn.

Just a block away from the hearing, Midwestern farmers and key leaders also held a Rally for Rural America. (View video of rally here.)


EPA is responsible for developing and implementing regulations to ensure that transportation fuel sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. In November 2013, EPA proposed levels that have come under considerable attack from both sides of the issue.

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ADSA and Related Happenings 


 

Full Committee Action on FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Postponed
- Report Language Now Available


The full House Appropriations Committee was scheduled to consider the FY 2016 agriculture appropriations bill on Thursday, June 25.  However, the proceedings have been postponed until sometime after the July 4 Congressional recess.


While full committee action will wait, additional information on funding levels is now available.  The report drafted to accompany the FY 2016 agriculture appropriations bill has been released and provides details on funding levels for individual programs. 


For research programs, within the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), funding is largely provided at last year's levels.  The largest increase of any NIFA program is $10 million for AFRI, bumping the program from $325 million to $335 million.  The expanded Sec. 1433 program remains at the FY 2015 level of $4 million.  Information for selected key accounts can be found in the table below.


Selected Agriculture Appropriations Accounts

Account

FY 2015 - FINAL

FY 2016 - President's Budget

FY 2016 - House

Agricultural Research Service

$1.132 billion

$1.191 billion

$1.122 billion

ARS Buildings and Facilities

$45 million

$205 million

$45 million

NIFA Research and Education

$787 million

$998 million

$781 million

                Hatch

$244 million

$244 million

$244 million

                AFRI

$325 million

$450 million

$335 million

                Expanded 

               Section 1433

$4 million

$0

$4 million

(NEW)     Innovation

                 Institutes

$0

$80 million

$0

NIFA Extension Activities

$472 million

$475 million

$472 million

                Smith Lever

$300 million

$300 million

$300 million

NIFA Integrated Activities

$30.9 million

$29 million

$30.9 million

 

A copy of the report language can be found here.

 


Would you like to help the animal/dairy science community and attend JAM 2015 for free?


Referrals are the most tried-and-true way businesses grow, and the same is true for 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 jamier@assochq.org .


They will 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.

 
 

 

JAM 2015 Updates and Reminders

The early registration deadline has passed but it is not too late to attend JAM 2015! You can register online until Saturday, July 11, at 11:59 pm or onsite in Orlando.


Whether you fly or drive to Orlando and whether you come for one day or the whole week, here's why you should attend:

According to the JAM 2013 Survey:

  • 66% of attendees brought home 1 to 3 new ideas and 30% more than 3
  • 60% of attendees made 2 to 5 new contacts and 14% more than 5
  • 61% of attendees brought home 1 to 3 ideas from a species or discipline other than their primary area of focus
  • 96% of survey respondents would recommend JAM to a colleague
  • 50% of survey respondents ranked the 2013 JAM as the top animal/dairy science meeting attended in the previous two years

Program
With 43 symposia and workshops as well as more than 2,400 oral and poster presentations, JAM 2015 has something for everyone.


The final JAM program has been posted online and includes access to the revamped MyProgram, which now functions as a scheduling assistant and includes abstracts for all scientific sessions, as well as general meeting information, times and locations of special events, exhibitor details, invited speaker bios, and more.


The Late-Breaking Original Research Session program and regular session abstracts (the official source for citations) are also available: http://www.jtmtg.org/JAM/2015/program.asp.


At JAM 2015, we are offering poster presenters additional exposure of their posters via the new Poster in my Pocket app!

This app (for smartphones and tablets) is available FREE from the iTunes app store and Google Play. Now, poster presenters have an additional way to share their research with JAM attendees and the rest of the world. JAM attendees can access high-resolution, digital versions of their favorite posters, share links to posters with colleagues, and contact poster presenters, all via the app. For more information and to upload your poster, visit http://www.jtmtg.org/JAM/2015/posterinmypocket.asp or http://www.posterinmypocket.com. You may upload your poster to the app at any time-even onsite at JAM.


Networking
JAM 2015 will also offer many opportunities for networking. In addition to the exhibit hall, Job Resource Center, and many social events, this year we are providing a room for use by employers to interview potential job candidates at JAM 2015.

The interview room (Gatlin A-4) will be available on Monday through Wednesday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.


We hope to see you in Orlando!


The JAM 2015 Team

 

 

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Dates to Note:

 

July 1-3, 2015  The XVII International Silage Conference, Piracicaba, Brazil. For more information, click here.


July 7-8, 2015  Missouri Dairy Grazing Conference, Ramada Plaza Hotel and Oasis Convention Center, Springfield, MO. For more information, click here.

July 9-12, 2015   2015 Interbull Annual Meeting, Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL. For more information, click here or here.

July 11-18, 2015  ADGA National Show, Deschutes County Expo Center, Redmond, OR. For more information contact American Dairy Goat Association, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160; 828-286-3801 or adga@adga.org or www.ADGA.org

 

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


July 12-16, 2015   National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (AM?PIC)* Sioux Falls, SD. For more information, click here.

July 14-16, 2015   High Temperature Short Time Pasteurization Workshop, Cornell University Campus. The complete program may be found here. To register and pay on-line, 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


July 29-31, 2015  Dairy Environmental Systems & Climate Adaptation Conference, the Statler Hotel, Ithaca, NY, For more information, click here.


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


 Aug 18-20, 2015   HACCP for Dairy Operations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY for more information. Steve Murphy 607-255-2893 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098, For more information, click here.


Aug. 20-21, 2015   Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference, Embassy Suites, DFW, Grapevine, TX. For more information, click here


Aug. 27-29, 2015  8th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Hotel LEGOLAND, Billund, Denmark. For more information and registration, click here.


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 17-19, 2015  48th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners*, New Orleans, LA. For more information, click here.

Sept 21-24, 2015    NYS Association for Food Protection Annual 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


Sept 28-Oct 1, 2015  5th International Symposium on Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-Products and Associated Risks: Connecting Research, Regulations and Responses. Lancaster, PA. For more information, click here.

Sept 29-Oct. 3, 2015   World Dairy Expo "Dairy in our DNA", Madison, WI. 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 14-18, 2015   ADGA Annual Convention, The Riverside Hotel, Boise, ID. For more information contact American Dairy Goat Assn. PO Box 865, Spindale NC 28160, 828-286-3801 or adga@adga.org or www.ADGA.org

 

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


Oct. 20-22, 2015  Pasteurizer Operators Workshop, Penn State University, Rodney A. Erickson. Food Science Building, University Park, PA. For more information and to register, click here.

Oct 22-24, 2015  Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by Penn State University in State College, PA. For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site.

Oct 22-28, 2015  119th IUSAHA-AAVLD Annual Meeting, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI. 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 26-28, 2015  12th Anniversary of the International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health, Sydney, Australia. For more information, click here.

Oct 27-28, 2015    Basic Cheese Making Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Rob Ralyea 607-255-7643 or Janene Lucia607-255-2892


Nov 2-5, 2015   30th Discover Conference. Creating an enduring US dairy production sector, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information, click here. 

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


Nov 9-11, 2015  Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals*, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, click here.

Nov 9-12, 2015  The Science and Art of Cheese Making Short Course, Penn State University, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Bldg, University Park, PA. For more information and registration, click here.

Nov 11-12, 2015 PA Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. For more information, click here.

Nov 12-13, 2015  DCRC Annual Meeting, Adam's Mark, Buffalo, NY. For more information, click here.

Nov 15-17, 2015  Southern Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by Virginia Tech in Abington, VA. For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site. 

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


Feb 17-19, 2016  Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by Platteville and Southwest Technical College in Platteville, WI. For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site.

Feb 25-27, 2016  Western Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by College of Sequoias in Tulare, CA. For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site.

Mar 8-11, 2016  34th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar*, For more information, click here.

Mar 14-16, 2016   Midwest Meeting ADSA Midwest Branch and ASAS Midwestern Section, Des Moines, IA.

April 7-9, 2016  North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge & Academy: hosted by the Northeast Region in Syracuse, NY. For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site.

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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