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ERS issues report on antibiotic use in livestock
There is mounting concern that use of antibiotics in livestock will contribute to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, with repercussions for human and animal health.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) has issued a report that explores how limiting antibiotic use for livestock productivity-enhancement purposes may affect farmer practices and profits, as well as market prices and volumes.
ERS said the report addresses the following economic issues associated with the use of antibiotics in U.S. livestock agriculture:
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China trade meeting yields movement on biotech approvals
In its annual session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), top U.S. and Chinese officials announced key outcomes on agricultural technologies. Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus participated in this year's JCCT.
The Government of China indicated it would move quickly to review the 11 agricultural biotechnology events pending approval, Vilsack said. "My hope is that over the next 30 to 60 days, these words are met with consistent action."
China is the largest export market for U.S. soybeans ($14.7 billion in 2014) and a major export market for U.S. corn and corn products ($1.3 billion in 2014). Agricultural biotechnology is important to U.S. farmers of these products, with acreage for biotechnology varieties of soybeans and corn totaling over 90% of all varieties of soybeans and corn in 2014.
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FDA recommendations on voluntary GE labeling
The Food & Drug Administration recognizes that many consumers are interested in whether food ingredients are derived from genetically engineered plants, and has issued guidance for manufacturers who wish to voluntarily label their foods as containing or not containing such ingredients.
If manufacturers wish to label their food as not being produced using genetic engineering, FDA recommends they use terms such as "not genetically engineered," "not bioengineered," or "not genetically modified through the use of modern biotechnology."
FDA does not use the terms "genetically modified" or "genetically modified organism" (GMO) when referring to foods derived from genetically engineered plants.) FDA said it does not intend to take enforcement action against a label using the acronym "GMO" in a statement indicating that the product (or an ingredient) was produced through the use of modern biotechnology, as long as the statement was true and the food's labeling is not otherwise false or misleading.
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Guidelines to assist conservation of genetic diversity
In the run-up to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, the U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines to assist countries in better conserving and sustainably using genetic resources in times of climate change.
The "Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Integration of Genetic Diversity into National Climate Change Adaptation Planning" aim at ensuring that genetic resources for food and agriculture are part of national plans addressing measures for adaptation to climate change.
Genetic resources for food and agriculture encompass the diversity of plants, animals, forests, aquatic resources, microorganisms and invertebrates that play a role in food and agricultural production.
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LDHM Conference Registration is Open
Registration is now open for the Large Dairy Herd Management conference to be held May 1-4, 2016 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center in Oak Brook, IL. This conference is designed to provide an opportunity for authors to obtain feedback on the chapter papers developed for the Large Dairy Herd Management e-Book. The program will be designed so attendees can participate in the sessions of most interest to them. It includes 96 sessions that are organized around the 15 e-Book sections. For a full list of topics and editors visit the conference website. Key stakeholders in the international dairy science community will want to be a part of the conversation about the above topics that impact large dairy herd management. This includes but is not limited to dairy extension specialists, researchers, dairy educators, consultants, allied industry representatives, and dairy producers. A range of sponsorship opportunities are available as well.
ADSA® asks, Did You Know That the Journal of Dairy Science® (JDS), one of our most visible member benefits is the top-ranked dairy research journal in the world. JDS was ranked 2nd in the Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science category of the Journal Citation Reports® 2014, published by Thomson Reuters, with an Impact Factor of 2.573. JDS 5-year Impact Factor (3.071) is also ranked 2nd in the Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science category. The Journal has secured a top five journal ranking for thirteen straight years. JDS is also highly ranked in the Food Science and Technology category: 24 of 123 journals for Impact Factor and 22nd of 123 journals for 5-year Impact Factor.
Members publishing in JDS receive a significant savings on page charges. The current charge for members is $85 per printed page. If no authors are ADSA members, the publication charge is $140 per journal page. The savings from just two (2) pages covers the cost of professional membership. Under the new open access (OA) policy, authors may choose to pay the OA fee in lieu of standard page charges when author proofs are returned so that their paper becomes freely available upon publication in an online issue. The OA fee is $1750 if at least one author is a professional member of ADSA or $3500 if no authors are ADSA members. Open access articles will be freely accessible through the journal's web site (http://www.journalofdairyscience.org/) at the time of publication. All other (non-OA) articles are freely available on www.journalofdairyscience.org/ 12 months after publication.
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Dec. 1-2, 2015 Food Safety Plans for Artisan Food Processors, Crowne Plaza, White Plains, NY. For more information and to register click here.
Dec 15, 2015 Using Social Media to Deliver Extension - Webinar with Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam. For more information and to register click here
January 18-19, 2016 Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference, The Riverside Hotel, Boise, Idaho, visit http://www.pnwanc.org for more information
Feb 15-17, 2016 Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium*, Gainesville, FL. For more information, click here.
Feb 17-19, 2016 VSFA Convention and VT DASC "Cow College"*, Roanoke, VA. For more information, click here
Feb 17-19, 2016 Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by UW Platteville and Southwest Technical College in Platteville, WI For more information, visit the Dairy Challenge web site
Feb 17-19, 2016 2016 Southwest Nutrition Conference. Tempe Mission Palms Hotel & Conference Center, Tempe, AZ. For more information, click here.
Feb 23, 2016 Vermont Dairy Producers Conference, For more information click here
Feb 25-27, 2016 Western Regional Dairy Challenge: hosted by College of the 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
Apr18 - 20, 2016 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, For more information click here
May 1-4, 2016Large Dairy Herd Management (LDHM) Conference, Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL, For more information click here
June 15-16, 2016 4-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA, contact Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota salfe001@umn.edu
June 20-24, 2016 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis*, Nantes, France, For more information click here
July 2-9, 2016 American Dairy Goat Association National Show, Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. For more information contact ADGA, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160. 828-286-3801. www.ADGA.org
July 3-8, 2016 World Buiatrics Congress 2016, Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland. For more information, click here.
July 19-23, 2016 ADSA- ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)*, Salt Lake City, UT, for more information click here
July 24-28, 2016 2016 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (AM/PIC), Little Rock, AR. For more information, click here.
Oct. 20-26, 2016 120th IUSAHA-AAVLD Annual Meeting, Greensboro Sheraton Hotel, Greensboro, NC. For more information, click here.
Nov 1-4, 2016 31st ADSA Discover Conference: Big Data Dairy Mangement, Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL. For more information, click here.
June 25-28, 2017 2017 ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Pittsburgh, PA. 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.
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ADSA Membership Benefits
Did you know that your ADSA Professional Membership provides you with:
* Electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science®
* Joint Annual Meeting at member rates
* Discover Conferences at member rates
* S-PAC: Free access to JAM and ADSA divisional abstracts
* S-PAC subscription at member rates
* Access to recorded symposia library
* ADSA News (association newsletter)
* ADSA Dair e-news (ADSA industry newsletter)
* Access to member directory
* Peer recognition through ADSA and Foundation Award Program
* Discounted page charges in Journal of Dairy Science®
* A strong voice of advocacy for the animal sciences, animal agriculture and agriculture research
* Broad author recognition through ADSA/Elsevier press release program
* Linked In and You Tube sites for ADSA
* Quality networking with academic and industry professionals
* Travel awards for all graduate students attending Discover Conferences
* Opportunity to serve peers via committee and officer positions
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