Dairy, beef industries extend collaboration on animal care issues

In order to strengthen the ongoing partnership between the dairy and beef segments of the cattle industry on animal care issues, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the national beef checkoff's Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program announced that they will be jointly offering more training opportunities for farmers and ranchers in 2016.

NMPF has been working for the last year to identify areas where its Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program can further coordinate with the Dairy BQA Program. Both programs focus on educating cattle producers about the best practices in animal care to assure consumers that meat and milk come from animals that receive optimal care throughout their lives.

 
FDA to begin testing for glyphosate residues

Recently, the Food & Drug Administration developed streamlined methods to test for glyphosate. The agency is now preparing plans for fiscal 2016 to measure glyphosate in soybeans, corn, milk and eggs, among other potential foods, according to FDA spokesperson Jason Strachman Miller.

"The FDA has not routinely looked for glyphosate in its pesticide chemical residue monitoring regulatory program in the past for several reasons, including that available methods for detecting glyphosate were selective residue methods that would have been very cost and labor intensive to implement in FDA field labs," Strachman Miller said.

Also, glyphosate levels, if present in genetically engineered corn and soybeans, are likely to be reduced by the processing done to those foods, he added.

 
APHIS seeks comments on biotech regulation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a notice of intent in the Federal Register indicating plans to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the introduction of biotechnology products. The goal of the notice is to identify "reasonable alternatives and potential issues to be evaluated in the environmental impact statement" as well as to redefine the term "biotechnology."

This is the first step in beginning USDA's overhaul of its biotech regulations, since its current processes were developed more than 30 years ago. USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) hopes to accelerate the development of new crop traits considered to be of little risk to the environment as well as determine regulatory requirements for specific new breeding techniques, such as gene editing.

ADSA News and Happenings
ATTENTION:  You may have recently received an e-mail inviting you to participate in or present at the "International Dairy Meet and Expo".  Please be aware that ADSA/JAM is in no way involved with or connected to the OMICS International Dairy Meet & Expo planned for New Orleans in late June. Just as with a similar OMNICS event a couple of years ago, the JAM organizing team wants you to be aware that this event has no relationship with the 2016 JAM or with ADSA
President's FY 17 NIFA Budget Request Overview
If you missed the Feb. 9 teleconference with NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy presenting the overview of the President's proposed FY 17 NIFA Budget, the recording and transcript are now available on NIFA's website.
The President's budget proposes doubling funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), minor increases in funding for some programs, and sustained funding for others. NIFA uses these funds to deploy research that underpins transformative discoveries needed to solve challenges to our nation's nutritional security, including diminishing land and water resources, changing climate, and the need for environmental stewardship, in the context of the burgeoning population. 
Other documents related to the FY 17 Budget include: NIFA FY 2017 President's Budget Proposal brochure and the 2017 Explanatory Notes.
 

Here are 15+ reasons to attend the Large Dairy Herd Management Conference...
where 96 topics will be presented in 15 sections (section chairs noted). Each presentation will be made twice, to maximize the opportunity for attendee input.
ARPAS Continuing Education Units
This conference has been approved for up to 20 continuing education units (CEUs) for the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) certification requirements.
Continuing Education (RACE) Credits for Veterinarians
This program will be submitted for approval by the AAVSB RACE Board for CE Credits available to any individual veterinarian or veterinary technician/technologist.
90 Day Free Access to S-PAC
The ADSA Foundation has added another benefit for attending.  A free 90 day trial of S-PAC will be included with your registration if you are not currently a subscriber. Current subscribers will have 90 days added to the length of their subscription
Early registration rates end at midnight March 15.

Large Herd Systems (S. P. Washburn)

Building Sustainability and Capacity (D. K. Beede)
 
Facilities and Environment (J. M. Zulovich and J. P. Harner)
 
Milk Markets and Marketing (N. R. St-Pierre)
 
Genetic Selection Programs and Breeding Strategies (K. A. Weigel) 
 
Calves and Replacements (R. E. James)
 
Reproduction and Reproductive Management (W. W. Thatcher)
 
Nutrition and Nutritional Management (R. J. Grant and H. M. Dann)
 
Lactation and Milking Systems (R. M. Bruckmaier)
 
 Mastitis and Milk Quality (J. S. Hogan)
 
Animal and Herd Welfare (T. DeVries)
 
Herd Health (C. A. Risco)
 
Business, Economic Analysis, Decision-Making (A. De Vries)
 
Effectively Managing Farm Employees (S. J. Moore and P. T. Durst)
 
Precision Management Technologies (J. M. Bewley)
 

Don't forget to book your hotel soon, while rooms are still available at the conference hotel. For the latest information on the conference, go to http://www.adsa.org/Meetings/LargeDairyHerdManagement.aspx
Please contact Larry Miller for conference and e-book sponsorship opportunities.
Complete registration and conference information including the program is posted on the LDHM website:http://www.adsa.org/Meetings/LargeDairyHerdManagement.aspx
Register today!
        Large Dairy Herd Management Conference
        May 1-4, 2016
        Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, Illinois
REMEMBER: the Early Registration Deadline is March 15, 2016

 
 
The GSD Communications Committee has worked hard to put together their winter newsletter. They invite you to check out these great articles.
  • Get to know your GSD President and Vice-President, Adam and Hiral, in the Advisory Council Spotlight.
  • The International Spotlight will give you a glimpse of the Israeli dairy industry, written by GSD's very own Amanda Lee.
  • Did you miss the GSD webinar in December concerning academic research in dairy science? Click on the link provided to watch the recording now! You will find links to all past GSD webinars!
 
William (Bill) Chalupa, PhD
Dec. 11, 1937 - Jan. 25, 2016
It is with sadness that we note the death of William (Bill) Chalupa, PhD, this past January. Bill was a retired professor from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. Bill was a graduate of Rutgers University, College of Agriculture (BS, MS, and PhD) in Ruminant Nutrition. His first faculty position was with Clemson University in the Dairy Science Department from which he did a sabbatical leave at the USDA Ruminant Laboratory in Beltsville before joining Smith-Kline Pharmaceutical as Manager of Rumen Metabolic Research in West Chester, PA at the Applebrook facility. In 1975 he joined Dr. David Kronfeld, Dr. Charles Ramberg, and Dr. Cliff Baile in the Section of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. This was a unique group of research scientists for a veterinary institution. Their focus was on animal health and production and delivery of current nutritional concepts to nutritionists and producers through development of ration formulation software. Bill retired from Penn in 2005 after 30 years of service.
Bill made important contributions in ruminant nutrition in the areas of nitrogen metabolism, the influence of ionophores on rumen fermentation, use of by-pass fats in ruminant diets, and production responses to bovine somatotropin. Bill was an early proponent of the application of more dynamic ration formulation programs to account for rumen fermentation of feedstuffs. With Drs. Danny Fox, Charlie Sniffen and Ray Boston, he was instrumental in taking concepts in the Cornell Net Carbohydrate Protein System and developing a usable ration formulation program for use in the field, CPMDairy. With his collaborators Bill moved ration formulation programs from static models to more dynamic models. He devoted time and energy to training nutritionists worldwide in these concepts.  A major contribution of his legacy is the growth of dynamic ration models that are used today in the field. Bill was a solid scientist, excellent teacher, and a mentor and many in the nutrition community have benefited from his efforts.
Bill was recognized with numerous professional awards including the ADSA American Feed Industry Association Award in 1981 and in 2003 with the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award of Rutgers University, but his lasting award is the use of dynamic ration models, which have advanced the art and science of ration formulation throughout the world. Bill is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara, and his daughter, Judy and her husband Michael, his son Chip and his wife Sondra, and five grandchildren.
 
Would you like to help the animal and dairy science community and attend the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting 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 [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 June 1, 2017, ADSA will comp your registration to the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting that will be held June 25 to 28, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA.  It's win-win-win. For more information about services offered by FASS, click here.
 
Are You Part of ADSA� on Linked In
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,504 members from around the world, are you one of them? It's a great place to get information and network with other dairy professionals from around the world.  Check it out here.

 
Thanks to our Corporate Sustaining Members
                                 We appreciate your ongoing support of ADSA and the Journal of Dairy Science�.

Diamond V Mills 
Kent Nutrition
Grande Cheese Co.
Darling International Research
Quali Tech
Zook Nutrition & Management
DuPont Pioneer
Zoetis
West Central
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Ag Processing
Renaissance Nutrition
Global Agri-Trade Corp.
Masters Choice
Papillon Agricultural Co.
Nutriad 
Western Pacific Oils LLC 
Calendar of Events
Feb 23, 2016  Vermont Dairy Producers Conference, For more information click here
 
Feb 23-24, 2016     Specialty Cheese Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, NY, For more information contact Rob Ralyea 607-255-7643 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098 to register, click here.
 
Feb. 25-26, 2016      USDA Ag Outlook Conference - Transforming Agriculture: Blending Technology and Tradition, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel,  Arlington, VA,  for information about the Forum and to register, go to www.usda.gov/oce/forum/.
 
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 1-2, 2016   The High Plains Dairy Conference*, Overton Hotel, Lubbock, TX, For more information, click here.

Mar 7-8, 2016
     NYS Cheese Manufacturers' Association Meeting, Double Tree Hotel, Syracuse, NY, For more information contact  Janene Lucia, Ph 607-227-5833

March 7 to May 8, 2016   Dairy Production and Management MOOC (massive open online course) presented by Penn State's departments of animal science, veterinary and biomedical sciences, plant sciences and agricultural economics. For more information and to register visit the course's website: https://www.coursea.org/course/dairy 

Mar 8-9, 2016  The Southern Dairy Conference*, Atlanta, GA. For more information, click here.
 
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
 
Mar 22-23, 2016  FRI Better Process Cheese School, Microbial Sciences Building, 1550 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For registation information, click here.
 
Mar 30-31, 2016     Pathogen Environmental Monitoring Workshop, Cornell University.  For more information contact Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
April 5-7, 2016     Membrane Filtration, Separation, and Concentration Technologies, Cornell University, For more information contact Steve Murphy, Ph: 607-255-2893 or Louise Felker, Ph: 607-255-709
 
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
 
April 12-14, 2016     (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop in Association with NYS Agric. & Markets, Cornell University, For more information contact Steve Murphy, Ph: 607-255-2893 or Louise Felker , PH: 607-255-7098
 
April 13-14, 2016   "REAL Sustainability," Real Engagement in Agricultural Livelihoods, Scheman Building at the Iowa State Center in Ames, Iowa. For registration and more information, click here.

April 18 - 20, 2016     Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center,  Fort Wayne, IN, For more information click here

April 25-29, 2016    World of Cheese from Pasture to Plate, Babcock Hall, Room 2015, UW-Madison, Madison, WI. For more information click here

May 1-4, 2016
     Large Dairy Herd Management (LDHM) Conference, Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL, For more information click here 
 
May 3, 2016   Wisconsin Cleaning & Sanitation Workshop, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, Wis. For more information,
click here.

May 4, 2016    HACCP Workshop, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here
 
May 10-11, 2016   Applied Dairy Chemistry, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

May 24-25, 2016     Basic Dairy Science & Sanitation Workshop, Online and Cornell University,  For more information contact Kim Bukowski Ph: 607-254-3313 or Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
June 7-8, 2016     Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products Workshop (Basic), On-line and Cornell University, For more information contact Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
June 7-9, 2016   Cheese Grading Short Course, Babcock Hall, 2605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

June 15-16, 2016     4-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference, Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA, contact
Jim Salfer, U of MN, [email protected]
 
June 20-24, 2016 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis*, Nantes, France, For more information click here
 
June 21-23, 2016  Precision Dairy Farming 2016, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. 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 12-14, 2016     High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop in association with NYS Agriculture and Markets, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
July 18-21, 2016     Certified Milk Inspector's School in Association with NY State Agriculture & Markets, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098, Course Syllabus  , Required Course of NYS-CMIs
 
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
 
Aug 2-3, 2016  Milk Pasteurization, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Aug 15-18, 2016     Food Safety Systems (HACCP) and Implementing SQF, Cornell University, For more information contact
Kimberly Bukowski Ph: 607-243-3313 or  Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
Sept 11-13, 2016     NYS Cheese Manufacturers' Assoc. Annual Fall Meeting, Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen NY, For more information contact Janene Lucia, Ph: 607-227-5833
 
Sept 13-14, 2016   Master Artisan Short Course Series, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Sept 14-15, 2016     Advanced Fluid Milk Cornell University, For more information contact
Kimberly Bukowski Ph: 607-243-3313 or  Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
Sept 20-22, 2016      NYS Association for Food Protection Annual Conference/FDA NE Regional Update, Doubletree Hotel Syracuse, NY For more information contact Janene Lucia, Ph: 607-227-5833

Oct 3-7, 2016   Cheese Tech Short Course, Babcock Hall Room 205, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here.
 
Oct 4-8, 2016     50th World Dairy Expo, Madison, WI. For more information click here
 
Oct 11-12, 2016  Dairy Ingredient Manufacturing, Babcock Hall, Room 2015, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI. For more information, click here

Oct 11-13, 2016     High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, For more information contact
Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
Oct 19-20, 2016     Advanced Cheese Making, Cornell University, For more information contact Rob Ralyea Ph: 607-255-7643 or Louise Felker Ph:  607-255-7098
 
Oct 20-26, 2016     120th IUSAHA- AAVLD Annual Meeting , Greensboro Sheraton Hotel. Greensboro, NC, For more information click here
 
Oct 25-26, 2016     Vat Pasteurization/Basic Cheese Making Workshop, On-line and Cornell University, For more information contact Rob Ralyea Ph: 607-255-7643 or Louise Felker Ph:  607-255-7098
 
Nov 1-4, 2016    31st ADSA Discover Conference: Big Data Dairy Management,  Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, Oak Brook, IL, For more information click here

Nov 2-4, 2016   Cheese Grading Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI, For more information
click here

Nov 10-11, 2016     2016 DCRC Annual Meeting, Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, For registration and more information click here

Nov 14-16, 2016  Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals*, St. Louis, MO. For more information and registration click here.

Nov 30-Dec 2, 2016   Ice Cream Makers Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI, For more information
click here

Dec 6-7, 2016    
Food Safety Plans for Artisan and Farmstead Processors, Online & Hands-On Location TBD, For more information contact Kimberly Bukowski Ph: 607-243-3313 or  Louise Felker Ph: 607-255-7098
 
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.
 
 

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

 
For more information on your benefits please visit: http://www.adsa.org/join.asp
To join now and gain these member benefits, visit: http://www.adsa.org/join.asp

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