Rafael Jiménez-Flores, PhD, Professor, The Ohio State University and past ADSA President is the recipient of the 2022 IFT Excellence in Education Award that is given in Honor of William V. Cruess. Dr. Jiménez-Flores received nominations from students and colleagues that reflected his mastery of the subject matter, his ability to communicate effectively and enthusiastically, and his ability to inspire and advise students. For example, students love his “storytelling” about “how stuff is being applied in the industry” because “he has lots of current information about the dairy industry.” He has also been recognized as 2017–2018 Food Science Club Professor of the Year by the Ohio State Food Science Club and received the 2019 NACTA Educator Award and the 2003 Milk Industry Foundation/Kraft Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Dairy Science Association. (Click here for more)

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said it supports bipartisan House legislation that would encourage additional infant formula supply imports as a temporary way to ease short-term supply shortfalls in the U.S. market. NMPF emphasized, however, that boosting longer-term domestic production to ensure safe, secure infant formula supplies in the future is needed. Read more

A Ph.D. candidate in animal biology at the University of California Davis has developed a customizable artificial intelligence platform called DairyFit to help dairy farmers get a better sense of what is happening in their herds. Catie McVey combined biostatistics and machine learning into an algorithmic platform where farmers can visualize data that is already being captured and analyze it to look for insights into behavior. Read more.

House Democrats are preparing their first fiscal 2023 funding package for floor action during the coming week. The package includes the ag spending bill. The Senate is expected to be working on their appropriations bills throughout July. A letter signed by over 60 organizations, including ADSA and FASS, was sent to the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee this week. It seeks Senate support for USDA REE funding levels that are at least as high as the numbers in House bill. Click here to see this and past coalition letters.

Work is underway on the 2023 Farm Bill. Congress has begun to hold hearing focused on specific areas of the bill. The National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research (NCFAR) that FASS is a member of, and the Supporters of Ag Research (SoAR) have been holding strategy sessions since the NCFAR meeting in April in an effort to develop a unified ask for the next farm bill. They will meet again on July 27 to discuss next steps. One important thing for scientists to do throughout the process is to share with their members of Congress examples of your work and the benefits this has for both producers and the public. This has benefits for both the Farm Bill and the Budget. Share your Farm Bill ideas with us so that we can help to advance them.   

Are you or your employer looking for the best and the brightest to fill a job, assistantship, or internship? The resource you need is myDairy Career, a complimentary online job resource center created by the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Graduate Student Division, where employer needs and student interests are matched instantly. Your next employee, graduate student, or intern could be searching for your open position, so don’t delay.

Sign in at https://careers.adsa.org/ to post job, assistantship, or internship opportunities and gain access to high-quality undergraduate and graduate dairy science students in both dairy foods and dairy production. And did we mention myDairy Career is FREE of CHARGE!

Once you are on the myDairy Career website:

If you have any questions about myDairy Career, and the potential benefits to you and your company, please feel free to contact the ADSA GSD gsd@adsa.org

 ADSA® on Linked In continues to grow – Are you included?

Our ADSA Linked In group now includes 2,196 members from around the world, are you one of them? It’s a great place to get information about ADSA and industry activities as well as to network with other dairy professionals from around the world. Check it out here.

While on “Linked In” check out the ADSA Graduate Student Division (GSD) as well. You can find their page at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12059336/profile 

July 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. CDT   USDFRC Webinar “A framework for diversifying dairy forage rotations: Integrating cover crops & precision agriculture” with Dr. Jose Franco, Connection details: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16141396271 646-828-7666; ID: 161 4139 6271

July 26- 27, 2022   Certified Milk Inspectors School, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension      Click here for more information   

July 28, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. CDT   DCRC webinar – “Research reveals new optimizations for GnRH in reproductive protocols”, Click here for more information and to register     

Aug 1-5, 2022         21st International Symposium and 13th International Conference on Lameness in Ruminants, Bloomington, MN, Click here for more information

Aug 2-3, 2022       Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference, Grapevine TX, Click here for more information

Aug 9–11, 2022   Preventive Controls for Human Food, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information   

Aug 22, 20/22         Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension. Click here for more information   

Aug 23–26, 0022 Implementing SQF Systems, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension,   Click here for more information    

Sept 11-14, 2022  International Whey Conference, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL, Hosted by ADPI and EWPA. Click here for more information and registration

Sept 14–18, 2022 Leadership Skills for Success, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information         

Sept 9–Oct 1, 2022         The Science of Cheese (Basic Level), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information

Sept 20-22, 2022    PSU - Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Erickson Food Sci Building, Penn State, Click here for registration and more information

Sept 27-29, 2022    PSU - Pasteurization Short Course, Erickson Food Sci Building, Penn State, Click here for registration and more information

Oct 2–7, 2022     55^th World Dairy Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI, For more information visit https://worlddairyexpo.com/

Oct 3–Nov 15, 2022        SOP and Technical Writing, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information         

Oct 7–Nov 3, 2022          Environmental Monitoring Programs, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information    

Oct 11–13, 2022   HTST, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information    

Oct 12-14, 2022    Dairy Products, Processing and Packaging Innovation Conference, Shell Beach, CA, Further details to come.

Oct 20, 2022   Cheese Grading Workshop, Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information       

Nov 8–10, 2022    Preventive Controls for Human Food (Al, Anika, Rob), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information  

Nov 16-17, 2022     Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert (Advanced Level), Cornell Dairy Foods Extension, Click here for more information

April 10-12, 2023    Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference*, Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne, IN, Click here for more information 

June 25-28, 2023   ADSA Annual Meeting 2023, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Details will be coming

August 2024 International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology*, For symposium information visit https://www.isrp2024.org/

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 at keolson@prodigy.net or keoagconsulting@gmail.com