Perdue's confirmation set for April 24

Following a unanimous consent request from Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), the Senate is now scheduled to vote at 5:30 p.m. on April 24 on President Donald Trump's nomination of former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be U.S. agriculture secretary.

Several Senate Democrats were reported to have placed a procedural hold on advancing the nomination due to some concerns, including Perdue's stance on trade with Cuba.

The scheduled vote comes after the Senate Agriculture Committee held a confirmation hearing on his nomination on March 23 and held a vote out of committee on March 30.

A coalition of 16 agricultural organizations, led by the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), sent a letter to Senate leaders urging them to bring up Perdue's vote as quickly as possible. Despite the push from the agriculture industry to confirm Perdue the first week of April, the Senate will vote after its two-week recess on April 24.
Canda's dairy trade action hurting rural America

U.S. dairy organizations this week urged the Trump Administration to fight back against protectionist Canadian trade policies that are slamming the door shut to American dairy exports, in violation of existing trade commitments between the two nations. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the International Dairy Foods Assn. (IDFA) called on the federal government, as well as on governors in northern states, to take immediate action in response to Canada's violation of its trade commitments to the U.S.

Because of Canada's National Ingredients Strategy and new Class 7 milk pricing program, which the groups say is expressly designed to disadvantage U.S. exports to Canada and globally, multiple dairy companies in Wisconsin and New York have been forced to inform many of their supplying farmers that the Canadian market for their exports has dried up. For some farmers, this means that the company processing their milk and shipping it to Canada can no longer accept it starting in May.
FAO index shows global food price decline in March

Global food prices monitored by the U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) fell in March amid large available supplies and expectations of strong harvests.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged nearly 171 points in March, marking a 2.8% drop from the previous month while remaining 13.4% above the level a year earlier, according to the FAO news release.
FAO's Food Price Index is a trade-weighted index that tracks international market prices of five major food commodity groups.
ADSA News and Happenings

2017 ADSA Annual Meeting News
The ADSA Annual Meeting will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from June 25 to 28. We have created a world-class dairy science program for you, in a vibrant, bustling city. The scientific program will feature 1,100 oral and poster presentations from around the globe. Be sure to check out the current list of symposia and workshops, including speakers and their presentation topics, here: https://www.adsa.org/2017/program.asp.
Several of the new things at the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting include:
  • Traditional posters, plus the ability to view all posters for the meeting from viewing stations
  • Inaugural Informal Milk Quality Session, plus other receptions throughout the meeting to help you network with people that focus on the same thing you do.
  • A keynote that responds to member feedback for professional development: The Human Element
  • All Symposia to be Recorded!
  • An opportunity to Catch a Pittsburgh Pirates Game While You're in Town!  The Pirates will battle the Tampa Bay Rays.
Online registration for the  2017 ADSA Annual Meeting is open at
https://www.adsa.org/2017/reg.asp. Nonmembers are invited to join ADSA now and attend the meeting at the member rate of only $495. The saving on meeting registration will almost cover you annual membership fee and you will enjoy the great benefits of ADSA membership through December 31, 2017! The sooner you join, the longer you will enjoy the benefits of membership. Remember, in addition to your savings on registration for the ADSA annual meeting your membership includes discounts on your S-PAC subscription, savings on registration for Discover Conferences and all the other member benefits. As a bonus to all registered Annual Meeting attendees, the ADSA Foundation has approved a FREE 90-day trial subscription to S-PAC® (www.spac.adsa.org). Existing individual S-PAC subscribers who attend the meeting will have their current subscription extended by 90 days.
IMPORTANT ADSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING DEADLINES
Housing:  May 19, 2017
Early Registration:  May 31, 2017
We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh.
Remember, the deadline to nominate individuals for the FASS-AFIA New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award is May 1. Nominations should be submitted on the FASS website:  https://www.fass.org/about/fass-afia-award. Complete instructions and FASS-AFIA award guidelines can be accessed on the website.




The registration deadline for the upcoming Dairy Replacement Heifer Conference is May 1; however, based on recent history, Discover Conferences tend to fill before the deadline. To ensure you spot, we encourage you to  register today!
32nd ADSA DISCOVER Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:
Dairy Replacement Heifers: Transitioning from Weaning through First Lactation
May 30-June 1, 2017
Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL
(near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport)
Hosted by the American Dairy Science Association®
This abbreviated 2-day conference will serve as a follow-up to the very successful 2008 and 2013 calf conferences to examine new information available on issues pertaining to development and management of the dairy heifer. It will consist of focused discussions on the major stages of the heifer as she enters the milking herd.
Conference topics include
  • Growth: Biology, Production Potential, Nutrition, Stress
  • Health Impact of Disease on Future Production
  • Management Tools and Strategies: Genomics, Welfare, Custom Heifer Rearing
  • Profitability and Herd Level Dynamics
Members of the research and academic community, leading consultants, extension educators, industry leaders related to services and products for growing calves, producers, and members of governmental and regulatory agencies are encouraged to participate in this interactive program. Graduate students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to attend.
Early Registration Deadline: May 1, 2017
Note: registration is limited to the first 150 registrants.
Registration fees increase by $90 after May 1.
To view complete conference information or to register:
https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/DiscoverConferences/32ndDiscoverConference.aspx
For additional program details:
Molly Kelley, ADSA Discover Conferences,  mollyk@adsa.org
Larry R. Miller, ADSA Discover Conferences, larryrmiller@atlanticbb.net
Kristy Daniels, Virginia Tech, danielsk@vt.edu
Keith Poulsen, University of Wisconsin, Keith.Poulsen@WVDL.wisc.edu
ARPAS has assigned 13 ARPAS CEU's for ARPAS members
participating in the 32nd Discover Conference.
Click  here to view the Conference Program.
 
 
ADSA Joins Industry and Others in Calls for Support of Science
Congress is actively working on budget plans that will impact research opportunities in the coming years.  ADSA has recently joined in several coalition letters that call for funding of research and in particular animal and food related research.  They include:
  • Joining with 50 other members of the Animal Agriculture Coalition (AAC) in calling for support of the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration budget. Included in the letter is a call for $420 million, a $70 million increase over fiscal 2016, for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) and $10 million, a $6 million increase, for Section 1433, Continuing Animal Health and Disease, Food Security, and Stewardship Research, Education and Extension Programs.  $420 million, a $70 million increase over fiscal 2016, for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
  • Joining with 31 other science and animal producer organizations in strong support for an additional $35 million for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for research, monitoring and surveillance under the Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) strategy.
  • Joining 285 other U.S. business, science and engineering, medical and health, and higher education organizations, in a letter coordinated by AAAS, urging members of Congress to swiftly complete the FY 2017 appropriations process with robust investments in scientific research. This was the largest number of groups to be included in a letter of this type.
  • Joined with 41 other members of the "Friends of ARS" in calling for FY 2018funding of no less than $1.286 billion for salaries and expenses and $99.6 million for buildings and facilities for ARS.
Copies of the letters are in the Science Policy area of our website.
 
 
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 Jeremy Holzner, FASS Executive Director at jeremyh@assochq.org .
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.
 
 
You can Still Become a Sponsor of the Large Dairy Herd Management (3rd edition, e-book)
 Nonprofit organizations, companies, and individuals are invited to take advantage of the opportunity to sponsor one or more of the remaining available sections of the Large Dairy Herd Management (LDHM) e-book currently in development. Sponsors will receive recognition for a three-year period as the e-book is used throughout the dairy industry worldwide. The ADSA® Foundation is publishing this extensively revised and updated edition of the book in early 2017.

The third edition (98 chapters) will be available in e-book format (designed to allow for convenient updating) with completely new content. It will be sold at ADSA member, nonmember, and student rates and distributed directly by ADSA. 
 
Anticipated users of the e-book include dairy management professionals, progressive producers, extension educators, consultants, upper-level university students studying dairy science and management, and allied industry representatives. The book is written in a practical application style but reflects the scientific rigor of the Journal of Dairy Science®.
As an e-book sponsor, you will receive international recognition for supporting the delivery of up-to-date, peer-reviewed dairy management information to the global dairy industry. Initial e-book section sponsors will have right of first refusal to renew after the initial three-year period of recognition. DON'T WAIT! There are only a limited number of sections available and sponsorship needs to be confirmed prior to publication.   For information on sponsorship and the worldwide recognition it will bring, please contact Larry Miller at largedairyherdmanagement@adsa.org

    
ADSA® on Linked In continues to grow - Are you included?
Our ADSA Linked In group continues to grow. We now include 1,604 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.






Integrating Dairy Science Globally

Make your plans now to attend the most comprehensive dairy science meeting in the world, the 2017 ADSA Annual Meeting. 

Included are invited symposia and special pre- and post-conference events. 

Visit the meeting website http://www.adsa.org/2017/ regularly for the latest information on the meeting.

See you in Pittsburg - The place where the dairy world meets in 2017.
 

Thanks to our Corporate Sustaining Members
                                 We appreciate your ongoing support of ADSA and the  Journal of Dairy Science ®.
Ag Processing Inc.
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
Dairy Nutrition Plus
Darling International Research
Diamond V
DuPont Pioneer
Elanco Animal Health
Grande Cheese Company
JH Biotech, Inc. 
Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Nutriad, Inc.
Papillon Agricultural Company
Quali Tech, Inc.
Renaissance Nutrition Inc.
Zinpro
Zoetis
Zook Nutrition & Management Inc.
Calendar of Events
Apr 10-12, 2017   Congress on Gastrointestinal Function*, Gleacher Center, Chicago. For more information and registration, click here.

Apr 11-13, 2017  High Temperature Short time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University.  For more information, contact Louise M Felker, 607-255-7098, lmf226@cornell.edu
Apr 11-13, 2017   DCHA Annual Conference - Sky's the Limit, Madison Marriott West, Middleton, WI. For registration and more information visit http://calfandheifer.org/conference
Apr 12, 2017  Herd Health and Nutrition Conference. Holiday Inn, Liverpool/Syracuse, NY. For more information, click here.
Apr 17 - 19, 2017    Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN, For more information and registration click here
April 20, 2017  53rd FL Dairy Production Conference. For more information, click here.

Apr 23 - 25, 2017   ADPI/ABI Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.adpi.org
Apr 23-27, 2017  The World of Cheese from Pasture to Plate Short Course, Babcock Hall, Room 205. University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more information, click here.

Apr 26-28, 2017  Dairy Ingredients 360 Short Course - Introduction to the Basics of Production, Marketing and Use of Dairy Ingredients. The James Hotel, Chicago, IL. For information visit: http://www.adpi.org/events/dairyingredients360
May 2, 2017   Wisconsin Cleaning & Sanitation Workshop, CDR-UW Madison Babcock Hall, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

May 3, 2017  Dairy HACCP Workshop, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

May 4-July 19, 2017  Certification in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit: https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses/certificate_dp_5_17
May 9-10, 2017   Applied Dairy Chemistry Workshop, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here. 

May 10-11, 2017   California Animal Nutrition Conference (CANC)*,  For more information click here
May 14-18, 2017  Membrane & Other Separation Technologies short course - "Applications in food, dairy, beverages and bioprocessing", TIPS building, Texas A&M University Campus, College Station, TX. For more information, click here.

May 22-23, 2017   Pennsylvania Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians 78th annual meeting, Pen Stater and Conference Center, State College, PA. For more information and registration, click here.

May 30-June 1, 2017   32nd ADSA Discover Conference - Dairy Replacement Heifers' Transitioning from Weaning through First Lactation, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information, click here.

May 30-June 1, 2017  Precision Dairy, Hyatt Regency Lexington, KY. For more information and registration, click here.

May 31-June 1, 2017  The Science of Yogurt (Basic Level), Oregon State University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  
June 1-3, 2017  2nd Annual Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium: Intersection of Best Practices and Sustainability, Milwaukee, WI. For more information and registration, click here.

June 6-7, 2017  Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products-Basic Level, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu   
June 6-8, 2017  Cheese Grading Short Course, CDR-UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

June 13-15, 2017  Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products-Advanced Level, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  
June 14-15, 2017   Four State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference. Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA.For more information and registration, click here.

June 25-28, 2017  ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Pittsburgh, PA.  For more information click here
June 28-29, 2017  CDR Buttermakers Short Course, Babcock Hall, UW-Madison, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

July 8-15, 2017   2017 ADGA National Show. Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI. For more details, visit http://adga.org
July 16-21, 2017   36th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference 2017, University College Dublin, Ireland. For more information and registration, click here.

July 25-27, 2017  High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph:607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu 
Aug 1-2, 2017  Milk Pasteurization Short Course. UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205. Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Aug 08-09, 2017   Dairy Science and Sanitation, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  

Aug 21-22, 2017  HACCP/Food Safety Plans, Cornell University, For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu

Aug 23-24, 2017  Implementing SQF Systems, Cornell University   , For more information contact Louise M. Felker, Ph: 607.255.7098  lmf226@cornell.edu  

Aug 29- Sept 1, 2017  68th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Tallinn, Estonia. For more information visit https://eaap2017.org
Aug 30-Nov 14, 2017  Certificate in Dairy Processing online course, CDR-UW Madison, WI. For more information, visit https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/shortcourses/certificate_dp_9_17
Sept 6-7, 2017   Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here .
Sept 14-16, 2017  50th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Omaha, Neb. Nebraska CenturyLink Center. For more information visit, http://www.aadp.org
Sept 17 - 20, 2017 International Whey Conference, Chicago, IL, For more information visit www.internationalwheyconference.org

 Sept 19-22, 2017  33rd ADSA Discover Conference* Integrated Solutions to Fiber Challenges, Chicago Area. For more information, click here.

Sept 20-21, 2017   78th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, City Center Hotel, Mankato, MN. For more information, visit http://www.mnnutritionconf.umn.edu/
Sept 26-28, 2017  14th International Milk Genomics and Human Health Symposium, Quebec City, Canada. For details, visit http://milkgenomics.org/14th-international-symposium-milk-genomics-human-health/
Oct 3-7, 2017  World Dairy Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct 9-13, 2017  Cheese Tech Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here. 

Oct 12-18, 2017  121st USAHA/AAVLD Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. For more information, click here.

Oct 17-18, 2017  The Dairy Ingredient Applications Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Oct 24 - 26, 2017   Global Cheese Technology Forum, Peppermill Resort, Reno, NV, for more information visit www.globalcheesetechnologyforum.org
Oct 24-29, 2017   2017 ADGA Annual Meeting & Convention, Hilton Airport Convention Center, Atlanta, GA. For more details, visit http://adga.org
Nov 2-5, 2017   International Conference on Communications in Veterinary Medicine 2017 Innovating Clinical Communications, Hockley Valley Resort - Orangeville, Ont., Canada. For more information, click here.

Nov 8-10, 2017  The Wisconsin Cheese Grading Short Course UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

Nov. 13-16, 2017  The Science and Art of CheeseMaking Short Course, Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, Penn State University. For more information, click here.

Nov 13-16, 2017   Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals, St. Louis, MO. For more information, click here.

Nov 15-16, 2017  Pennsylvania Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. For more information, click here.

Nov 29-Dec 1, 2017  The Ice Cream Makers Short Course, UW-Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, Madison, WI. For more information, click here.

June 24-27, 2018   ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow, Knoxville, TN. For more information, click here.

Sept 20-21, 2017  78th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, City Center Hotel, Mankato, MN. For mopre information, visit http://www.mnnutritionconf.umn.edu
Sept. 3-6, 2019   ISRP 2019 - International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Kongresshalle am Zoo Leipzig, Germany. 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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