Summit looks at role of meat in society

An "International Summit on the Role of Meat in Society" was held October 19-20, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. Presentations highlighted and summarized different ways in which meat is relevant in modern society. The intent was to strongly address misinformation being distributed to consumers related to health risks from meat particularly in the EU, but more generally around the world. The summit was hosted by Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Presentations will be published in the March 2023 Special Issue of Animal Frontiers.

One outcome of the Summit was development of the Dublin Declaration. You can find it at https://www.dublin-declaration.org/.  The stated purpose of the declaration is “to give voice to the many scientists around the world who research diligently, honestly and successfully in the various disciplines in order to achieve a balanced view of the future of animal agriculture.”

The organizers are currently inviting scientists with on-going research, teaching, publication, or presentation activity, and who are in some way affiliated with either a university or a research-driven organization to sign the declaration indicating their support for the concepts in the Declaration.  They would like to include as many scientists from around the world as possible in the effort so are seeking our assistance in making scientists aware of the opportunity to sign the document.

Signatures will be posted on the summit website https://www.dublin-declaration.org/signatures and published in the March 2023 Special Issue of Animal Frontiers. They have strong guidelines relative to who can sign the document and protection of the information that is collected.

Critical role of animal protein highlighted at COP27

The Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) convened its first-ever "Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas" pavilion at the UN Climate Summit (COP27) and partnered with the Protein PACT and other stakeholders to convene a total of nine events focused on animal agriculture's key role in sustainability solutions.

The Protein PACT events included a November 9 panel on sustainable livestock across regions and production systems, wherein National Pork Board Assistant Vice President Ashley McDonald shared U.S. pork's commitments to ethical principles, best practices, and documenting proof. The Pork Board and Pork Checkoff pioneered on-farm sustainability reports, which have been awarded $20 million in USDA Climate-Smart Commodities grant funding to expand measurement and implementation of climate-smart practices. Read more

UW-River Falls establishes Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence

Following a transformational gift, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Dairy Pilot Plant will now be known as the Wuethrich Family/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence.

The Wuethrich Family Foundation and Grassland Dairy Products Inc., of Greenwood, dairy industry leaders and longtime UWRF strategic partners, announced today an additional $475,000 commitment toward UWRF’s Dairy Pilot Plant Renovation Project, bringing their cumulative support to $1 million, earning naming rights for the facility. Read more

Coming January 12

A completed scientific manuscript represents an extraordinary effort and investment by its authors. This webinar will discuss the attributes of the ADSA ecosystem of journals, namely, the Journal of Dairy Science and JDS Communications. A “side-door view” of many of the activities involved in scholarly publishing will be shared. Geared for all, but especially for early-career scientists, this webinar will also discuss and outline several ways authors can highlight the impact and overall influence of their own individual published works. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask Paul Kononoff, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Dairy Science, questions related to these and other topics. 

2023 ADSA Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts

The abstract submission site for the 2023 ADSA Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is open! You can now submit your abstract. Submission instructions, quality standards, answers to frequently asked questions, and student competition guidelines are available on the page. There is no abstract submission fee to submit an abstract to the ADSA Annual Meeting.

The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. (CST).

The 2023 ADSA Annual Meeting website will be updated frequently with the latest meeting information, so bookmark the site and visit often. Housing will open in November 2022, and meeting registration will be available in early February 2023.

The 2023 ADSA Annual Meeting scientific program will feature 1,200 oral and poster presentations from around the globe. Make sure yours is included, as 2,000 scientists from 50 countries meet in person in beautiful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Benefit from symposia, workshops, and preconference events presented by the world's leading animal and dairy scientists. Topics will include dairy food science, dairy production, animal health and well-being, animal and human nutrition, food safety, and production and management. As always, the success of the ADSA Annual Meeting begins with the quality of the science presented; we look forward to your contributions to this global gathering of animal and dairy scientists.

Thank you!

2023 ADSA Annual Meeting Program Committee

44^th ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture:

Why Cheese from Milk?

March 7-9, 2023

Northern Illinois University Conference Center in Naperville, IL and presented virtually

This ADSA Discover Conference^SM will inform some of the latest research on the nutritional and health promoting aspects of milk and cheese. The overarching goals of this conference are to provide attendees with the following opportunities:

•       Access to the latest science-based information from dairy science experts

•       Engage with production and dairy foods colleagues in the cheese sector

•       Gain access to evidence-based messaging about dairy

Conference Topics

·      What is Milk and its Role in a Healthy Human Diet

·      Health Aspects of Milk and Milk Components

·      Cheese to Deliver Nutritional and Health Benefits

·      Consumer Messaging Based in Science and the Next Steps

Who Should Attend? Various stakeholders in the cheese industry including cheesemakers, dairy farmers, cheese retailers, allied organizations, as well as university and industry scientists are encouraged to participate. Graduate students and early career professionals are especially encouraged to attend. Both in-person and virtual participation options are available.

Early Registration Deadline: February 7, 2023

Registration fees increase by $100 after February 7.

For Complete Conference Information https://www.adsa.org/Meetings/44th-Discover-Conference

Dec 1, 2022 at 10 AM       56th Florida Dairy Production Conference, Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, Gainesville, FL, Click here for information and registration

Dec 7, 2022 at 3PM CST  US Dairy Forage Webinar Series - “Taxonomic and predicted functional signatures reveal links between the rumen microbiota and feed efficiency in dairy cattle raised in tropical areas.” With Dr. Priscila Fregulia, Join with ZoomGov Meeting at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16141396271

2023

Jan 10-11, 2023 Coffee, Tea, and Creamers - The Science and Art of Milk in Beverages, Chapman University, Ranney Processing Lab, Orange, California. Contact: Robyne Kelly (714) 289-2040 rokelly@chapman.edu. 

Jan 16-17, 2023     Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference, Grove Hotel, Boise, ID, Click here for more information.

Jan 17-20, 2023. Better Process Control School - Dairy Processors. Chapman University, Ranney Processing Lab, Orange, California. Contact: Robyne Kelly (714) 289-2040 rokelly@chapman.edu. For more information visit https://www.chapman.edu/scst/graduate/ms-food-science/better-process-control-school.aspx

Feb 9-10, 2023. Dairy Operations Workshop. Dairy Products Technology Center, CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, CA.  For more info: klees@calpoly.edu Registration: https://dairy.calpoly.edu/short-course-symposia

Mar 7-9, 2023  44th ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture: “Why Cheese from Milk?”, Northern Illinois University Conference Center, Naperville, IL, Click here for more information

Mar 13-15, 2023   ADPI Dairy Ingredient Technical Symposium, Hilton Beachfront, Santa Barbara, CA, 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

April 23-25, 2023   ADPI/ABI Annual Conference, Sheraton Grand Hotel, Chicago, IL, Click here for more information

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