April 2014 President's Letter Michael Galyean, PAS, Dipl. ACAS April 1, 2014 A couple of years ago, I was asked to write a paper on the future of beef production in North America. I had previously given a presentation along the same lines...
2014 ARPAS Elections April 1, 2014 Bill Sanchez, Ph.D., Dipl. ACAN Please remember to vote in the upcoming elections. A notice will be sent via email when the ballots are open. Here are the current...
ARPAS Symposium at the 2014 JAM Jack Garrett, PhD, ACAN Dipl April 1, 2014 Mark your calendar to attend this year’s ARPAS Symposium at the 2014 ADSA-ASAS-CSAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) which will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the...
EVOLUTION OF ARPAS SERVICES for OUR MEMBERS Kenneth Cummings, EVP and Bill Price, Historian April 1, 2014 ARPAS (1984) - We are now in our 30th year, (40th if you count our predecessor organization ARCAS, which was initiated in 1974*). We have grown in membership and...
Ethics Committee Report Joanne Knapp, Ph.D. PAS, Ethics Committee Chair April 1, 2014 The Ethics Committee has handled two formal complaints during the past year. One complaint was filed by a member regarding the sales promotion practices of a feed...
Update on Review Articles in the Professional Animal Scientist Wayne Kellogg, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Editor in Chief, PAS April 1, 2014 I would like to call your attention to the series of Invited Reviews that were published in the April 2014 Issue of the Professional Animal...
ARPAS Foundation Report Bill Braman, PhD, PAS, Chairperson April 1, 2014 The ARPAS Foundation committee seeks your help. The ARPAS Foundation was initiated in 2008 and the ARPAS bylaws were ratified by the membership in 2010. The...
Professional Relations Committee Report Paul Beck, Southern Director April 1, 2014 ARPAS has a long and successful history of building relationships of animal scientists in academia and industry. The Professional Relations Committees in the past...
Arkansas Chapter Report April 1, 2014 The Arkansas Chapter is pursuing plans to merge into a regional chapter with membership primarily from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. An organizational...
California Chapter Report April 1, 2014 Greetings from California. Our team has been very busy with lots of projects, planning, and meetings.