President’s Letter Jeffrey M. DeFrain, PhD, PAS, DPL ACAS April 1, 2017 This time of year brings about the USDA Prospective Plantings report. This report describes how many acres of each crop will be planted and, pending no major...
CEU’s-Alternate Ways to Meet Your Annual Requirement April 1, 2017 Some of our members have difficulty meeting their required 16 CEU each year. Time and travel are becoming more expensive, and attending meetings that provide...
Please Renew Your ARPAS Membership for 2017 April 1, 2017 We are one-third of the way into 2017, and dues for this year have not been received from approximately 200 members. If you are actively working as an animal...
The Professional Animal Scientist: Publisher Report April 1, 2017 We are very pleased to report that, partly as a result of some recent Elsevier marketing campaigns to promote The Professional Animal Scientist (PAS; more...
ACAS Update N. Andy Cole, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, ACAS President April 1, 2017 I am happy to say that over the past few months we have had a number of individuals successfully apply for ACAS membership through the Highly Qualified Individual...
2017 Election Announcements April 1, 2017 Voting opens May 1 for the 2017 election. The 2017 ARPAS elections will open May 1, 2017. An email notification will be sent to all members with information about...
California Chapter Report April 1, 2017 The winter leadership council meeting covered a wide range of topics related to chapter business and events. In attendance were John Martin (chapter president), Marit...
Midwest Chapter Report April 1, 2017 The Midwest Chapter of ARPAS, which was started in 2011, had approximately 207 members as of January 2017. The chapter continues to be active in building and...
Washington DC Area Chapter Report Bill Price April 1, 2017 Our chapter is sponsoring our Mini-Symposium on “Environmental Sustainability and Animal Production” on April 26 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research...