SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NC1040 : Metabolic Relationships in Supply of Nutrients for Lactating Cows (NC-1009)
- Period Covered: 11/01/2009 to 10/01/2010
- Date of Report: 12/01/2010
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/25/2010 to 10/26/2010
Participants
<b>Participants present:</b> Armentano, Louis (learment@wisc.edu) - University of Wisconsin; Bateman, Gale (gbateman@akey.com); Bradford, Barry (bbradfor@k-state.edu)- Kansas State University; Donkin, Shawn (sdonkin@purdue.edu) - Purdue; Erdman, Richard (erdman@umd.edu) - University of Maryland; Eun, Jong-Su (jseun@usu.edu) - Utah State University; Fadel, James (jgfadel@ucdavis.edu) - University of California - Davis; Firkins, Jeffrey (firkins.1@osu.edu) - The Ohio State University; Hanigan, Mark (mhanigan@vt.edu) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Hippen, Arnold (arnold.hippen@sdstate.edu) - South Dakota State University; Hristov, Alex (anh13@psu.edu) - Pennsylvania State University; Kebreab, Ermias (ekebreab@ucdavis.edu) - University of California - Davis; McNamara, John (mcnamara@wsu.edu) Washington State University; Vandehaar, Michael (mikevh@msu.edu) - Michigan State University; Waldron, Matthew (WaldronM@missouri.edu) - University of Missouri; USDA representative: Smith, Steven (sismith@nifa.usda.gov);<p> <b>Participants submitting a written report, but not present:</b> <p> Beitz, Donald (dcbeitz@iastate.edu) - Iowa State University; Bauer, Marc (Marc.Bauer@ndsu.edu) - North Dakota State University; Bequette, Brian (bbequett@umd.edu) - University of Maryland; Crooker, Brian (crook001@umn.edu) - University of Minnesota; Cummins, Keith (CUMMIKA@auburn.edu) - Auburn University; Harvatine, Kevin (kjh182@psu.edu) - Pennsylvania State University; Romagnolo, Donato (donato@ag.arizona.edu) - The University of Arizona; Schroeder, J. W. (JW.Schroeder@ndsu.edu) - North Dakota State University; Stern, Marshall (stern002@umn.edu) - University of Minnesota; Varga, Gabriella (gvarga@psu.edu) - Pennsylvania State University; Administrative Assistant: David Benfield (benfield.2@osu.edu).
1. Election of new officers and 2011 meeting schedule. Promotion of Current Secretary to Chair 2010-2011: Alex Hristov New Secretary 2010-2011: Jun-Su Eun Next years meeting for NC-1040: Chicago, near O'Hare, October 24 and 25, 2011. 2. Steve Smith (National Program Leader, Animal Production Systems USDA-NIFA) shared thoughts about the new NIFA: o Dr. Catherine Woteki - Sworn in, October 4, 2010 as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education & Economics. Formerly Global Director of Scientific Affairs for Mars, Incorporated. o Refocusing NIFA priorities: Climate change, Bioenergy, Food safety, Nutrition and childhood obesity, Global food security o New Organizational Structure: Two Deputy Directors - Career-level immediate executive staff. o Four Institutes - Multi-disciplinary, outcome-based teams. Each Institute will be co-lead by a Principal Scientist and an Assistant Director o Institutes will: Be led by scientists + effective administrators with experience in USDA policies; Look to examples of best practices for operations of the institutes, and Seek advice and input from external groups of stakeholders and expert scientists. o NIFA structure - institute of food production and sustainability (probably most related to NC1040). ° Main Goal: Enhancing global food security through productive and sustainable agricultural systems. o AFRI request for proposals: RFAs for FY2011 are currently being developed and will be released by the end of the year. o Discussed NIFA budget -budget probably Jan-Feb'11. o Discussion on attracting students into agriculture (graduate and undergraduate). 3. Discussed participation by group members in Experimental Biology meetings and American Society for Nutrition activities within those meetings. Considered ideas for increasing interest among animal scientists.
Accomplishments
Impacts
- Refer to Summary of Minutes section, attachment "copy of minutes", for full Annual Report.