Before going on holiday, renew your membership, get organized for the 2018 scientific meetings and make one last donation to the ASAS Foundation!

Nominations now being accepted for Western Section awards and the Western Section Young Scholar Recognition Program.

The Awards Program honors the most significant contributions of our members to Animal Science, Animal Agriculture and to ASAS.

Check out the Table of Contents of Volume 95, No. 12.

Program details for the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Branch of ADSA® and the Midwestern Section of ASAS are nearing completion.

Read Volume 1, Issue 4, the latest issue of Translational Animal Science.

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The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announced a $9.4 million grant to the Soil Health Institute, the Soil Health Partnership and The Nature Conservancy to improve soil health and, ultimately, support positive economic and environmental outcomes for American farmers.

Food Marketing Institute Foundation and Animal Agriculture Alliance receive FFAR grants to study consumer understanding and willingness-to-pay for production practices in animal agriculture.

Here are a few headlines from the fascinating and functional world of science.

A new study of methane emissions from livestock in the United States has challenged previous top-down estimates.

The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) is excited to announce that ASAS has signed all contracts necessary to move forward with a 2021 Meeting in Louisville Kentucky from July 14, 2021 to July 18, 2021.

ASAS hosted a Snack & Fact briefing at noon (Eastern) today, December 4, in 1300 Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Guest speakers Dr. Kristen Govoni, University of Connecticut, and Dr. Joel Caton, North Dakota State University, discussed "Developmental programming: What mom eats matters," the theme of the July 2017 issue of Animal Frontiers.

TAS: 34 days to acceptance and 59 days to publication!

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Funding for improvements of ARS buildings and facilities could be affected by the Trump Administration's hurricane relief package.

Join us at noon (Eastern) on Monday, December 4, in 1300 Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Our D.C. representatives provide the latest policy news coming out of Washington D.C.