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Aliyar
Student Representative Position and Travel Awards- Muscle Foods Division
Hello fellow Muscle Foods Division Students, Interested in becoming more involved with the Muscle Foods Division (MFD)? Then we have wonderful news for you! We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for 2013-2015 year. MFD is also now accepting applications for students travel award. Below please find the information about these opportunities. Junior student representative: We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for the year 2013-2015. This is a two year commitment and is available to any current student member of the MFD. During your first year, your main responsibility will be to organize and host the division’s Graduate Student Research Paper Competition at the IFT annual meeting. This is a great way to meet and work with meat science professionals from industry and academia! Additional responsibilities will include writing and submitting articles to the division newsletter, and organizing the MFD travel award. The Senior Student Representative will be available to help guide the Junior Student Representative. Don't worry, it's a pretty easy job! After your first year, the Junior Student Representative becomes the Senior Student Representative for the second year. Both student representatives (Junior and Senior) are required to attend the MFD Executive Board meeting, which will be held at the IFT annual meeting. For all of your hard work, the student representatives will both receive $500 in travel funds to attend the IFT annual meeting. If you are interested in serving as the MFD Junior Student Representative, please submit a resume and one page essay describing why you would make a good MFD Student Representative, to me (aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com) by Friday, June 21, 2013. Travel award: The Muscle Foods Division will sponsor two travel awards ($300 each) for student members to attend and participate in the IFT annual meeting. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible. Eligibility/Requirements: - MFD student membership. - Attendance at the Annual MFD Business meeting/ Network reception. - Student members who are selected for the graduate paper competition finals or other MFD sponsored opportunities are eligible to apply. How to apply? Just submit a resume and one page essay describing how receiving a travel award will help he/she develop professionally, and what he/she hopes to learn and obtain through attending the IFT annual meeting. Please submit the above documents to the email address of aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com by Friday, June 21, 2013. The travel award recipients will be recognized at the Muscle Foods Division Business meeting/ Network reception. If you have any questions please let me know. Aliyar Fouladkhah, Student Representative Muscle Foods Division
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Aliyar
Student Representative Position and Travel Awards- Muscle Foods Division
Hello fellow Muscle Foods Division Students, Interested in becoming more involved with the Muscle Foods Division (MFD)? Then we have wonderful news for you! We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for 2013-2015 year. MFD is also now accepting applications for students travel award. Below please find the information about these opportunities. Junior student representative: We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for the year 2013-2015. This is a two year commitment and is available to any current student member of the MFD. During your first year, your main responsibility will be to organize and host the division’s Graduate Student Research Paper Competition at the IFT annual meeting. This is a great way to meet and work with meat science professionals from industry and academia! Additional responsibilities will include writing and submitting articles to the division newsletter, and organizing the MFD travel award. The Senior Student Representative will be available to help guide the Junior Student Representative. Don't worry, it's a pretty easy job! After your first year, the Junior Student Representative becomes the Senior Student Representative for the second year. Both student representatives (Junior and Senior) are required to attend the MFD Executive Board meeting, which will be held at the IFT annual meeting. For all of your hard work, the student representatives will both receive $500 in travel funds to attend the IFT annual meeting. If you are interested in serving as the MFD Junior Student Representative, please submit a resume and one page essay describing why you would make a good MFD Student Representative, to me (aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com) by Friday, June 21, 2013. Travel award: The Muscle Foods Division will sponsor two travel awards ($300 each) for student members to attend and participate in the IFT annual meeting. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible. Eligibility/Requirements: - MFD student membership. - Attendance at the Annual MFD Business meeting/ Network reception. - Student members who are selected for the graduate paper competition finals or other MFD sponsored opportunities are eligible to apply. How to apply? Just submit a resume and one page essay describing how receiving a travel award will help he/she develop professionally, and what he/she hopes to learn and obtain through attending the IFT annual meeting. Please submit the above documents to the email address of aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com by Friday, June 21, 2013. The travel award recipients will be recognized at the Muscle Foods Division Business meeting/ Network reception. If you have any questions please let me know. Aliyar Fouladkhah, Student Representative Muscle Foods Division
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Joseph
Fun Run T-shirt Information

Hey everyone!

This year at the Fun Run we are working hard to ensure that every participant receives the t-shirt size that they requested. In order to do this we will be following some new procedures at the registration booth more closely.

On the day of the race when you approach the registration booth you will be given the shirt size that you indicated when you registered. If the size is too small or too large we will be unable to make an exchange at that time. If on the day of the race you would still like to exchange your size, we will accommodate requests on a first-come first-serve basis depending on the shirts remaining. We will adhere to this policy to ensure that everyone receives the size they requested, so please choose your size wisely!

Thanks, and have an awesome weekend!

Joey Donovan

Fun Run co-chair

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David
DAIRY MARKET NEWS TO MAY 24, 2013

 

     Dairy Market News to May 24, 2013  

Dave Brown, R.A. Chisholm Ltd.,
Global Dairy & Meat Traders Since 1938
75 Years of Excellence
  

 

USA / NZ

DAIRY AMERICA JOIN GDT – Source: Dairy Industry Newsletter May 21, 2013

Dairy America, the milk powder marketing arm of the four US dairy co-ops, California Dairies, United Dairymen of Arizona, O-AT-KA Milk Producers and Agri-Mark, said this week that they would join Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade platform to sell product. The news comes only weeks after Amul of India said they would also join GDT (for milk powder sales). Last year, Arla Foods joined GDT as well as Murray Goulburn of Australia—but both have still to offer much product on the platform.

 

AUSTRALIA

APRIL MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 9.6% - Source: Dairy Industry Newsletter May 23, 2013

April milk production in Australia was down 9.6%—and it was down most in the exporting states: Victoria down 10.7% and Tasmania down 9.3%. Production in NSW was down 7.2%, Qld -7.6% and SA -11.5%. It was up only in WA (+2.2%). Production for the first 10mths of the Australian milk year was down 2.3% (Victoria -1.9% and Tasmania -3.6%).

 

CHINA

FOREIGN FIRMS ARE RUSHING INTO CHINA’S SCANDAL-PLAGUED DAIRY iNDUSTRY

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21578425-foreign-firms-are-rushing-chinas-scandal-plagued-dairy-industry-uh-oh-danone

Source: The Economist.com May 25, 2013

 

EU

BRUSSELS - BUTTER PSA PASSES 40,000t – Source: Dairy Industry Newsletter May 24, 2013

Nearly 4,000 tonnes of butter was put into storage via the Private Storage Aid (PSA) last week (May 13-19). Following the entry into force of the measure at the beginning of March, just over 41,800t of butter has been taken up under the scheme. This compares with a significantly higher volume last year (73,300t) but is just a little less for the same period in 2011 (44,600t). Most of the tonnage was taken up in France (1,260t), Germany (1,040t) and in the Netherlands (925t). Butter stored in a given member state can be produced in any other EU country.

• A high-level conference examining the implementation of the EU Dairy Package has been scheduled in Brussels on September 24. A Commission study on dairy production post-quota (from 2015) is expected to be presented and discussed. The Commission has pledged to come forward with some "new ideas" on how best to deal with the end of the dairy quota regime in disadvantaged areas (AGRAFACTS).

 

NETHERLANDS

DAIRY AUCTIONS ONLINE - WHEY POWDER UP 2% AT AUCTION – Source: Dairy Industry Newsletter May 23, 2013

Prices generally strengthened in a thin market at today's Dutch-based Dairy Auctions Online, led by whey powder which was up 2% to an average €1,017/t for 300t sold. Butter was up 0.3% to €3,892/t, with 85t sold. A total 21t of German Gouda was unchanged at €3,300/t, and 22t of German Emmental made €3,450/t, down 1.1%. Only 428t of products were sold, for a total realization of €0.78m.

 

USA

* DAIRY MARKET REPORT – APRIL 2013 *

http://www.nmpf.org/files/DMI-SO-13-4.pdf

Source: National Milk Producers Federation

 

USA

 * EYE ON EXPORTS – MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATES AND ISOLATES *

http://www.agriview.com/news/dairy/eye-on-exports/article_81c464f2-c310-11e2-9b71-001a4bcf887a.html

Source: Globaldairymarkets.com from Agriview.com posted May 22, 2013

 

USA

CHEESE MARKET NEWS - HUNG OUT TO DRY – MAY 10, 2013

http://www.usdec.org/files/PDFs/May13_toolkit.pdf

Source: U.S. Dairy Export Council

 

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M. Elena
Advances in Commercialization of Nonthermal Processing

Dear FED members,

This short course may be of interest to you. Please forward the information to anyone you think could benefit from attending.

Regards,

Elena

 Advances in Commercialization of Nonthermal Processing (http://www.am-fe.ift.org/cms/?pid=1001152)

This course is designed to showcase the principles and commercial applications (actual and potential) of diverse Nonthermal Processing technologies, ranging from the well-known (e.g., high pressure) to the emerging to the nascent.  Each topic will include the fundamentals of how the technology works (including unique features and/or limitations) and example(s) of current/potential commercial uses.  Academicians and food industry professionals will have opportunities to discuss these new technologies with leading experts and find new ways to implement them in the commercial food industry.  Attendees will gain insight and perspective regarding Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans as they adopt these groundbreaking technologies, and learn the relevance of these technologies with respect to Food Safety, Nutrition, Sustainability, and Consumer Acceptance.

Course Length: 2 days (July 12-13, 2013)

Registration Rates - 2 Day Course

Member - $630 before 31 May 2013 (rate information available as http://www.am-fe.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000491)

You will be able to:

1.Understand the latest breakthroughs in nonthermal processing technologies

2.Understand technologies and their relevance to food safety

3.Learn about public acceptance and the market for nonthermal technologies

4.Learn the nuts & bolts of emerging technology

 

Intended Audience:

*Academics

*Food Scientists

*New Product Managers and technologies

*Operations & Production Personnel

*Personnel who interact with R&D

*Product Developers

*QC/QA

*R&D

*Researchers

*Students

Chris Doona

Short Course Co-Director

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