Greenhouse Gases and Regulations - The Subject of Two New Self-Study Modules December 1, 2012 Almost everyone involved in the animal industry knows that environmental issues are one of the hottest topics around (no, that is not a climate change pun). The...
DUES and CEU’S: A Regular Newsletter Feature? Kenneth Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS December 1, 2011 Hopefully, you received a notice from FASS to pay dues for one or more Animal Science Societies and ARPAS by email or letter about a month ago. Dues for several of...
Tidbits of ARPAS History December 1, 2011 September 20, 1989 The National Organization of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) was established on August 7, 1984. The national...
MEMBERSHIP GROWS Joe Harrison, PhD, PAS, and Moe Bakke, PhD, PAS December 1, 2010 In spite of the difficult financial times, we are seeing growth in our membership. Two notable growth categories are Board Certified members, and those that have...
President-Elect Candidates April 1, 2009 Bill Braman, PhD, PAS Bill Braman was raised on a dairy and crop farm in Indiana. He received a BS in agriculture education from Purdue University and an MS and...
Midwest Director Candidates April 1, 2009 James Spain, PhD, PAS James Spain received his BS in animal science from the North Carolina State University in 1984. This was followed with an MS in dairy science...
Southern Director Candidates April 1, 2009 Patrick French, PhD, PAS Patrick French, PAS, is a native of Kentucky, where he grew up on a diversified farm. He received BS degrees in accounting and animal...
New PAS/RAS Members ARPAS Membership Committee Chair Warren Gill, PhD, PAS December 1, 2008 New members are our future! Some of us have been around for quite a while and we deeply appreciate our long time members, but we must have new members to thrive....
New ACAS Members ACAS President Michel Etchebarne, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN December 1, 2008 Since January 2008, ARPAS has certified three new members with diplomate status in the American College of Animal Sciences.
ARPAS Molly December 1, 2008 Collaborators in the dairy industry are needed to help develop new aspects of Molly, the dynamic mechanistic computer model of a dairy cow created at UC Davis. Some...