NEWS AND EVENTS

Retirement...

Shannon E. Carpenter of Overton, TX, area dairy specialist for the Texas Agricultural Ex- tension Service and associate dairy husbandman for the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, retired January 31, 1976. He has given more than 30 years of educational and scientific leadership to the dairy industry in Texas.

Carpenter's area of specialization has been dairy production subject matter programs for adults and youth, with emphasis on dairy herd replacements, forage production, and herd management. During his professional career, he worked with producers throughout much of Texas. He was headquartered in Sulphur Springs, Dallas, and Tyler before going to Overton.

Following his graduation from East Texas State University where he received a B.S. de- gree in agriculture, Carpenter served as a super- visor of the Hopkins County Dairy Herd Im- provement Association in 1936. But his intense interest in dairying caused him to go to Texas A&M University in 1937 to pursue a degree in dairy husbandry. While at Texas A&M, Carpen- ter served as assistant dairy herdsman. He earned a bachelor's degree in dairy production, then worked for several industry firms.

Carpenter joined the Extension Service in 1946 as associate county agent, dairy, with headquarters in Dallas County. Four years later, he transferred to Tyler, and his respon- sibilities increased to include supervision of the dairy herd at the Texas Agricultural Experi- ment Station's substation there. He remained at Tyler until 1967, although in 1960 his title was changed to Area Dairy Specialist serving approximately 40 counties of Extension Service Districts 5 and 9 in Northeast Texas.

Carpenter's work with county extension agents, interested farm organizations, dairy producers and their families, and others in the dairy processing and distribution phases of the industry has helped to raise the level of living for many people throughout the area.

Carpenter's headquarters were changed to the Texas A&M University Agricultural Re- search and Extension Center at Overton in 1967, where he continued educational and scientific programs for the dairy industry.

In 1959, he was honored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and received the organization's Distinguished Ser- vice Award. Future Farmers of America at Overton conferred an Honorary Chapter Far- mer Degree upon Carpenter in 1971.

The dairy leader is a member of the East Texas Farm and Ranch Club and the Texas A&M Century Club, and has served as academic advisor to area high school students seeking information about Texas A&M University.

Carpenter has done graduate studies at Texas A&M, the University of Wisconsin, and Colo- rado State University.

He and his wife plan to make their home in Sulphur Springs.

Awards and Honors.. .

• Thirteen science students from Virginia Tech each received $500 scholarships at the 69th annual Virginia Dairymen's Association convention at the Homestead, January 29, 1976. Among them were three student affiliate members of ADSA.

Bobby Combs, senior, Smyth, VA, received a scholarship from Dairymen, Inc. Bill Poage, senior, Roanoke, VA, was the recipient of the Paul M. Reaves Award. Joe Stowers, senior, Loudoun, VA, received a scholarship presented by the William M. Hackman Foundation.

Appointment.. .

David Holmes has joined Foremost Foods Company Research Center in Dublin, CA, as group leader, industrial products. His team of scientists are developing new and improved food and feed ingredients for use by candy manufac- turers, bread bakers, dairies, and other pro- cessors. He was former- ly R&D group leader at Beatrice Foods in Chi- cago. At Beatrice, Hol- mes conducted basic re- search from 1973 to 1975 on food ingredients, with major emphasis

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on whey-based systems. Holmes was graduated from the University

of Alberta, Canada, in 1968 with a B.S. degree in Zoology and Chemistry, received an M.S. de- gree in 1970 in Physiology and Biochemistry from Brigham Young University, and in 1973 received his Ph.D. degree in Food Science and Nutri t ion from Utah State University.

He is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and the American Dairy Science Association. Holmes and his family live in Plea- santon, CA.

E v e n t s . . .

• Dairymen concerned about good, practical management practices have the oppor tuni ty to hear outstanding producers during Michi- gan State University's Farmers' Week, March 22 to 26, 1976.

Special dairy sessions will be held March 22 and 23. A management presentation will be conducted from 10 to 3 pm daily throughout the week, at the Dairy Teaching and Research Center.

Topics and informational materials include solutions to nutrition; infertility, calf losses, waste management, milk residues, and mastitis. There is no charge for the clinic sessions.

Monday's program includes the dairy breeds and awards luncheon at noon in the Kellogg Center Big Ten Room. Ticket reservations may be made by contacting C. E. Meadows, Depart- ment of Dairy Science, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Morning activities include the Michigan Ani- mal Breeders Cooperative Inc. (MABC) annual pancake breakfast from 7 to !0 am. The annual Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement Association business meeting begins at 10 am in Kellogg Center as do the breed association meetings.

Tuesday's program comprises a nearly day- long session of "Good management -- the key to successful farming." The activity, starting at 10 am, features outstanding dairy producers and MSU specialists.

Ted Halbert, manager of a 400-head herd at Battle Creek, will talk about " L a b o r manage- ment on dairy farms." S. B. Nott, MSU agricul- tural economist, will talk about financial man- agement on dairy farms.

Jerry Frezea, manager of the third highest

producing herd in Michigan, will explain his feed management system. Tom Stoll, manager of 400 cows at Orrville, OH, will tell of his experiences in calf and youngstock manage- ment.

In the afternoon session, C. E. Meadows, MSU dairy science specialist, will talk about breeding management. Bruce Beachneau, veter- inarian from Portland, will give recommenda- tions on herd health and reproductive manage- ment.

The session will conclude with a panel dis- cussion by the day's featured speakers as to what today's dairymen should be planning to do if they intend to remain in the business.

MABC will hold its annual business meeting in Kellogg Center, March 25, beginning at 9.'30 am. It is open to dairy and livestock producers.

P u b l i c a t i o n s . . .

• Protein Resources and Technology: Status and Research Needs by N. S. Scrimshaw, D. I. C. Wang, and M. Milner. Research recommenda- tions and summary. NSF-RA-T-75-037. Re- search Applied to National Needs (RANN). Na- t ional Science Foundat ion. December 1975.

• Economics: Applications to Agriculture and Agribusiness (2nd ed.) b y Ewell P. Roy, Floyd L. Corty, and Gene D. Sullivan. Copies are available from The Interstate, Printers and Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL 61832. 1975, x + 570 pp., clothbound, $11.95.

• Producing Farm Crops (2nd ed.) by Lester V. Boone, A. Chester Richer, and Harold K. Wilson. Copies are available from The Inter- state, Printers and Publishers, Inc., 19-27 North Jackson Street, Danville, IL 61832. 1975, xii + 303 pp., clothbound, $7.95 less educational discounts.

Posi t ion A v a i l a b l e . . .

• Faculty position available, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrit ion, Michigan State University. Assistant (or Associate) Pro- fessor with a Ph.D. and specialization in Dairy Products. Duties include supervision of a small dairy plant which makes ice cream and several varieties of cheese; teaching courses in Dairy

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Products; developing a research program; and an appreciation for operation and maintenance of dairy plant equipment. A complete resume including three references should be submitted promptly to Gilbert A. Leveille, Chairman, Department of Food Science and Human Nutri- tion, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Michigan State University is an equal opportunity employer.

Fellowships Avai lable. . .

• The National Feed Ingredients Association invites applications for the following traveling research fellowships: The Calcium Carbonate Company Travel Fellowship for Trace Mineral Research (1 award for $1000); and The Moor- man Manufacturing Company Travel Fellow-

ship for Animal Nutrition Research (1 award for $1000).

Successful applicants are to tour overseas research centers and institutions engaged in animal nutrition research, and report observa- tions and studies made to the N.F.I.A.

The closing date for all applications is May 15, 1976. The winners will be selected by the National Feed Ingredients Association Award Committee.

Requirements and rules of eligibility are given on the application forms. Application forms are sent to the Deans of Agriculture, Directors of Experiment Stations, and Heads of Animal Science Departments. Application forms and information can also be obtained directly from R. F. Klay, Chairman, N.F.I.A. Awards Committee, Moorman Manufacturing Co., Quincy, IL 62301.

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