NMC Meetings
NMC holds two meetings a year. The NMC Annual Meeting is a four-day conference held during the third week of January. The NMC Regional Meeting is a two-day conference, typically held in the summer.
Joint NMC Regional Meeting and MAC Conference
May 27-28, 2009
Woodlands Inn and Resort
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
The Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC) has been conducting an inservice training program for the past 10 years for county dairy Extension agents and campus dairy Extension specialists in states from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
This coming May, NMC and MAC will team together to host a mastitis and milk quality conference that will be targeted to all segments of the dairy industry, including: extension educators and specialists, producers, veterinarians, consultants, equipment and pharmaceutical suppliers, field reps, and students. The goal is to present a program that delivers current, technically sound information that has a positive impact on mastitis management, milk quality and milk safety.
Click here for complete program details and online registration.
Joint NMC/MAC Conference -- Program-At-a-Glance
Short Course/Workshop Topics (held Wednesday, May 27)
- Understanding the Interactions between the Milking Machine & the Dairy Cow
- Mastitis Case Study - Diagnosing and Solving a Problem
- Tools to Assess and Monitor Subclinical Mastitis Control Practices
- Animal Welfare Evaluation for Mastitis Control (on-farm workshop)
- Integrating Therapy into a Quality Milk Program
- Managing Cows Successfully with Robotic Milking (panel discussion)
- Everyday Observations to Improve Milk Quality and Udder Health
- Standard Operating Procedures for Milkers
- Animal Welfare Audits
- How to Assess Milk Quality
- Taking Mastitis Control to the Next Step
- Nutrition and Feeding for Enhanced Resistance to Mastitis
NMC 49th Annual Meeting
January 31 - February 3, 2010
Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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"The NMC annual meeting provides a great framework for working together in an environment where it is easy to learn and have fun at the same time."
Leo Timms
Iowa State University
NMC President 2004
"The NMC annual meeting provides a great framework for working together in an environment where it is easy to learn and have fun at the same time."
Leo Timms
Iowa State University
NMC President 2004