New Prague, MN (November 19, 2024) – Elevate your milk quality expertise by attending the 64th National Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, Jan. 27-30, at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The 2025 NMC Annual Meeting revolves around the theme “Raising the Bar! Elevating Global Milk Quality.” This event will help the global dairy industry capitalize on available strategies to prevent, treat and control mastitis, enhance udder health and foster animal health.
To view the meeting agenda and/or to register, go to: https://www.nmconline.org/2025-nmc-annual-meeting. Go to: https://bit.ly/NMC2025Reg to register for the meeting. Book your hotel room at: https://bit.ly/2025NMCannualmeetingHotel. You may make reservations through Jan. 4 to be part of the NMC room block, which offers hotel guest rooms at a reduced rate.
The upcoming NMC Annual Meeting boasts a new feature – simultaneous Spanish interpretation. Thus, English- and Spanish-speaking NMC members may comprehend all General Session and Research and Development Summaries Session presentations.
Each NMC Annual Meeting General Session focuses on a milk quality-related topic, including milking machines, milk quality around the world, milk quality in high-throughput systems, heifer mastitis and evolving topics in mastitis. Plus, 10 graduate students will present their research during the Research and Development Summaries Session, being held the afternoon of Jan. 29 (concurrently with the milk quality around the world and milk quality in high throughput systems sessions).
Additionally, the NMC Annual Meeting offers 16 Short Courses, which provide a classroom setting and small group learning experiences. Due to their popularity, most NMC Short Courses fill quickly, so register soon.
Furthermore, the NMC Annual Meeting offers an optional Dairy Farm Tour. Participants will visit Rocky Creek Dairy, Olin, N.C., which includes 1,400 cows and 1,250 heifers. The cows are milked in a double-16 parallel parlor and have a rolling herd average of 31,200 pounds of milk with 3.6 percent fat. Also, guests will visit Grayhouse Dairy, Statesville, N.C., a 1,100-cow dairy that uses sand bedding. The Gray family places a high emphasis on soil and water conservation and community education. In 2022, Grayhouse Farms earned the U.S. Dairy Sustainability award.
National Mastitis Council is a non-profit professional organization devoted to reducing mastitis and enhancing milk quality. NMC promotes research and provides science-based information to the dairy industry on udder health, milking management, milk quality, animal welfare and food safety. Founded in 1961, NMC has about 1,000 members in more than 40 countries throughout the world.
