New Prague, MN (November 23, 2025) – NMC: The Global Milk Quality Organization invites you to attend the 65th NMC Annual Meeting, Jan. 26-29, at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham in Birmingham, Ala. The 2026 NMC Annual Meeting revolves around the theme “What’s Best for Her.” 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/2026-annual-meeting. Book your hotel room at: bit.ly/NMC2026hotel. You may make reservations through Jan. 5 to be part of the NMC room block, which offers hotel guest rooms at a reduced rate.
“Proper care of each cow is essential to produce high-quality milk,” stated NMC First Vice President Roger Thomson, MQ-IQ Consulting and Michigan State University. “When cows live in a clean and comfortable environment, receive regular health monitoring, balanced nutrition and are prepped to achieve clean, dry well-stimulated teats every milking, they experience ‘What’s Best for Her’ care. Healthy, well-cared-for cows naturally produce high-quality milk, which benefits dairy producers and consumers alike,” added Thomson, who is serving as the 2026 NMC Annual Meeting Program Committee chair.
Each NMC Annual Meeting General Session focuses on a milk quality-related topic, including Balancing Her Comfort and Welfare, Milk Harvest and Welfare, Global Dairy and Small Ruminant Production Systems, Doing What’s Best for Her in the Future, and Keeping the Cow’s Well-being at the Heart of Milk Quality. Plus, 10 graduate students will present their research during the Research and Development Summaries Session, being held the afternoon of Jan. 28 (concurrently with the Global Dairy and Small Ruminant Production Systems sessions).
The 2026 NMC Annual Meeting will again offer simultaneous Spanish interpretation. Thus, English- and Spanish-speaking NMC members may comprehend all General Session and Research and Development Summaries Session presentations.
Furthermore, the NMC Annual Meeting offers 13 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.
NMC: The Global Milk Quality Organization 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.
