Registration

Are you a Professional Member, Fellow, Lifetime Member, or Corporate Sustaining Member Representative who has already registered? Special programming and ticketed events are now available as add-ons!

Updating your registration is easy:

• Log in to your ADSA dashboard
• Go to “events” and “my event registrations”
• Add special programming or ticketed events

All prices are in US dollars

Invited symposia speakers, please note that you will be contacted by the ADSA team for your registration information.

Events listed are at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Preconference symposia and workshops are scheduled for Sunday, June 21; scientific sessions will begin Monday morning (June 22), and run through 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. 

During the poster sessions, complimentary morning refreshments will be served in the hall from 6:30 to 8:30 am, and premium café drinks will be available for purchase between 6:30 and 11:00 am. Lunch options from local vendors will be available for purchase in the exhibit hall between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.  Besides a cash bar in the afternoon, we will offer a variety of fresh-served soft serve ice cream flavors from 4:00 to 5:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday in the exhibit hall. Ice cream novelties will be available in the Wisconsin Avenue Atrium from 3:00 to 4:30 pm on Wednesday. Please make time to talk with our exhibitors while you enjoy the new amenities!

All times below are subject to change!

Networking Events for 2026

• First-Time Attendees’ Reception: Sunday, June 21 | 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
• Opening Session and Reception: Sunday, June 21 | 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
• ADSA Awards Program: Tuesday, June 23| 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
• New combined event! Chill & Cheers: Ice Cream Social and Awards Party
  Tuesday, June 23 | 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
  This year, we’re bringing the post-awards celebration, Ice Cream Social, and Closing Party together into one FREE gathering before we kick off the final day of science and networking—allowing more of our community time to connect and celebrate!
• The Closing Party is rescheduled for Tuesday night, with no fee required. All Wednesday Closing Party registrants will receive a refund. Closing Party: Wednesday, June 24 | 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Requires additional ticket fee

Scientific Program Format for 2026

• Poster sessions
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
• Morning scientific sessions: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
• Lunch breaks: 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
• Afternoon scientific sessions
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Afternoon ice cream breaks
  • Monday and Tuesday: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (in Exhibit Hall D on the third floor of the Baird Center)
    • Please note: In lieu of the second-annual Ice Cream Competition, we’re serving up scoops of fresh soft serve in a variety of flavors on Monday and Tuesday! Enjoy as you peruse the posters, discuss the day’s sessions, and network with colleagues and friends. 
  • Wednesday: 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (in the Wisconsin Avenue Atrium on the first floor of the Baird Center) 

Whether you’re a practicing nutritionist, a consultant, or in the dairy industry, we have applied programming for you at #ADSA2026! Learn directly from leading experts on the full breadth of science, from production to dairy foods.

• Explore the applied nutrition programming track
• Explore the applied dairy foods programming track 

We're offering flexible, one-day registration options and discounted hotel options designed to fit your busy schedule and budget.

Adapting Decision-Making in a Changing Dairy Landscape
Presented by VAS
Monday, June 22, 2026 | 8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. 

Jennifer Stamey, senior product manager, VAS

As dairy operations grow more complex, success depends less on collecting more data and more on making better decisions with the data already available. As the dairy industry evolves, connected systems, repeatable workflows, and learning technologies, including artificial intelligence, are changing how dairies think, act, and improve. In this session, you’ll explore how these shifts turn daily work into insight, supporting clearer priorities and more responsive action. Plus, Stamey will share some practical guidance on how to adapt to a rapidly changing dairy data landscape.

MONDAY AM | Engineered Nutrition: Keeping Pace with Accelerating Genetic Progress
Presented by Balchem
Monday, June 22, 2026 | 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. 

Clay Zimmerman, director of technical services, Balchem

Genetic progress in dairy cattle has redefined what’s biologically possible, with today’s high cows capable of producing levels of milk fat and protein unimaginable just a decade ago. As the ceiling for performance continues to rise, nutrition is struggling to keep pace—exposing a growing gap between potential and realized production. Traditional feeding approaches, built for a different cow, are no longer sufficient to fully express modern genetics. This presentation explores how that gap can be closed by designing and delivering nutrients with greater precision and bioavailability to meet the demands of cows for today and tomorrow. Join us as we examine the science, strategy, and practical applications behind unlocking genetic potential through targeted nutrient innovation.

From Insight to Impact: Lessons Learned from Big Data
Presented by Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. 

Asha Miles, director, Dairy Records Management Systems

The power of big data lies not in its volume, but in our ability to uncover actionable insights within the noise. In this talk, Miles demonstrates how traditional and novel dairy data can be transformed into meaningful innovation through a series of real-world examples, and highlights the opportunities and challenges of translating data into impactful tools.

Methane Energetics: From Science to Stall
Presented by Elanco Animal Health
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. 

Kelly Mitchell, Elanco Animal Health

Though dairy efficiency has diluted the enteric methane footprint, methane still represents a significant loss of feed energy. This session explores the fundamental energetics of methane production and the redirection of metabolic hydrogen into productive sinks. Mitchell will examine how methane inhibition with Bovaer (3-nitrooxypropanol) influences the rumen, highlighting current opportunities for our industry’s goals of sustainability and efficiency. The session will demonstrate using Elanco’s proprietary platform data to analyze how academic research translates to the stall, bridging the gap between science and application.