The year 2015 was a very good year for ADSA® by every measure.

The Journal of Dairy Science® (JDS) ranked third of 58 journals in Thomson Reuters' Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category by the 2015 Impact Factor and ranked third by the 5-Year Impact Factor (2.854). The JDS also ranked first by Eigenfactor Score, which removes self-citations, and first by total citations.

In the Food Science and Technology category (using the same Impact Factor), JDS ranked 28 of 124 journals by the 2015 Impact Factor and 29 of 124 journals by the 5-Year Impact Factor. The JDS ranked fifth by Eigenfactor Score in this category and third by total citations.

The journal published 854 articles in 2015, as compared with 775 articles in 2014. For 2015, the Impact Factor decreased by 0.165 from the previous year. Impact Factor calculations make it very difficult for an unusually large and growing journal to maintain, let alone increase, its Impact Factor. The top-ranked journal in Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science, for example, had 23 citable items, which received 223 citations. In comparison, JDS had 837 citable items, which received 35,439 citations. 

After modest growth from 2013 to 2014, the journal surged ahead in 2015 with 9,051 science pages (9,414 total pages), for an increase of 993 pages, or +12.3% from the 2014 volume. 

Under the JAM MOU, ADSA owned and operated the 2015 JAM, setting a new 2-society attendance record. Key metrics from the 2015 post meeting survey: compared with the 2013 ADSA-owned and operated JAM, "overall value for the registration rate paid" moved up by 6.3%, from 3.63 to 3.86; the overall conference experience rating increase by 3%, from 3.95 to 4.07 (5-point scale).

Individual memberships in ADSA were 4,202 in 2015, up by 1.8%. 

The fifth ADSA professional member satisfaction survey was launched in December 2015. Of the professional members who responded, 87.5% were either extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied, up from 86.4% for the combined top two ratings in 2014. 

S-PAC continued to grow, with ever more contributing conferences (59) and proceedings (553). Paid subscribers hit an all-time high.

Two Discover Conferences were held in 2015: Discover Conference 29: Amino Acids of Dairy Cattle ran in the spring, and Discover Conference 30: Creating an Enduring US Dairy Production Sector ran in the fall. Both were successful, with the Amino Acids conference supporting the NCR update to Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, itself, sponsored by ADSA.

ADSA purchased the membership interests of ASAS and PSA in FASS in May of 2015. As a result, FASS is now a subsidiary of ADSA. 

The audited financial statements show significant growth for ADSA. The primary drivers were successful execution of the double buyout and an ADSA-owned and operated Joint Annual Meeting (JAM). 
Financial performance for the ADSA Foundation was good, as well, finishing the year with a positive change in net assets.