Mike Brown has enjoyed a lifelong career across the dairy supply chain. His work has included strategic dairy sourcing, market analysis and forecasting, milk component economics in dairy plants, milk price regulation, trade policy, and risk management.
Today, Mike works with T.C. Jacoby Co. as VP Dairy Market Intelligence, working on assorted projects with the Jacoby team and across the supply chain.
Mike retired from his role as IDFA Chief Economist in March 2025, following the completion of a two-year process to update Federal Milk Marketing Orders. Prior to his work at IDFA, Mike was Director of Dairy Supply Chain for the Kroger Company, leading the Kroger dairy sourcing team purchasing dairy ingredients for Kroger’s 17 milk and cheese packaging plants and Kroger brand finished products.
Prior to his work Kroger, Mike was director of economics and policy for Glanbia Nutritionals, where his work focused on milk component valuation, risk management, federal milk regulation, and trade policy.
Mike grew up on a small Western New York dairy farm. He graduated from Virginia Tech Graduate in 1982 with a degree in Dairy Science. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
