Research & White Papers

2025 State of Women in Dairy Report

IDFA's second-ever State of Women in Dairy Report provides IDFA members and the dairy industry with new data-based metrics and recommendations to support gender equality across the entire supply chain...

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State of AI in Dairy Report

IDFA and Ever.Ag are pleased to release the first ever State of AI in the Dairy Industry report feat...

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Morning Consult Polling: Nine in Ten Parents Want Whole and 2% Milk in Public School Meals (October 2024)

Download the Report For 12 years, students in public schools have not been able to access the milk o...

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Polling of WIC Participants on Proposed Cuts to Dairy Benefits by Morning Consult (March 2024)

Polling of 815 WIC participants shows growing concern among participants for USDA’s proposal to cut mil...

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Polling of US Adults on Lactose-Free Milk Options (June 2024)

New Morning Consult polling commissioned by the International Dairy Foods Association among a sample...

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Ice Cream & Frozen Novelty Trends Survey - May 2024

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has partnered with Morning Consult to survey Americ...

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The Dairy Download - Beef-on-Dairy

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube What is driving consumer demand f...

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Preparing Dairy Brands for Natural Color Conversion

Legislative action and consumer sentiment against synthetic dyes have created an environment that al...

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How are You Innovating to Reduce Water, Waste & Energy in Your Manufacturing Lines?

Sustainability is already embedded the dairy sector’s highly efficient production systems. But the w...

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The Dairy Download - The Role of Dairy in Pizza Production

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube Pizza and dairy go hand in hand.....

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State Legislative Color & Ingredient Bans

IDFA believes that the lack of a proactive, robust, federal post-market oversight system from FDA fo...

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From Compliance to Value Creation: Climate Disclosures

With California’s climate disclosure rules starting in 2026, IDFA wants to ensure all members unders...

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The Dairy Download - Ice Cream Flavor Innovations and Ingredients

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube Ice cream consumers today are cha...

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Make Networking Work for You

Many women excel at networking—particularly when it comes to supporting others. However, leveraging....

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Are You Ready for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)?

With Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging laws enacted in seven states, dairy processors...

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Regulatory RoundUP 2025

IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP virtual conference returned in 2024 with a jam-packed lineup of current an...

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The Dairy Download - Butterfat on the Rise

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube Butterfat levels continue to clim...

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Women in Dairy Fireside Chat with Gifford's Ice Cream CEO, Lindsay Skilling

Watch this special fireside chat with Lindsay Skilling, CEO of Gifford’s Ice Cream! Who can resist t...

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