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Analytics for Smarter Decision Making in the Dairy Industry

Dairy production facilities face demanding requirements around throughput, safety, labor efficiency,...

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Aseptic Technology: From Preservation to Performance

In today’s market, consumers can find a wide variety of traditional and innovative liquid dairy prod...

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Getting the Most Out of Mentoring: How to Make the Experience Count

Whether you're a mentor or a mentee, success in mentorship doesn't happen automatically. The most re...

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Five-Step Framework to Persuade People to Action

Learn how to persuade with clarity, confidence, and impact in this practical and engaging webinar. W...

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Make America Healthy Again Resources

IDFA MAHA Resource Center

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has elevated the "Make Amer...

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Morning Consult Polling: Perceptions of Dairy & Make America Healthy Again (September 2025)

Most adults have heard of the Make America Healthy Again movement and associate it most with address...

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Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Messaging Guide (October 2025)

IDFA developed a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Messaging Guide to provide its members with intellig...

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The Dairy Download - What the MAHA Agenda Means for Dairy

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube U.S. Secretary of Heath and Human...

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Featured Training & Education

Food Safety Education Portal

IDFA is proud to partner with the renowned International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)....

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Dairy Accounting and Finance 2.0

Efficiency, strategy and skills are the focus of IDFA's Dairy Accounting and Finance 2.0. Learn the ins...

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Engaging Training for Frontline Employees

A comprehensive solution for food and workplace safety training delivery and documentation.

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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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Latest Research

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Ice Cream & Frozen Novelty Trends Survey - April 2026

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) partnered with Morning Consult to take a closer loo...

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Morning Consult Polling: Parents Want Flavored Milk and Yogurt Offered in Public School Meals (March 2026)

A new Morning Consult poll of 1,003 parents with children in public schools finds broad support for....

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Morning Consult Polling: Perceptions of Dairy & Make America Healthy Again (September 2025)

Most adults have heard of the Make America Healthy Again movement and associate it most with address...

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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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Trade Resources

IDFA Reciprocal Trade Agreement Tracker

The U.S. government has entered into new reciprocal trade agreements or agreed to frameworks with do...

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Project Diversify: Western Africa

A Data-Based Initiative to Identifying New and Emerging Opportunities for Diversifying U.S. Dairy Ex...

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Project Diversify: Central Asia

A Data-Based Initiative to Identifying New and Emerging Opportunities for Diversifying U.S. Dairy Ex...

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The Dairy Download Podcast

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Cybersecurity Resources

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Food and Ag Cybersecurity: A Guide for Small & Medium Enterprises

The dairy industry leverages information technology in the same way other industries do for core bus...

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Cyber Threats in the Dairy Sector

Cybercrime like denial of service, ransomware, and data and intellectual property theft is a growing co...

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Reducing Cyber Threats for Dairy Businesses

Cyber criminals are now attacking computers and networks at a rate of one attack every 39 seconds. Is y...

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The Dairy Download - Managing Cybersecurity Risks in Dairy

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube How can dairy companies identify....

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Manuals

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Milk, Yogurt & Cultured Products Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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Cheese Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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Trade Policy 101 for the U.S. Dairy Industry

U.S. trade policy is critical to growing U.S. dairy exports, and growing U.S. dairy exports is critical...

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The Dairy Download - Episode 8: "Year in Review & More Disruption Ahead: A Look at Cellular Agriculture"

In a special year-end episode of “The Dairy Download,” co-hosts Phil Plourd and Kathleen Wolfley talk t...

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Managing Profitability Through Continued Disruption

IDFA members can view "Managing Profitability Through Continued Disruption". If you are a member and...

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2021 Dairy Policy Outlook

More than 150 million Americans cast ballots on November 3rd, electing a new president and setting the...

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Calculating the Hidden Costs of Training Development

IDFA members can view "Calculating the Hidden Costs of Training Development". If you are a member an...

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How to Prepare for Uncertainty and Increase Process Efficiency with Modular Boiler Systems

IDFA members can view "How to Prepare for Uncertainty and Increase Process Efficiency with Modular B...

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IDFA Vaccine Prioritization and Distribution Poll, Conducted by Morning Consult

In an International Dairy Food Association (IDFA) poll conducted by Morning Consult from December 4-...

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The Dairy Download - Episode 7: "In Love With Butter"

In the film “Julie & Julia,” author and blogger Julie Powell writes, “The day there's a meteorite h...

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Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live - Episode 5: Siobhan Talbot, Managing Director, Glanbia

IDFA members can view "Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live - Episode 5: Siobhan Talbot, Managing Director...

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The Business Case for Vanilla Sustainability & Grower Empowerment

IDFA members can view "The Business Case for Vanilla Sustainability & Grower Empowerment". If yo...

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The Circular Pathway to the Holy Grail: Sustainability Trends in Ice Cream Packaging

IDFA members can view "The Circular Pathway to the Holy Grail: Sustainability Trends in Ice Cream Pa...

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The Dairy Download - Episode 6: "Trade Deep Dive"

Episode 6 of The Dairy Download looks at the changing landscape for exports and trade in food and agric...

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