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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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Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live - Episode 4: Dan Zagzebski, President & CEO, Great Lakes Cheese

IDFA members can view this episode of Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live. If you are a member and can no...

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The Dairy Download - Episode 2: "Who's Got Milk?"

In Episode 2, hosts Phil Plourd and Kathleen Wolfley answer the big question: Who's Got Milk? They talk...

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The Dairy Download - Episode 1: "Volatility"

In the premiere episode of The Dairy Download, hosts Phil Plourd and Kathleen Wolfley focus on how the...

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Cyber Security - Where Do We Start?

IDFA members can view the content from this webinar above. If you are a member and can not see the v...

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COVID-19 Testing: New Best Practices and Strategies for Limiting Transmission and Ensuring Safety

IDFA members can view the content from this webinar above. If you are a member and can not see the v...

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Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live – Episode 3: Rick Smith, president and CEO of Dairy Farmers of America

IDFA’s Dairy Innovator Dialogues series, which goes behind the scenes with today's most respected an...

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Preparing for COVID-19 Lawsuits: What You Can Do Today to Prevent and Successfully Defend Lawsuits by Employees and the Public

Food producers and retailers are facing a wave of class action lawsuits by their workers and the pub...

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Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live - Episode 2: Jeff Fielkow, President & CEO, Tetra Pak, U.S. & Canada

 Posted August 14, 2020 IDFA members can view this second episode of Dairy Innovator Dialo...

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Leveraging New Molecular Technologies to Improve Dairy Operations

Recorded: Aug 12th 1:00 pm ET Slides for this presentation can be found here New molecular technolog...

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Meeting Consumer Demands for Better-For-You Ice Cream & Frozen Novelties with Exceptional Taste and Texture

Click here for presentation slides. More than ever, consumers are acutely aware of the benefits of h...

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Planning for Black Swans: How the Dairy Industry Can Predict the Next Unpredictable Event

What is a black swan? Market experts use the term to define unpredictable, catastrophic events that....

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Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live with Schreiber Foods President and CEO Ron Dunford

IDFA members can view this first episode of Dairy Innovator Dialogues Live. If you are a member and....

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