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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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Latest Webinars

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State of Women in Dairy: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities for Gender Equality

What policies, practices, and resources are helping create a more inclusive dairy industry—and where...

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Leveraging Consultants to Strengthen Dairy Operations

Dairy processors face growing pressure to improve efficiency, meet sustainability goals, and comply....

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Virtual Fireside Chat with Laurence Rycken

As we kicked off 2026, the United Nations International Year of the Woman Farmer, the IDFA Women in....

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Protecting Dairy in the States: IDFA's 2025 Advocacy Highlights and 2026 Outlook

State policymakers are taking the lead to shape the nation’s food policy agenda, leading IDFA to int...

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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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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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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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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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The Dairy Download Podcast

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The Dairy Download - Adapting to the New Consumer

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube How is dairy positioned to adapt....

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The Dairy Download - Dairy Market Outlook

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The Dairy Download - Dairy Ingredient and Consumer Trends

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The Dairy Download - Innovations on the Farm

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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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The Dairy Download: In and Out: Changes in Dairy Leadership

“Change is inevitable.” It’s phrase often used at workplaces to explain transitions and shifts in th...

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The Dairy Download: All Wrapped Up: Dairy Packaging Challenges and Solutions

The Dairy Download: All Wrapped Up: Dairy Packaging Challenges and Solutions

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The Dairy Download: Banking on Dairy

Cows make milk. Milk makes money. But how do producers build the farms, facilities and herds needed....

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The Dairy Download: Ports in the Storm: Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges

U.S. dairy exports outperformed in 2021 thus far. While that would have been remarkable in its own r...

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The Dairy Download: Prices Under Pressure: A Focus on Food Inflation Share Episode Stats Edit Episode

Whether they’re picking up produce at a grocery store or a burger at their favorite restaurant, Amer...

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The Dairy Download: The Year in Review with an All-Star Dairy Panel

From strong retail sales to higher prices, from healthy export interest to labor shortages, 2021 pre...

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The Dairy Download: Solving the Logistics Puzzle

From finding enough truck drivers to sourcing ocean containers, overcoming logistics challenges is a...

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The Dairy Download: The Deep Dish on Pizza

Stuffed crust, extra cheese, no anchovies! Americans place plenty of pizza orders each year, and the pa...

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The Dairy Download Turns One! Celebrating a Year of Great Conversations

Butter and ice cream. Sustainability and innovation. Capacity and labor. After a year on the air, Th...

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Workforce Woes: What’s Causing Labor Challenges?

A lack of workers. An increase in COVID cases. An aging labor force. They’re all issues facing US em...

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Dairy in Demand: Ramping Up Capacity

No matter where they eat, Americans love dairy. That’s good news as processors ramp up capacity, bri...

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South Dakota Dairy: A Trip Down I-29

What do the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and more than 150,000 cows have in common? They all call Sou...

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