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2026 Election Results: Implications for Dairy

Hear from IDFA’s Government Relations team to get an inside look at the election results and what th...

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Executive Presence: How to Build a Distinctive Personal Brand

Executive presence helps others see you as a leader — and it is something that can be developed with...

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Navigating EPR: Litigation Updates and Engagement Opportunities with National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

IDFA has partnered with the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) to update our memb...

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The 3 Signals Your Dairy Plant is Ready for Automation

Dairy manufacturers are under constant pressure to protect throughput, safety, and product quality 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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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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Morning Consult Polling: Perceptions of Dairy & MAHA (August 2026)

As discussions around nutrition, food affordability, ultra-processed foods and the Make America Heal...

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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: Perceptions of Dairy & MAHA (August 2026)

As discussions around nutrition, food affordability, ultra-processed foods and the Make America Heal...

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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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The Dairy Download - Export Opportunities for U.S. Dairy

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube

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The Dairy Download - The Dairy Plant of the Future

Apple Podcasts |  Spotify | RSS | YouTube Advances in automation, artificia...

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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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Regulatory RoundUP

IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP virtual conference returned in 2023 with a jam-packed lineup of current and f...

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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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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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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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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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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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Dairy Forum 2020 – Closing Session – The Power of Leadership

Streamed Wednesday, January 29 2020 9:30 - 10:30 AM MST McKinsey & Company's research shows that...

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Dairy Forum 2020 – Breakfast Session – The Power of Resilience in Dairy

Streamed Wednesday, January 29 2020 8:30 - 9:30 AM MST Building on the presentation from last year,....

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Dairy Forum 2020 – An Armchair Conversation with Chobani's CEO & Founder, Hamdi Ulukaya

Streamed Tuesday, January 28 2020 1:45 - 2:45 PM MST Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish immigrant who turned...

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Dairy Forum 2020 – General Session – The Power of China

Streamed Monday, January 27 2020 9:30 - 10:30 AM MST The trade war between the U.S. and China is res...

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Dairy Forum 2020 – President’s Breakfast – The Power of Change

Streamed Monday, January 27 2020 8:30 - 9:30 AM MST How do we work together to unlock the POWER OF D...

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Women Leading Forward

The sea of faces at Dairy Forum tells the story of how few women currently hold top leadership posit...

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