Winners will be announced and recognized at Dairy Forum 2022 in Palm Desert, Calif.
August 19, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it is seeking nominations for three awards presented annually to leaders in the dairy industry: the IDFA Laureate Award, the 2022 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year Award and the IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award.
IDFA said the move protects U.S. dairy exports and global infant nutrition supply chains.
August 11, 2021
After months of advocacy by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) with U.S. and European officials, the European Commission (EC) decided Aug. 10 to extend the implementation deadline for its new health certificate requirements to Jan. 15, 2022.
Themed ‘New. Now. Next.’, the event will take place Jan. 23-26 in Palm Desert, Calif.
July 28, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said Dairy Forum will be back “live and in person” in 2022 and that registration for the event opens July 28.
The group of emerging dairy-industry leaders was selected based on their experience and scope of responsibility within their organizations.
July 19, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said 30 future leaders of the dairy industry were accepted into the third class of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy.
Recent data provided to IDFA show hard ice cream production for the first five months of 2021 running ahead of last year, when hard ice cream production set a five-year high.
July 15, 2021
With National Ice Cream Day just around the corner, Americans are lining up at scoop shops and grocery checkout lines at near-record numbers to get their favorite flavors of ice cream.
The association said the rule threatens to remove popular yogurt products from grocery store shelves and harm dairy food makers.
July 13, 2021
Joseph Scimeca, Ph.D., senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs for Washington, D.C.-based IDFA, issued a statement on IDFA’s formal objection to the final rule.
The association also names Matt Herrick senior vp, public affairs and communications, and executive director of the IDFA Foundation.
July 8, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced the promotion of Heather Soubra to the new position of senior vice president, strategic initiatives, effective July 1.
The letter specifically requests making permanent a current flexibility that allows schools to offer low-fat flavored milk.
May 27, 2021
A bipartisan group of more than 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging USDA to address the underconsumption of dairy foods among American school-aged children.
The association urges the U.S. government to proactively protect U.S. dairy trade.
May 18, 2021
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it issued the industry’s first-ever “U.S. Dairy Trade Principles on Environmental Sustainability,” a critical and proactive step as the global community rallies around climate change and initiatives begin to impact international trade.