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Hear Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, speak with IDFA

Video: Hear Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, speak with IDFA

Cook will be a featured speaker at Dairy Forum 2018.
December 12, 2017

Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and a featured speaker at Dairy Forum 2018, spoke with Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of IDFA, about the factors that will most likely affect the midterm elections. He also shared what he thinks dairy leaders need to know before making decisions and planning for the year ahead. Watch the video here.


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International Dairy Foods Association reflects on past year of rebuilding

The past 12 months have been a period of review and rebuilding for the International Dairy Foods Association.
Michael Dykes
Michael Dykes
December 4, 2017

I've just completed my first year at the helm of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), and it's truly a joy to reflect on all that's happened during that brief time. To start, let me say how much I've enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people throughout the dairy supply chain and learning about the inner workings of this dynamic industry.


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Manufacturing Day

Happy Manufacturing Day!

IDFA is taking to social media on Oct. 6 to celebrate dairy product manufacturing’s positive impact on the U.S. economy.
October 6, 2017

IDFA is taking to social media on Oct. 6 to celebrate dairy product manufacturing’s positive impact on the U.S. economy.


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International Dairy Foods Association CEO Michael Dykes
Meet the new boss

IDFA CEO lays out the challenges facing the dairy industry

Michael Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto for the past 19 years.
January 30, 2017

At today’s Dairy Forum, new president and CEO of IDFA Michael Dykes said he will build coalitions with related parties to strengthen the dairy industry.


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Washington merry-go-round

IDFA taps Monsanto exec to lead the association

At Monsanto, Dykes was responsible for developing and implementing government relations strategies that included agricultural biotechnology policy.
August 31, 2016

Michael D. Dykes will become the new president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association beginning in January.


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Congress unites over ice cream at IDFA’s annual party

IDFA served more than 50 flavors of ice cream and thousands of root beer floats at its 34th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party.
July 18, 2016

The International Dairy Foods Association hosted members of Congress and their staffs at its 34th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party. 


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The Boca Raton address

IDFA’s Tipton says ‘It’s time to push the envelope on dairy policy, regulations and innovations’

Tipton called for broader industry collaboration on policy and regulatory changes that would encourage industry innovation to meet escalating consumer demands and growing global markets.
January 27, 2015

In her keynote speech at Dairy Forum 2015, Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, outlined her vision of the dairy landscape through 2020


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Face-to-face

Dairy industry executives meet the rule makers at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUp

It’s an opportunity to understand the regulatory process and to see “how the sausage is made,” says an IDFA vice president.
June 2, 2014

IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP (June 24 and 25) gives dairy executives an opportunity to hear first-hand from the decision-makers and the regulation officials who have write the rules that affect dairy plants, products and personnel. 


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