IDFA

IDFA Welcomes 30 Dairy Industry Leaders Into NextGen Leadership Program

August 3, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced that 30 emerging leaders of the dairy industry have been accepted into the fourth class of the NextGen Leadership Program, a signature program of IDFA’s People Strategy. This incredible group of emerging leaders was selected based on their experience and scope of responsibility within their organizations. They represent the broad diversity of people and business types across the dairy industry, and we are confident they will make a valuable a positive contribution to this year’s class. They have been identified by their nominating companies as tomorrow’s industry leaders. …

NMPF, IDFA Commend Dairy Provision in Child Nutrition Bill, Will Work to Protect Access to Nutritious Dairy

July 29, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) released the following joint statement today on the House Education and Labor Committee’s passage of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, a bill that reauthorizes federal child nutrition programs: …

IDFA Applauds U.S. Government’s Renewed Call for Consultations with Canada on Dairy Tariff Rate Quotas, Urges USG to Remain Vigilant

May 31, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

The International Dairy Foods Association applauded the U.S. Government’s announcement that it would once again initiate consultations, the first step in a formal dispute settlement case, over Canada’s continued manipulation of dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) in violation of Canada’s commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). …

A Tradition Returns to Capitol Hill: IDFA Announces 38th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party on June 22nd

May 25, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today announced the return of the annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party to the National Mall on June 22, 2022. The Ice Cream Party has been an essential summertime event for members of Congress, their families, Capitol Hill staff and many other special guests since it began in 1983. However, IDFA did not hold the event in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic. …

U.S. and European Dairy Processors Agree to Maintain Open Communication Amid Global Food System Shocks

May 12, 2022 International Dairy Foods Association

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended global food supply chains, raised prices for inputs, energy, and finished food products, and exacerbated nutrition insecurity in countries around the world. Following a meeting today in the Washington, D.C. offices of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), leaders of the European Dairy Association (EDA) and IDFA issued the following joint statement: …