Research & White Papers

2025 State of Women in Dairy Report

IDFA's second-ever State of Women in Dairy Report provides IDFA members and the dairy industry with new data-based metrics and recommendations to support gender equality across the entire supply chain...

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State of AI in Dairy Report

IDFA and Ever.Ag are pleased to release the first ever State of AI in the Dairy Industry report feat...

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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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Polling of US Adults on Lactose-Free Milk Options (June 2024)

New Morning Consult polling commissioned by the International Dairy Foods Association among a sample...

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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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International Sweetener Colloquium 2022

Co-hosted by the Sweetener Users Association and the International Dairy Foods Association, the Interna...

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Voter Polling on Milk in School Meals, Conducted by Morning Consult

Voters in New York City and across the country widely support offering low-fat flavored milk in public...

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IDFA Membership Briefing - February 2022

IDFA briefed members on the many ways the organization is working to make a difference for dairy by red...

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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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Facility Design Strategies for a Healthy Workforce

More than ever before, employers understand the tangible benefits of maintaining and enhancing their em...

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Modernizing U.S. Milk Pricing: An Exploration

Modernizing U.S. Milk Pricing: An Exploration, authored by Dr. Marin Bozic and Blimling and Associat...

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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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Flexible Automation

Flexibility allows for ever changing packaging designs which means more business. Companies are changin...

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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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