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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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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Innovations in Gene Editing and Novel Applications in Food

Recent innovations in gene editing technologies are paving the way for novel applications in food an...

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IDFA Membership Briefing

Membership briefings are scheduled three times a year to provide updates on issues that are, or will...

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Instrumentation for Measurement of Fluid Dairy Samples – Something Old and Something New

Instruments designed for the compositional analysis of fluid dairy products - specifically milk, cre...

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Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling

Price for Members: $495.00 IDFA is pleased to present its Introduction to Dairy Product Labeling web...

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Cream of the Crop: Will Your Machines Measure Up for Manufacturing Flexibility?

As dairy producers responding to new technologies and rapidly-evolving consumer demand, offering a r...

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Morning Consult – IDFA National Tracking Poll on Fluid Milk Preferences

IDFA partnered with Morning Consult to conduct a national tracking poll of 2,200 Americans to better...

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Pathogen Environmental Monitoring and Control: The Road to Success

IDFA and leading experts in the field to discuss the legal and regulatory ramifications and the “how...

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The Evolving Perspectives and Strategies of Dairy Executives

A study by McKinsey & Company in partnership with IDFA finds declining domestic dairy consumptio...

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IDFA Membership Briefing

Membership briefings are scheduled three times a year to provide updates on issues that are, or will...

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Update on Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Media stories of late have reported on various levels of “forever chemicals” found in food, from dri...

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A Winning Growth Formula for Dairy: Perspectives from McKinsey & Company April 8, 2019

Groundbreaking research, conducted by McKinsey & Company in collaboration with IDFA, provides a....

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