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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Animal Care Toolkit

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Guide to FDA Inspections & Preparing For A Recall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on the verge of a monumental shift in how dairy plant in...

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Cheese Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts Labeling Manual (2019 Edition)

To assist the dairy industry with understanding the details of these complex labeling changes IDFA has...

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National Dairy FARM Program 4.0

The National Dairy FARM Animal Care Program underscores the dairy community’s commitment to continua...

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Allergen Guidelines and Best Industry Practices

Are your allergen labels up to date and in compliance? How do you guard against allergen cross-contact...

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Food Fights in the Courtroom: How Litigation and Consumer Expectations are Driving Food Labels

Increasingly, food labeling decisions are driven not by FDA regulations, but by litigation and consu...

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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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