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IDFA Convenes Unique Member ‘Fly-out’ in Idaho for Congressional Delegation and Local Dairy Leaders

November 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Roundtable discussion focuses on trade and tariffs Building on its successful series of strategic fly-ins for members to advocate for dairy on Capitol Hill, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) yesterday hosted its first “fly-out” [Read More …]

IDFA Seeks Candidates for 2019 Summer Internship

October 29, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Intern Will Focus on Legislative and Regulatory Issues in Dairy IDFA is seeking applicants for its 2019 summer internship, which will offer one undergraduate or recent graduate a firsthand view of the association’s efforts on [Read More …]

Dairy companies commend USTR on trade

October 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Commends plans to negotiate 3 separate trade agreements with Japan, UK and EU The International Dairy Foods Association commended the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for announcing that it intends to negotiate three separate [Read More …]

Exports Reignite Dairy Farmer’s Impossible Dream

October 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Farmers Day is October 12, when the dairy industry shares inspirational stories about farmers like Daniel Perazzo, who latched on to a big goal when he was only 6 years old. The number appeared [Read More …]

Nominations open for dairy innovator award

September 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Nominations must be submitted by Sept. 28, 2018; there is no fee to enter Nominations are now being accepted for the 21st Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year, an annual award co-sponsored by IDFA and Dairy [Read More …]

China to Impose Tariffs on Nearly All US Dairy Imports

September 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

China’s finance ministry announced on Tuesday that it will impose retaliatory tariffs next week on nearly $60 billion worth of U.S. imports in reaction to the Trump administration’s plans to place 10-percent duties on another [Read More …]

Adapt FMMO System to Encourage Investments, Dykes Tells Program Leaders

September 3, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA president and CEO, today asked Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) market administrators to adapt the federal orders to be more flexible and dynamic to encourage greater investment in higher-value dairy products. [Read More …]

IDFA Unveils Dairy Forum 2019 Theme: Dairy Forward

July 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

IDFA launched this week a new Dairy Forum 2019 website complete with agenda highlights, featured speakers and the program theme: Dairy Forward. Dairy leaders and teams are invited to register for the industry’s premier event, January 20-23 [Read More …]

IDFA Dairy Forum 2019

July 10, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

IDFA’s Dairy Forum is the premier event for dairy food leaders to connect with other industry leaders, advance their knowledge, and to discover new perspectives on issues that are important to our industry. This [Read More …]

Cary Frye Represents Dairy Processors at Brussels IDF Board Meeting

July 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cary Frye, IDFA senior vice president of regulatory affairs and the dairy processing representative on the International Dairy Federation (IDF) board, joined fellow board members last month for their bi-annual meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The [Read More …]

New PMO Now Available Online

July 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the electronic version of the 2017 Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), which contains changes adopted during the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) conference in May 2017. The PMO [Read More …]

Global Trade Pacts Progress without US Dairy

June 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As the United States takes a different direction on trade policy, several countries are forging ahead with new pacts, giving preferential market access to other trade players and changing the landscape for U.S. dairy products [Read More …]

Got Jobs? Dairy Does

June 1, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The newspaper headlines in 2018 have painted a grim portrait of the difficult financial conditions facing many of America’s dairy farmers. The prolonged slump in milk prices we’ve been going through has taken a painful toll on [Read More …]

Lee Mielke’s Market Report May 25

May 25, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Lee Mielke is a veteran dairy journalist and broadcaster, currently carried in a dozen Ag newspapers nationally. This column is prepared especially for the readers of DairyBusiness. Based in Lynden, Wash., he can be reached [Read More …]

Campaign highlights dairy’s impact on economy

May 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Got Jobs?” campaign shines a spotlight on positive effects of dairy’s economic engine Most Americans know milk and other dairy products are an essential part of a healthy diet. But less well-known is dairy’s contribution [Read More …]

Nutrition Facts Label Changes

May 17, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

FDA Announces Sweeping Changes for Nutrition Facts and Serving Sizes on Food Labels On May 20, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration released its much-anticipated nutrition labeling revisions, which are viewed as one of the [Read More …]

IDFA Names Bailey Wood to Lead Expanded Efforts in Communications, Media Relations and Marketing

May 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has named A. Bailey Wood, Jr., to the expanded position of vice president of communications, public relations and marketing. IDFA aims to augment its efforts in these areas, and [Read More …]

IDFA, Others Call for Clarity and Time Ahead of PHO Rule Deadline

May 9, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

IDFA and 14 other food and manufacturing associations this week urged Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to provide the food industry with more clarity and time as companies work to comply with FDA’s [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Commends Call for NAFTA Action

April 28, 2018 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

U.S. dairy groups commended the bipartisan efforts of 68 members of Congress who encouraged the U.S. Trade Representative to eliminate Canada’s tariffs on U.S. dairy exports and its protectionist pricing policies during the North American [Read More …]

Thank Dairy for $64 Billion in Tax Revenues

April 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As Americans meet their April 17 tax return deadline, it’s a good time to note how food and agriculture fund government. After graduating from law school and marrying my wife, Christie, I moved to Mount [Read More …]

Lee Mielke’s Market Report April 20

April 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

is a veteran dairy journalist and broadcaster, currently carried in a dozen Ag newspapers nationally. This column is prepared especially for the readers of DairyBusiness. Based in Lynden, Wash., he can be reached by email [Read More …]

IDFA Convenes Unique Member ‘Fly-out’ in Idaho for Congressional Delegation and Local Dairy Leaders

IDFA Seeks Candidates for 2019 Summer Internship

Dairy companies commend USTR on trade

Exports Reignite Dairy Farmer’s Impossible Dream

Nominations open for dairy innovator award

China to Impose Tariffs on Nearly All US Dairy Imports

Adapt FMMO System to Encourage Investments, Dykes Tells Program Leaders

IDFA Unveils Dairy Forum 2019 Theme: Dairy Forward

IDFA Dairy Forum 2019

Cary Frye Represents Dairy Processors at Brussels IDF Board Meeting

New PMO Now Available Online

Global Trade Pacts Progress without US Dairy

Got Jobs? Dairy Does

Lee Mielke’s Market Report May 25

Campaign highlights dairy’s impact on economy

Nutrition Facts Label Changes

IDFA Names Bailey Wood to Lead Expanded Efforts in Communications, Media Relations and Marketing

IDFA, Others Call for Clarity and Time Ahead of PHO Rule Deadline

Thank Dairy for $64 Billion in Tax Revenues

Lee Mielke’s Market Report April 20

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

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Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

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