Cook will be a featured speaker at Dairy Forum 2018.
December 12, 2017
Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and a featured speaker at Dairy Forum 2018, spoke with Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of IDFA, about the factors that will most likely affect the midterm elections. He also shared what he thinks dairy leaders need to know before making decisions and planning for the year ahead. Watch the video here.
I've just completed my first year at the helm of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), and it's truly a joy to reflect on all that's happened during that brief time. To start, let me say how much I've enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people throughout the dairy supply chain and learning about the inner workings of this dynamic industry.
Michael Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto for the past 19 years.
January 30, 2017
At today’s Dairy Forum, new president and CEO of IDFA Michael Dykes said he will build coalitions with related parties to strengthen the dairy industry.
ProFood Tech will debut April 2017 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
September 14, 2015
ProFood Tech is a new event focusing on food & beverage processing and production technologies. Launching in April 2017, it is a production of IDFA, PMMI and Koelnmesse.
The dairy association addresses food safety and federal nutrition programs at its annual meeting devoted to regulatory issues.
May 29, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration will discuss what dairies can do to prevent future recalls at IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP meeting in June in Washington.
Tipton called for broader industry collaboration on policy and regulatory changes that would encourage industry innovation to meet escalating consumer demands and growing global markets.
January 27, 2015
In her keynote speech at Dairy Forum 2015, Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, outlined her vision of the dairy landscape through 2020
It’s an opportunity to understand the regulatory process and to see “how the sausage is made,” says an IDFA vice president.
June 2, 2014
IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP (June 24 and 25) gives dairy executives an opportunity to hear first-hand from the decision-makers and the regulation officials who have write the rules that affect dairy plants, products and personnel.