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US-IDF work centers around four main pillars: Nutrition, Standards, Sustainability and Food Safety.

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Engage in international dialogue that impacts your ability to compete.

US-IDF Leadership

US-IDF leadership provides the US dairy industry with a voice at the global level.

IDF Resources

Latest scientific bulletins and fact sheets on all things dairy.

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US-IDF Meetings

IDF/Codex Meetings

March 2025
October 2025
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– Allen Sayler, CFSRS

US-IDF provides the only pathway for US dairy industry members to directly engage in IDF, which is the only non-governmental organization recognized as having special status within the Codex decision -making processes.  You have the opportunity to sit at the international table and directly engage and influence at the early stage access policies that can open trade ‘doors’.

– Allen Sayler, CFSRS
– Paul Hanlon, Abbott

The thing IDF does better than other associations is bringing perspectives from ‘on the ground’ markets from all around the world, straight from the folks that are working in those markets. Often, even with international associations, there is an element of the telephone game that happens, but having that direct access is helpful.

– Paul Hanlon, Abbott
– Shawna Morris, National Milk Producers Federation

IDF plays a leading role in helping shape global standards and policies impacting dairy trade; USIDF provides our industry a seat at the table in that process to ensure that the interests of US dairy farmers and manufacturers inform the regulatory “rules of the road” for global trade.

– Shawna Morris, National Milk Producers Federation
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Join US-IDF

You can make a difference! Join US-IDF and contribute your dairy expertise to ensuring that dairy remains part of a healthy, nutritious diet and that the U.S. dairy industry can fairly compete in the global marketplace.

How Can You Benefit from US – IDF Membership?

Being a US-IDF member provides:

  • Direct input into setting global dairy standards and practices that align with those of your organization and the U.S. dairy industry. IDF is well respected among international organizations, due to all the expertise that National Committees like US-IDF bring to the table. It’s critical that the U.S. voice and position be heard, since many times our practices may be unique from other parts of the world. US-IDF has worked hard, and with success, to build our credibility on the global scene in this regard.
  • Access to the collective knowledge and experience of major dairying countries around the world.
  • Collaboration with other international organizations, like Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), International Standards Organization (ISO), Codex Alimentarius and others, to facilitate fair trade for dairy products. Membership provides a voice and a seat at the table for the U.S. dairy industry to be involved in the decision making of these important bodies.
  • Participation in IDF Standing Committees, providing the opportunity to meet and work with international leaders in a variety of dairy disciplines, advising the future direction of the world’s dairy industry.
  • Opportunity to be at the forefront of trends and innovations—from economics to scientific breakthroughs.

US-IDF – Your Link to the World’s Dairy Policies and Markets

Membership Application

For more information contact the US-IDF Secretariat at usidfsec@usidf.org