Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, on Dairy Recourse Loan Program Proposed in HEROES Act Legislation

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on the Recourse Loan Program for Commercial Processors of Dairy Products in the HEROES Act legislation as proposed this week by the House of Representatives:

IDFA Applauds AG CHAIN Act for Essential Food Industry Workers

For weeks, the dairy industry as represented by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), has supported bipartisan efforts by Congress to provide targeted financial relief to food industry workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Today, Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) and Dwight Evans (PA-03) introduced the Assistance and Gratitude for Coronavirus Heroes in Agribusiness who are Invaluable to the Nation, or the AG CHAIN Act.

Statement from IDFA’s Michael Dykes on Support for Dairy in USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program:

IDFA – NMPF Submit Joint Plan to USDA to Support Dairy Industry Through COVID-19

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) sent a set of recommendations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday urging the Administration to take swift, comprehensive action to support the U.S. dairy industry through the COVID-19 crisis.

Statement from Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, on Passage of CARES Act and Need for Immediate Dairy Purchases by Government

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement today on Congressional passage of the $ 2 trillion CARES Act and highlights the need for the federal government to make dairy purchases: