IDFA Dairy Forum
Dairy processors and executives on industry strategy and policy.
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- Dates
- Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027
- Where
- Orlando, FL
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Pricing not read.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- International Dairy Foods Association
- Audience level
- Senior, Executive
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Food processing and manufacturing
Roles: plant manager food
Levels: Senior, Executive
The field it serves: Agriculture & Food Production
- Verified open jobs
- about 1,880
- Typical posted salary
- $104,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $140,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 35% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 547 of the newest 1,880 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 1,880 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Agriculture & Food Production snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- American Farm Bureau Federation Speaking 2027
- Circana Speaking 2027
- CoBank Speaking 2027
- GoodSport Nutrition Speaking 2027
- Hilmar Speaking 2027
- International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) Speaking 2027
- Smearcase Speaking 2027
- Tamarack Biotics Speaking 2027
- University of Missouri Speaking 2027
- Wisconsin Dairy Products Association Speaking 2027
- Zeihan on Geopolitics Speaking 2027
Read from the event’s own pages: www.idfa.org.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Speakers
Bob Comstock
Founder, Tamarack Biotics
Corey Geiger
Lead Economist, Dairy, CoBank
Dana Perino
Former White House Press Secretary, Political Commentator, Bestselling Author
Joe Rotondo
Founder & CEO, Smearcase
John Newton, PhD
VP, Public Policy and Economic Analysis, American Farm Bureau Federation
Julian Binfield, PhD
Assistant Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri
Kevin Brown
Speaker & Creator of The Hero Effect
Kyle Jensen
VP, Global Sales and Marketing, Hilmar
Michelle McBride
Founder & CEO, GoodSport Nutrition
Peter Zeihan
Geopolitical Strategist, Zeihan on Geopolitics
Phil Plourd
Executive Director, Wisconsin Dairy Products Association
Sally Lyons Wyatt
Global EVP and Chief Advisor, Circana
Samuel Alcaine, PhD
VP, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)
Read from the event’s own pages: idfa.org
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Orlando, FL. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: January 24, 2027 to January 27, 2027, Orlando, FL
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