I am vice president of editorial services at USDEC. I oversee, among other things, our website (usdec.org) and The U.S. Dairy Exporter Blog. Working with talented colleagues, I blend the best practices of journalism and content marketing to provide the U.S. dairy industry the information it needs to expand global demand for our products. You can reach me at mokeefe@usdec.org.

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See the global dairy mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, new facilities, executive hires and marketing initiatives that made 2020 a significant year.

Farmers For Free Trade coalition highlights the importance of global trade that eliminates tariffs and nontariff barriers on U.S. exports.

The new U.S. Center for Dairy Excellence is one reason to be bullish on exports of U.S. dairy ingredients to Southeast Asia. 

The state-of-the-art facility is designed to be an education hub and collaborative meeting place that inspires innovation utilizing U.S. dairy ingredients and cheeses.

The world’s No. 1 permeate company has helped blaze trails to China and other markets, creating opportunities for the entire U.S. dairy industry to ride the wave of whey ingredients.

The critical role that U.S. dairy exports play in Wisconsin's economy took center stage at a virtual town hall among dairy leaders this week. 

Event attended by 350 global influencers tells dairy's positive story while pushing back on the anti-animal and anti-dairy narratives of vegan activists.

Ruling occurs after lawyers representing a Swiss GI organization sent threatening letters to U.S. companies using the term “gruyere.” 

A bipartisan letter asks the U.S. government to enhance protection of common food names as a core policy objective in all trade-related discussions.

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See the significant mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, new facilities, executive hires and marketing initiatives for the first six months of this memorable year.

A study published in an academic journal shows the U.S. dairy industry used 30% less water, utilized 21% less land and reduced greenhouse gas emissions 19% over 10 years.

NAFTA swung open a door of opportunity to our southern border that helped increase U.S. dairy export volume to Mexico by 435% while value soared by 646% over 26 years. 

Future EU "intervention" practices will harm U.S. farmers and processors and erode efforts to advance fair trade policies that create greater market access.

Newly released Canadian tariff-rate quotas discourage U.S. dairy retail products from entering Canada, depriving U.S. dairy farmers and exporters the market access USMCA promised.

USDEC infographics showcase progress on water use, greenhouse gas emission, waste reduction, animal care and other advances.

One billion people around the world derive their livelihoods from the dairy sector, including more than 3 million jobs in the U.S. alone.

COVID-19 has created havoc but opportunities remain, especially in Asia, where USDEC is investing in people, programs, partnerships and a new, first-class facility promoting U.S. Dairy. 

More than 95% of the world’s population lives beyond U.S. borders and many countries can’t produce enough milk to meet their citizens’ growing demand for dairy.

A message translated into 10 languages says U.S. dairy suppliers are working hard to continue shipments to other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The goal is "business as usual" for workers connected by technology to USDEC headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and nine international offices.