Jobs and economic growth are on the line—and not just for dairy—when Congress considers the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Dairy's coast-to-coast economic ripple effect generates jobs in other industries and tax revenue in every state.  

Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry. 

The world needs U.S. dairy and we need the world to export more of our abundant milk, award-winning products and high-quality ingredients. 

U.S. exports were a record 16.8 percent of milk solids for the first half of 2018. But the industry has "deep concerns" about the impact of tariffs moving forward.

This list has been retweeted so many times (146), we decided to turn it into an infographic. 

USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says new tariffs will remove a competitive U.S. advantage in Mexico while making it harder to sell dairy products to fast-growing China.

Mexico is the U.S. dairy industry's No. 1 cheese export market, accounting for 28 percent of all U.S. cheese exports. Tariffs could deliver an economic blow.

Milk from one out of seven tankers leaving American farms is turned into dairy products and ingredients exported overseas. That's one of many reasons to raise a glass.  

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NAFTA modernization talks resume today with dairy leaders from the United States and Mexico in agreement on key issues, including Canada's unfair pricing policy.

With the first round of NAFTA talks beginning today, it's wise to consider the value of business goodwill flowing across borders.

NAFTA modernization must move quickly to prevent the EU from making a deal with Mexico that would prevent U.S. exporters from using common cheese names.

Stan Ryan describes the level playing field a modernized NAFTA should create and explains why thriving dairy exports to Mexico and Canada are vital to U.S. economic prosperity. 

Turn south on June 1 to raise a glass to our No. 1 export market, supporting an estimated 25,000 American jobs.

In a 30-minute interview with Iowa Public Television, USDEC's president and CEO discusses his trip to Mexico and why "relationships matter."

Partnerships must benefit both parties to stand the test of time, and the partnership between U.S. dairy and Mexico has done just that.

U.S. dairy leaders traveled to Mexico City March 13-17. We created this one-stop resource page about the trip and its significance. 

U.S. dairy officials are visiting Mexico City to affirm a mutually beneficial business partnership that still has plenty of upside. 

This is a teachable moment to tell the positive story of U.S. dairy exports, but we need the efforts of everyone in the industry to get the message out.

USDEC's international representatives provide on-the-ground “eyes and ears” for the U.S. dairy industry. In eight concise videos, they identify the low hanging fruit.