WCMA Dairy Export Group (Hybrid)

Build your network, get updates on the latest dairy export trends and gain insights on strategies to start or grow your exporting business.  

You're invited to join WCMA's Dairy Export Group meeting, set for Thursday, November 13th. 

WCMA’s 2025 Dairy Export meeting will begin with an update on dairy and cheese exporting, followed by the latest developments in federal trade policy.  Our key focus of the meeting will be centered will center on key challenges and strategies for success in global markets.

Discussions will cover risk management, including what to do when products get stuck, buyers back out, or logistics and tariffs create setbacks. The group will also explore tools for protecting yourself and insuring products against loss or damage. A major focus will be on extending shelf life, where the U.S. currently lags behind other markets, with conversations around packaging innovations, transportation methods, recipe adjustments, loading and shrink-wrapping techniques, machinery upgrades, and potential shelf-life studies through CDR.

Together, these topics will help strengthen resilience and competitiveness in dairy exports.

This will be offered as a hybrid meeting, attendees can join in person at WCMA's training center, located in Madison, WI or online via Zoom.

This event page will be updated with agenda and speaker details as the meeting date approaches.

Questions can be directed to WCMA's Director of Sustainability & Grants, Danica Nilsestuen at dnilsestuen@wischeesemakers.org.