The IFCN organises every year two conferences for its partners:

In June the IFCN Dairy Conference for the research partners and in September the IFCN Supporter Conference for the company partners. The key idea is to exchange knowledge, experiences and get to know each other. 

At the IFCN Dairy Conference in June the IFCN research partners come together. The Conference is divided in a pre conference (4 days, with a method & model training, a strategy workshop, field trip) and a main conference (3 days).

The main part of the IFCN Dairy Conference takes three days and is divided into three main parts:

1. Farm Comparison day: Presentations on farm comparison results, workshop session on farm related topics and a networking evening with invited local stakeholders.

2. Dairy Sector Analysis day: Presentations on developments on world markets and in different countries, outlook workshop sessions.

3. IFCN Outlook and Strategy day: A look on the global dairy developments of the next 1-2 years, IFCN strategic issues (developments in the network and the plan for the next year).

At the annual IFCN Supporter Conference in September the IFCN company partners come together.
The IFCN provides an overview about the status, trends and drivers in the dairy industry.
Since 2004 the location of the conference and the hosting companies are changing every year.

Goals of the conference are:

1.    Improve dairy knowledge,
2.    Understand dairy markets and drivers
3.    Facilitate networking among the participating companies
4.    Develop ideas for the future of IFCN.