Advocacy
Every post the Federation has filed under Advocacy.
What 'aged' actually has to mean on the label
Federal standards fix the name on a lot of cheese labels, but words like 'aged,' 'farmstead,' and 'raw milk' aren't pinned down the same way — and members…
Read postThe 60-day line, and who's asking to move it
The federal rule letting raw-milk cheese cross state lines only after 60 days of aging hasn't moved in decades. Members are split on whether it should.
Read postThe paperwork that proves the exemption
Federal food-safety rules exempt many small dairy processors from the full preventive-controls plan, but the exemption isn't automatic — and members keep asking us to explain how to…
Read postThe comment window closes Monday
A federal comment period on a proposed tariff list touching most imported cheese closes next Monday, and we want your operational experience in the record.
Read postWhat we're asking for on pricing reform
Milk prices have firmed up this spring, but the formula behind them still frustrates small producers. Here's the reform members are pushing for and how to add your…
Read postA labeling proposal worth your comment
A proposed change to ingredient and standard-of-identity labeling is open for comment this spring, and it would land differently on a two-person creamery than on a large plant.
Read postWhat it takes to cross a state line
Selling cheese to a distributor two states over sounds simple. The rating and reciprocity system behind it isn't, and members keep asking us to explain it plainly.
Read postThe bills moving through statehouses this spring
State legislative sessions are moving on raw-milk and dairy-pricing bills this spring, and a member's testimony is helping shape how ICF weighs in.
Read postWhat a small-producer exemption actually covers
Members keep asking whether their creamery qualifies for a food-safety exemption. The honest answer is it's narrower than the rumor, and here's what we're pushing the regulator to…
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