Education
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Reading the last weeks of market season
Farmers market weekends are still full, but the selling patterns are already shifting toward fall. Here is how to read the last stretch of the season and what…
Read postWhat your export paperwork needs this month
With new cross-border dairy tariffs in effect, the paperwork that used to be a formality is now the thing that decides your landed cost, and it deserves a…
Read postDeciding what stays in the cave a little longer
With cheese inventories tightening industry-wide this month, the affinage call on which wheels to hold and which to ship is worth more than it usually is.
Read postPricing a creamery someone else will run
More than a quarter of dairy operators say they'll step back within five years. A course built for pricing turns out to matter just as much for handoffs.
Read postKeeping your cave steady through a heat wave
Outside heat finds its way into even a well-built aging room. Here is what to watch on your humidity and temperature logs this month, and where a course…
Read postGetting your market stand ready
Farmers' market season is in full swing. Before your next Saturday, a few things worth checking on the table, the cooler, and the sign.
Read postPacking a wheel so the judges see your cheese, not your box
With entries for Madison due soon, here is what actually trips up first-time competitors: portion size, packaging, and presenting the cheese in the form it's sold.
Read postGetting your cave ready for summer
Warmer weather is the hardest stretch of the year to keep an aging room stable. Here is what to check before the first real heat wave, and the…
Read postWhat a margin course covers now
Firmer wholesale cheese prices this spring don't automatically fix your margins. Here's what our Pricing & Margin for Specialty Cheese course actually walks through, and why now is…
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