Education
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What your herd needs before the flush hits
Spring milk volume climbs faster than most make schedules adjust for it. A look at what a herd-health and milk-quality course covers before the flush, not after.
Read postWhat your cave needs before the flush
Spring flush milk is still weeks out, but the cave work that determines how it ages happens now. A February walkthrough of what to check before the volume…
Read postWhat a cold snap does to your milk quality
Cold weather asks more of a herd than warm weather does, and that shows up in your milk before it shows up anywhere else. A look at what…
Read postThe paperwork behind your first export pallet
The new year reset several import quota categories that affect where specialty cheese can move and at what volume. If you're shipping overseas for the first time, the…
Read postWhat the cave owes you in January
Cold outside doesn't mean stable inside. A look at why January humidity swings catch cheesemakers off guard, and the course that walks through the fix.
Read postThe humidity swing your swab plan should catch
Furnaces and low outdoor humidity change what's happening in your aging room even when nothing else has changed. Here's how to fold that into a winter swab schedule.
Read postTraining the counter for board season
Search interest in cheese boards spikes every December, and the counter staff who can talk a customer through a board sell more of it than the ones who…
Read postThe recall that wasn't yours
A large private-label shredded cheese recall widened this month over metal fragments traced to worn processing equipment. Your creamery isn't named in it — here's why it's still…
Read postGetting your cave through the first cold snap
The first hard cold of the season changes an aging room more than most new affineurs expect. A few checks now save a rind later.
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