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Certification, education, advocacy, events, industry news and the members behind them — written by the Federation, for the people who make, age, sell and buy the cheese.
A cheese market that finally turned
After weeks of falling spot prices and dumped milk, block and barrel cheese prices climbed through the first half of May. We look at what's behind the turn…
Read postThe Ayrshire workshop we're still watching
Our Lark Goat & Sheep Milk workshop is still on the calendar for May 29 in Ayrshire. Here's what registered members should know before making travel plans this…
Read postThe farm stand that started taking orders
A small farmstead member rebuilt her entire retail season around a phone number and a folding table. She told us what worked, what didn't, and what she's keeping…
Read postWhat the relief payment won't cover
A federal relief payment for dairy producers opens for applications later this month. Here's what it covers, what it doesn't, and why the number on the check won't…
Read postThe counter that moved to the curb
A member-owned cheese shop built its whole business on people lingering at the counter. We talked to the owner about what she kept and what she had to…
Read postA workshop still on the calendar
Our late-May goat and sheep milk workshop is still listed as in-person. Here's what we're watching before deciding whether it stays that way.
Read postThe boxes headed somewhere other than a restaurant
A new federal food-box purchase program is about to pull cheese out of cold storage and into food banks. Members want to know if it will actually move…
Read postShipping cheese across state lines
More members than ever are shipping cheese direct to a customer's door this spring, and more of them are running into rules built for a wholesale truck, not…
Read postThe farm stand that moved online overnight
One small creamery member spent a weekend in March building an online order form. Six weeks later, it's carrying more of her business than the farmers markets ever…
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