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Registration is closing on the Meadow Affinage workshop
Our late-May affinage workshop in British Columbia has a handful of seats left. Here's what six weeks in a working cave actually covers, and why the deadline is…
Read postWhat your label actually has to say
The federal regulator closed a comment period this year on how dairy names get used on packaging. It's a good moment for members to check their own labels,…
Read postThe member you never hear from
Victor Sandoval has renewed every year since 2017 and never once come to an event. We looked at what a corporate membership like his is actually for.
Read postA tariff list, and what it means for the imported cheese case
A proposed federal tariff list tied to a long-running aircraft-subsidy dispute has put European cheese on the target list. Here's what that could mean for members on both…
Read postWhat a food safety plan is actually for
The Food Safety & HACCP Certificate isn't a badge for the wall. Here's what it actually asks a small creamery to write down, and why an inspector cares.
Read postThe second year is the hard one
A farmstead maker in her second year of production told us the honeymoon phase ends right around now. What she changed, and what she's still stuck on.
Read postThe tariff map keeps shifting, and so should your export plan
Mexico's retaliatory tariffs came off this spring while duties into one major Asian market stayed high. We look at what that split picture means for members who ship…
Read postWhat the Sensory Evaluation Certificate actually tests
Our Sensory Evaluation Certificate isn't a tasting party. Here's what the exam covers, who it's built for, and how it differs from our other credentials.
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.
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