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The old labeling rules now up for review
Federal regulators have proposed dropping a set of decades-old cheese labeling standards as obsolete, and the federation wants member input before the record closes.
Read postA webinar for future competition judges
Registration is open for our Judging Standards webinar on October 15, the usual first stop for members working toward Competition Judge Accreditation.
Read postWhat falling wholesale cheese prices mean for your case
Wholesale cheese prices drifted lower again this week even as milk supply hit a fourth straight monthly record, a combination that squeezes margin from both directions.
Read postThe 60-day rule still shapes your shipping map
Federal aging requirements for unpasteurized-milk cheese haven't changed this year, but members keep asking, and the advocacy questions we're fielding say why.
Read postListeria control before the holiday crush
September is when the next Listeria Control in Small Creameries cohort opens, timed so members finish before the volume of the holiday selling season arrives.
Read postLessons from the cave shop workshop
Last week's Cave Farm Shop Retail workshop drew members wrestling with the same question: how much of the aging room should double as a storefront?
Read postThe credential clock nobody watches until it runs out
Food safety credentials expire faster than most members expect, and fall is the last easy window to recertify before winter production and the holiday case take over.
Read postWhat to expect at Thursday's farm shop workshop
This week's Cave Farm Shop Retail workshop is for members turning a corner of the creamery into a storefront, and it starts with the question of what not…
Read postThe aging rule that changes at the state line
Three states rewrote their raw-milk rules this year, and none of the changes line up with each other or with the federal ban on interstate raw-milk sales.
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