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The sampling program behind the 60-day rule
A federal sampling assignment on 60-day aged raw-milk cheese has been running since the start of the year. Here's what it covers, and what it doesn't change yet.
Read postMember spotlight: a lambing-season cheesemaker
One of our members runs a sheep dairy in the Southern Hemisphere, where June means lambing season and a dry stretch that's already cut into the year's milk…
Read postThe pricing formula nobody noticed change
A federal milk pricing formula update took effect this month, and butter is sitting at a record high. Neither one made headlines, but both are showing up in…
Read postThe butter record sitting under your margin math
Butter hit a five-year high at auction this spring while cheese imports climbed — a combination that changes the input math behind your case, not just the headline.
Read postThe case for the affinage credential
Members are asking more often about the Advanced Affinage Certificate this spring — here is what it actually tests, and what it doesn't promise about your market.
Read postInterstate shipment is still stuck, and so are we
State-level rulemaking on raw-milk products moved again this spring, but the interstate shipment question members keep raising with us is still unresolved.
Read postWhat the Sensory Evaluation Certificate actually tests
The Sensory Evaluation Certificate is one of our least understood credentials. Here is what the exam covers, who it's actually for, and why a bad wheel is more…
Read postMember spotlight: four months into the chair
A composite of members who took over committee chairs this year, on what the seat actually asks of you once a hard season for small creameries lands on…
Read postWhat the new milk-pricing rule means for your check
A federal milk-pricing rule change lands June 1. Here is what actually moves in the formula, and why the effect on your check depends on which class you…
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