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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.
The buyer who tastes before she orders
A specialty cheese buyer at a member shop tastes every order herself, even the lines she's ordered a dozen times before. We asked how a small case earns…
Read postWhat February's milk check actually shows
Mailbox milk prices dipped slightly in February while feed costs are forecast lower for the year. For farmstead members, the two numbers don't cancel out as neatly as…
Read postWhat wider milk testing means for your recordkeeping
A federal milk testing program expanded to more states this month. We aren't in the business of interpreting animal health policy, but we can help you keep your…
Read postMember spotlight: a new committee chair's first month
A composite of the members who've stepped into committee leadership this January, on what two years of reading drafts teaches you before you start writing them.
Read postA workshop for exporters, one border at a time
Workshop: Cedar Export Readiness runs February 4 in Brattleboro. With a tariff decision still unresolved, registration filled faster than the federation expected this winter.
Read postThe rep doing the math twice
A regional distribution rep in the upper Midwest told us what it's actually like to route trucks to farmstead accounts through a cost squeeze this winter.
Read postSave the date: a workshop on export readiness
Cheese exports just posted a record January, but tariff talk has exporters nervous. A February workshop in Brattleboro walks members through export paperwork line by line.
Read postThe comment period on small-producer exemptions
A federal comment period on small-producer food-safety exemptions closes next month, and the federation is asking members to weigh in before it does.
Read postAdvanced Affinage in a hard winter
The Advanced Affinage Certificate is built for the person already running a cave, not learning to. Here's what it actually tests, and why a cost-conscious winter is a…
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