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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.
Member spotlight: a cave's summer solstice
While most of the federation preps caves for a cold holiday push, one member is three weeks from the longest day of the year, and her sheep-milk season…
Read postWhat December's block prices are telling you
Block cheese prices softened into December even as holiday demand held firm, and that gap between wholesale price and household demand is worth understanding before you set January's…
Read postYour case is a gift shop this week
Advent calendars, curated gift boxes, and a wave of once-a-year buyers who don't know your case yet. What this year's gifting numbers mean for the counter you're running…
Read postThe member whose cheese never leaves the house
She isn't a producer, a buyer, or a shop owner, and she's still logged more course hours than most professional members this year. We asked why.
Read postWhat the farm shop webinar left you with
Last week's Farm Shop Design webinar drew a bigger crowd than we expected. Here's what came out of it, and how to put it to use before Small…
Read postWhat Allergen Management actually covers
Holiday gift boxes mix more cheeses from more producers than any other order of the year. Our Allergen Management course covers the labeling and cross-contact questions that raises.
Read postThe farmstead's first holiday season
A dairy farm that added a cheese program this spring is about to sell through its first holiday season. We asked what surprised its owner most about the…
Read postThe margin that's better than it looks
Income-over-feed-cost margins have been unusually strong this year, and members are starting to ask whether it's worth planning around. Here's what to weigh before you do.
Read postAdd your name to the interstate shipment comments
A comment period on interstate cheese shipment rules is open, and small producers are underrepresented in it so far. Here is what the federation is asking members to…
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