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What the Advanced Affinage Certificate actually covers
Members keep asking whether the Advanced Affinage Certificate is worth the time on top of Cheese Foundations. Here is what the credential tests and who it is built…
Read postA strong export year, and what it means for your case
US cheese exports are on pace for a record year and cow inventory keeps climbing. Here is what both numbers mean for a member pricing next quarter's case.
Read postThe paperwork riding along with your milk
Testing requirements for milk crossing state lines have tightened this year. We're hearing from members about what compliance actually costs in time, and what we're asking regulators to…
Read postGetting your cave ready for the holiday push
Holiday demand asks more of a cave than almost any other stretch of the year. A look at what our Cave Management coursework covers and why now is…
Read postThe milk price that finally turned a corner
After a soft stretch earlier this year, milk prices are drifting upward again as cheese demand climbs into the holidays. Here's what members are telling us about the…
Read postThe cheesemaker who wrote her first public comment
One farmstead member had never filed a public comment before this year. She told us what finally pushed her to write one, and why she thinks more members…
Read postWhat the Foundations Certificate actually covers
The Cheese Foundations Certificate is the first rung on our credential ladder, and this fall's new-member wave has been asking what it covers and what comes next.
Read postHoliday demand and your cheese case
Specialty cheese sales are running well ahead of last year going into the holidays, and members are already deciding what to hold back for gift boxes and what…
Read postA webinar for the shop you haven't built yet
Our November webinar on farm shop design is filling up early this year, driven by members asking how to sell more directly to the customers already showing up.
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