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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.
What the cheesemonger credential actually covers
With specialty cases getting busier, more counter staff are asking what Certified Cheesemonger actually tests. Here's the honest answer, plus how it differs from the CCP.
Read postSpecialty cheese's growth meets a fuller import case
Specialty cheese sales are up sharply this year, but the federal government's latest outlook also points to a fuller import pipeline. Both things can be true in the…
Read postThe apprentice who entered Alpine Styles
Two years after her first cheesemaking class, one member entered the Alpine Styles category for the first time and is already planning what she'd fix for next year's…
Read postWhat the storefront webinar actually changed
A month after Digital Storefronts 2024, members are reporting back on what they actually changed — and it's less about the website than the shipping box.
Read postCheese prices soften while feed costs don't
September's wholesale forecast came up even as feed costs kept climbing, and the gap between those two lines is exactly what a margin worksheet exists to catch.
Read postThe 60-day rule a raw-milk maker lives by
Raw-milk cheese can cross state lines, but only aged past 60 days and clearly labeled. A member's testimony this week showed how much rides on that one number.
Read postThe cave that lost power first
A Gulf Coast member's aging cave lost power a full day before this week's hurricane made landfall. What she did in those 24 hours is worth every member's…
Read postWhat October's numbers tell your case
October's federal supply and demand report held milk prices steady but trimmed cheese and butter forecasts. Here's what that combination means behind your counter.
Read postOur ask for storm-hit members
Small-producer exemptions under federal food-safety rule already exist on paper; this week our advocacy work is making sure they actually apply to a creamery rebuilding after a storm.
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