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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 changes in the milk before the flush
Late-winter calving shifts milk composition before most cheesemakers notice, and Milk Quality & Herd Health is built around catching it before your make sheet does.
Read postA labeling comment period worth your two cents
A comment period on cheese labeling standards is open, and the Standards Committee wants member voices in it before it closes, not after the rule is set.
Read postShipping cheese across a state line
A member's shipment got held up over a rule most cheesemakers only learn about the hard way. Here's the 60-day standard and what documentation actually holds up.
Read postThe buyer pricing next quarter early
A specialty cheese buyer in the upper Midwest tells us why she locks her spring wholesale contracts in February instead of waiting for the price to settle.
Read postWhat's still pulling shoppers to your case
Plant-based milk sales fell again last year while whole milk grew. Small signals like that say something about why the specialty case keeps expanding too.
Read postPetaluma milk-handling workshop: registration closing
Registration for the February 22 milk-handling workshop in Petaluma closes soon. Here's what three weeks of prep actually looks like and who the day is really for.
Read postBuyers want something new this year
Early reads on 2024 buyer demand point toward sheep's and goat's milk cheese and unfamiliar new entries. Here's what that shift means for what you put in the…
Read postThe buyer who signed up to judge
A regional specialty cheese buyer spent a decade tasting for her own case. This year she earned Competition Judge Accreditation, and it changed what she tastes for.
Read postWhat a January recall means for your HACCP paperwork
A soft-cheese recall made national headlines again this month. We're not naming names, but here's what our Food Safety & HACCP Certificate actually covers when this happens.
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