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Keeping cave humidity steady when winter air turns dry
Cold outdoor air holds less moisture, and heated indoor air holds even less. Here's what that means for your cave this month and how the humidity fix actually…
Read postSave the date: milk handling in Petaluma
Registration is open for our February milk handling workshop in Petaluma. Here's what the day covers, who it's for, and why we're running it now.
Read postWhat the sensory credential tests
Enrollment for this year's Sensory Evaluation Certificate opens soon. Members ask us every winter whether it's worth a season of study, so here's what the exam actually covers.
Read postThe clerk who reads every notice first
One counter clerk started reading recall notices in full instead of skimming the subject line. Two years later she's the reason her shop catches problems early.
Read postThe January numbers and your case
The federal dairy market report covering this week shows cheese prices softer than late 2023, even as overall milk production edges up. Here's what that split means for…
Read postMember spotlight: the cave she restocks in January
A farmstead head cheesemaker in the upper Midwest walks us through the week her cave goes from holiday-emptied to full again, and why January's makes matter more than…
Read postGet ahead of the traceability clock
A federal traceability rule for certain high-risk foods has a compliance clock already running, and a fresh watchdog report this month says the agency's own plan still isn't…
Read postEntries open for this year's flagship competition
The competition entry window for this year's flagship event is opening, and the Awards & Competition Committee wants members thinking about categories now, not in June.
Read postA syllabus out of a resolution
One assistant cheesemaker turned a vague new year's goal into a course plan and a competition entry. Her approach is more portable than it sounds.
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