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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.
A thin margin year closes with a full case
Feed costs kept producer margins tight all year, but holiday demand is filling cheese cases anyway. We look at why those two facts aren't actually in conflict.
Read postWhen a cave goes dry before the cheese does
Cold outside air holds less moisture, and once it's drawn into an aging room it can crack rinds and strip weight off wheels. Here's what our Humidity &…
Read postMember spotlight: the counter and the cave at home
A cheesemonger who spends her days at a specialty counter and her evenings tending a converted closet cave is this week's reminder that membership serves more than one…
Read postWhat the sixty-day rule covers
A member walkthrough of the sixty-day aging requirement for raw-milk cheese sold across state lines, and where it actually intersects with your make sheet.
Read postA quiet close to a strong milk year
Milk and wholesale cheese prices eased into December, closing out a lower-margin year even as a one-year federal extension keeps the safety net intact.
Read postA competition prep workshop before the year turns
Our Green Bay competition prep workshop lands three weeks before the calendar turns over, giving entrants one last working session to tighten an entry before spring judging.
Read postCutting for the gift case, not the lunch case
Gift-box cutting is a different skill from everyday counter work, and the mistakes show up as waste and complaints. A look at what our Cut & Wrap Fundamentals…
Read postThe paperwork that ships with the wheel
As holiday orders pick up, members are running into the same interstate shipment snag every December — here's what we're asking regulators to fix and what to do…
Read postThe recertification deadline approaches
Recertification for the Certified Cheese Professional credential closes November 30. Here's what the renewal actually checks and why it's worth doing before the deadline, not after.
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