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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.
Getting your cave's air ready for winter
As outside air turns dry and cold, cave humidity and airflow drift more than most makers expect. Our Humidity & Airflow Control course walks through the fixes before…
Read postCheese softens while butter holds its ground
Federal forecasts this month show cheese prices sliding on softer imports while butter holds firm, a split that's already showing up in members' block orders and Class III…
Read postTwo weeks out: a workshop built for bloomy rinds
Our Workshop: Rind Bloomy Rinds lands November 8, right as members are wrestling with the same fall humidity swings we've been writing about all month. Here's what the…
Read postWhat your cave does when the weather can't decide
Late October's swing between warm afternoons and cold nights is exactly the kind of weather that exposes a cave's weak points. A look at what to check before…
Read postThe case fills up before the calendar says so
Specialty cheese sales keep outpacing the rest of the deli case, and retail buyers are already building their holiday orders. Here's what the fourth-quarter run-up means for your…
Read postWhat the Chicago sensory workshop actually covered
Last week's in-person sensory workshop in Chicago filled a room of tasters and judges. Here's what came out of it, and how to get the same grounding without…
Read postThe member who renewed after everything changed
A longtime regional sales rep had his territory redrawn and his employer reorganized this year. His membership renewed anyway. We asked what carried it through.
Read postThe market that turned without much noise
After a long stretch of tight milk supply and soft prices, several dairy categories firmed up this fall. We look at what changed and what it means for…
Read postThe farmstead that locked in five years
A farmstead member on the Membership & Outreach Committee talks through why she locked in a five-year margin coverage election this fall instead of renewing year to year.
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