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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.
The counter that rebuilt its summer case
A member who manages a specialty cheese counter in the upper Midwest told us how she rebuilt her summer case around fast-moving demand instead of last year's plan.
Read postThe quota fight worth watching
A quota dispute between two major North American dairy trading partners is headed toward a ruling, while specialty demand keeps climbing even as milk prices soften.
Read postThe margin squeeze behind July's milk check
The federal price outlook moved down again this month, and margins have sat at levels that trigger safety-net payments for a lot of members.
Read postKeeping your cave honest through a heat wave
A hot, humid stretch outside makes a cave work harder to hold its numbers inside. Here's what to check before your wheels tell you themselves.
Read postWhat a new raw milk law changes for you
A state opened the door to direct-to-consumer raw milk sales this month, and the testing and labeling conditions attached to it are worth reading closely.
Read postThree weeks out from the annual conference
The ICF Annual Conference 2023 lands in three weeks. Here's what's on the schedule, what still needs a decision from you, and what to pack.
Read postThe cave that fought the heat wave
A record-hot Fourth of July week pushed one farmstead's aging room past its usual limits. What she changed, and what she's leaving alone until fall.
Read postA thinner margin and a shorter list
Federal forecasters trimmed the all-milk price outlook for the year, and a fresh industry survey shows artisan makers running fewer varieties. Here's what both mean for your case.
Read postFewer cheeses, tighter hay: a summer read on the category
A new survey shows artisan makers producing fewer varieties even as sales climb, while drought tightens hay supply across parts of the Midwest. Both trends point the same…
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