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The rep who tracks margin, not milk
A regional sales rep at a member distributor explains why she reads the federation's advocacy notes and directory before she reads a milk-price report.
Read postThe farmstead deciding on margin coverage
One small farmstead member spent the week running numbers before a federal margin-support enrollment deadline closes on January 31 — a decision more members are facing than usual.
Read postThe credential raw milk makers want right now
Formal food-safety plans have gone from a minority practice to the industry norm among specialty cheesemakers. Here's what our Food Safety & HACCP Certificate actually covers.
Read postA quota fight worth watching
A cross-border dispute over how cheese import quotas get allocated opened this month, and members who ship north are being asked to weigh in before it's decided without…
Read postWhat the CCP credential actually covers
Certified Cheese Professional questions spike every January from members setting new-year goals. Here's what the credential actually tests, and who it's built for.
Read postA new traceability rule starts its clock this week
A federal traceability rule for certain high-risk foods, including several soft and semi-soft cheeses, took effect this week. The compliance runway is long, but the exemption fight starts…
Read postWhat the mailbox check actually says
A federal enrollment deadline and a widening gap between announced and actual milk prices both land this month. Here's what that means for your own cost sheet.
Read postThirteen years on the supply side
One equipment sales rep has spent thirteen years selling into the specialty cheese trade, not making it. We asked what's actually changed for a supplier-side member over that…
Read postReading the herd when the thermometer drops
Cold snaps change what a herd needs and what shows up in the milk. A look at what our Milk Quality & Herd Health course covers for the…
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