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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 hurricane and a record milk check
Milk prices are near a record high this year, but a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast and rising feed costs mean the number on your check…
Read postThe provenance story your label isn't telling yet
Gift-box and holiday-case planning starts earlier than most members expect. A look at what the Storytelling & Provenance in Marketing course covers, and why September is the month…
Read postSeven years of restocking the same case
A longtime retail member reflects on seven years of running a specialty cheese counter and seven years of federation membership that grew alongside it.
Read postA butterfat record, and a margin that still isn't following
Butterfat premiums have been unusually strong all year, and that's been propping up milk checks across the federation. Here's why it isn't showing up the same way in…
Read postWhat Cave Management covers before the cold comes
As outside temperatures start swinging, our Cave Management course walks through the humidity and airflow adjustments that keep a fall aging room stable.
Read postThe cheesemaker who plans her fall in August
A farmstead member at Fernholt Creamery walks us through the spreadsheet she builds every August to decide which wheels get a long fall cure.
Read postA record export streak and a fuller fall case
Federal export data released this month shows U.S. cheese shipments extending a months-long growth streak, and members are asking what that means for wholesale allocation at home.
Read postWhat the Certified Cheese Professional hours requirement actually buys you
The Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) credential has a work-hours requirement before you can sit the exam. Here's why that gate exists and how members are meeting it.
Read postWhat members brought home from Birch Alpine Styles
Members gathered this week for the Birch Alpine Styles workshop. A recap of what came up on the cave floor, and why the room included more export-side members…
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