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Record prices, a tight summer case
Milk prices hit a new high this spring, and butter is running at levels not seen in years. Here's what that combination is doing to the specialty cheese…
Read postSteadying the cave in early heat
A record-setting early heat wave is testing aging rooms across the country this week. Here's what to check before your humidity readings start drifting.
Read postThe farmstead weighing a price lock
Record milk prices sound like good news until you're the one deciding whether to sign a contract that locks today's number in for a year. One member walked…
Read postWeighing the wedge you cut
A proposed change to how net-weight tolerances get calculated would barely register at a large plant. For a two-person creamery weighing wheels by hand, it's a different story.
Read postWhat the Sensory Evaluation Certificate actually tests
Members ask us constantly whether the Sensory Evaluation Certificate is worth the study time. Here's what the exam covers and who tends to get the most out of…
Read postThe membership nobody remembers signing up for
Some of our longest-standing accounts never open an email or fill a conference badge. We looked at what a quiet corporate membership is actually buying its company.
Read postA record export month, and a tighter case at home
US dairy exports hit a new monthly high this spring even as feed costs squeeze producer margins. We look at what a strong export line means for members…
Read postThe formula behind the price
Dairy pricing reform has been a quiet advocacy topic for years. With milk prices at unusual highs this spring, members are asking why the formulas underneath them still…
Read postThe counter's good problem
Demand at the cheese case is strong this spring, but one of our retail members has spent the season figuring out what to do when good news and…
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