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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 price lines crossed before the holidays
Class IV has moved above Class III for the first time in months, and for members buying milk on a component basis it changes the holiday math.
Read postA judging webinar worth your November
Webinar: Judging Standards 2021 lands on November 23 — a practical look at how competition scoring actually works, whether you enter or you judge.
Read postThe label copy that sells your cheese this holiday
A gift-box shelf talker and a wheel of cheese are competing for the same three seconds of attention — a quick guide to writing the line that wins…
Read postWhat slower milk growth means for your holiday order
Federal data shows milk output growth stalling even as cheese exports hold firm — here's what that combination means for your wholesale orders heading into the holidays.
Read postWhat the packaging webinar actually covered
Tuesday's Packaging Sustainability webinar drew a full room and ran long on questions. Here's what came out of it for members who couldn't make the live session.
Read postWhat we're asking for on interstate shipment
A letter campaign on interstate cheese shipment is open through the month. Here's the specific rule members are asking to change, and why it matters more this year…
Read postWhat container costs are doing to your case
Export demand for American cheese is strong and milk prices are firming, but shipping and packaging costs are eating the gains members are seeing at the farm gate.
Read postA packaging webinar worth clearing November 2 for
Our Packaging Sustainability webinar lands November 2, right as recyclability rules and shopper expectations both start shifting under members' feet.
Read postBuilding a board someone will actually buy
Cheeseboard kits are outselling loose wedges this season. Here's how the counter course is teaching members to build one that actually moves.
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