Industry News
Margins firm up, but keep an eye on the fall
Milk prices are finally climbing out of a two-year trough, but an international trade dispute working its way through arbitration could reshape the cheese case before the year…
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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.
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Advocacy
What a small-producer exemption actually covers
Members keep asking whether their creamery qualifies for a food-safety exemption. The honest answer is it's narrower than the rumor, and here's what we're pushing the regulator to…
Education
What the herd decides before you do
Milk composition shifts with the season, the feed, and the cow, long before it reaches your vat. Our Milk Quality & Herd Health course starts there instead of…
Events
Notes from the Prairie Food Safety workshop
Members who spent a day in Lancaster last week for the Prairie Food Safety workshop are already changing their sanitation logs. Here's what stuck.
Member Spotlight
Twenty years in, still choosing raw-milk cheese
Kate O'Leary has run cheese programs for two decades. We talked to her about why raw-milk cheese still gets most of her attention, and what she looks for…
Events
A Lancaster workshop on the paperwork that keeps a plant open
Our Prairie Food Safety workshop lands in Lancaster this week, and it's less about the science than the written plan a compliance visit actually checks.
Certification
The cheesemonger credential: what it actually tests
A look at what the Certified Cheesemonger credential actually measures, why counter staff pursue it, and how to start studying without quitting your day job.
Member Spotlight
Thirteen years in the territory: a member spotlight
Bob Kowalski has spent thirteen years selling cheesemaking supply into small creameries. We asked him what's actually changed on his territory since he started.
Industry News
A slower milk week, and what it means for you
Federal market reporting for this week shows milk production growth still barely above flat. Here's what that quiet number actually means for members buying, not just making, cheese.
Events
Cedar and the cave: notes from our packaging workshop
A one-day workshop on cedar and wood packaging drew producers to Tandil this week, and it raised a question worth carrying home: does your wrap protect the rind,…
Advocacy
The inspection backlog, and what we’re asking on your behalf
Routine facility inspections paused for over a month this winter and are only now catching up. Here's what that backlog means for members and what our Food Safety…
Certification
The quiet lapse in your judge accreditation
Competition Judge Accreditation lapses fast without active panel work. Here's why it matters more in a crowded cheese case, and how the sensory pathway toward it actually runs.