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The judge accreditation nobody starts in July
The Competition Judge Accreditation and the course behind it run on a spring schedule, not a summer one. Here is why the calibration work has to start months…
Read postMember spotlight: the route she rebuilt twice
A regional distribution rep lost two of her accounts during last year's closures and had to decide whether to shrink her route or rebuild it. She told us…
Read postWhat the March forecast actually changes
A federal forecast update nudged the 2026 milk price outlook up and cheese prices moved with it. Here is what that combination does, and doesn't, mean for your…
Read postMember spotlight: the counter that added a second case
A small-town cheese counter grew into a second display case this winter, and the manager credits a certification she almost didn't finish for making the expansion less of…
Read postWhat Tuesday's milk variation webinar covered
A recap of the Seasonal Milk Variation webinar, where members compared spring make-sheet adjustments and asked why the same recipe keeps behaving differently by month.
Read postThe market finally caught its breath
A bullish dairy export forecast and steadier feed-cost margins mean members are finally pricing spring cheese from a plan instead of a scramble.
Read postMember Spotlight: the volunteer who sorts the entry inbox
Before any wheel gets judged, someone has to make sure the entry paperwork matches the wheel. A quality manager on the Awards & Competition Committee on why that…
Read postWhat your herd needs before the flush hits
Spring milk volume climbs faster than most make schedules adjust for it. A look at what a herd-health and milk-quality course covers before the flush, not after.
Read postWhat the narrow barrel-block spread means for you
Wholesale cheese prices firmed up in late February with barrels and blocks trading only a fraction of a cent apart. Here's what that narrow spread usually signals before…
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