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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 farmers market stand without samples
A farmstead cheesemaker in the upper Midwest rebuilt her farmers market stand this spring with a sign-up sheet instead of samples, and found the ledger held anyway.
Read postThe cave she finally trusts in spring
A member spent her first two springs fighting her aging room's humidity swings. This year she stopped fighting it and started planning around it instead.
Read postWhat we're asking for on pricing reform
Members have been signing on to our dairy pricing reform push for months. Here's what a negative producer price differential actually is, and what our petition asks regulators…
Read postSetting your price sheet before the market does
Class III milk has climbed for three straight months. Here's how to rework your price sheet before a supplier or a spreadsheet does it for you.
Read postWhat a small-producer exemption actually covers
A federal exemption for small producers sounds like a pass on food-safety paperwork. It isn't, and the gap between the two keeps showing up in our members' letters.
Read postThe buyer still tasting cheese over video
A specialty grocery buyer in the Southeast still hasn't sat across a cutting board from a producer in over a year. She's built a tasting process that works…
Read postCheese finally caught up to the forecast
Block and barrel prices spent April chasing last winter's optimistic forecasts, and last week they finally got there. Here is what closed the gap.
Read postThe first pallet she shipped overseas
A member in the upper Midwest spent the winter learning export paperwork by trial and error. Her first overseas pallet shipped last week.
Read postClearing your calendar for the market webinar
Today's free Farmers' Market Sales 2021 webinar covers what changes as markets reopen this spring. Here is who it's for and what to bring to it.
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