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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 stronger export number and your case
Class III and Class IV prices climbed again this spring on strong export demand. Here is what that actually means for a small producer's pricing sheet.
Read postThe credential for judging panels
Competition Judge Accreditation is a small credential with a specific job: it gets you seated on a panel. Here's what it actually requires, and why it lapses if…
Read postThe apprentice who built her own cohort
A second-year apprentice at a small Midwest creamery didn't have a mentor down the hall this year, so she found four of them on a screen instead. Here's…
Read postA tariff pause and your import case
A four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs on European cheese took effect in March. Here's what it actually changes for the imported side of your case, and what it…
Read postThe stand she's setting up again
A farmstead member who spent a year selling entirely through a mail-order list is putting a folding table back up at her regional farmers' market this month.
Read postThe credential behind the counter
With counters bringing staff back this spring, Certified Cheesemonger is the credential built for the person actually standing behind the case — here's what it covers.
Read postThe case is selling again — what a reopening spring means for you
Restaurants and school cafeterias are filling back up, vaccination is finally outrunning case counts, and both are showing up in firmer cheese demand this spring.
Read postA labeling rule worth your comment
A proposed labeling rule would standardize how aging and moisture-content claims are disclosed on cheese packaging. We're asking members to weigh in before the comment window closes.
Read postPlanning a maturation room this spring
Spring humidity swings are the hardest season for a small maturation room to hold steady. Our Maturation Planning for Small Rooms course walks through why, and what to…
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