The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) announced the seven scholarship winners of its annual scholarship awards supporting emerging dairy industry leaders. These current and future dairy professionals have been selected to receive a total of $19,000 in scholarship funds in 2023.
“The promising future of the dairy processing industry is evident in the accomplishments and …
After two days of intense competition, an Aged Gouda has been named the 2023 United States Champion Cheese. The cheese, called Europa, is made by the team at Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut.
With an impressive score of 98.739 out of 100, Europa topped 2,249 entries from 197 dairy companies and cooperatives across 35 …
U.S. dairy exports in January 2023 posted double-digit growth in both volume and value, led by strong sales in core product categories including cheese, nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NDM/SMP), and whey, according to the latest export data reported this week by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
Shipments of U.S. dairy products in January …
Following Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ budget address, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) members praised his proposed investments in dairy innovation, dairy exports, food security, and rural infrastructure.
“Wisconsin’s $46 billion dairy industry is growing, thanks in part to the leadership of policymakers in our State Capitol,” said John Umhoefer, WCMA Executive Director. “We appreciate Governor …
Since the 1970s, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, has provided American moms, babies, and young children with specialized packages of nutritious foods and nutrition education. It is a pivotal program in our nation’s nutrition security safety net and an important means for millions of Americans to …
The Opening Keynote and three additional education sessions have been announced for CheeseCon, set for April 4-6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Opening Keynote Panel exclusively sponsored by KSS/RELCO is now ready to kick off Wednesday, April 5 with dairy’s most crucial issue. “Sustainability Now: Implementing, not Discussing, Sustainable Practices …
Heavy metals, other chemicals in food, a radically new FDA, and a war on salmonella: Those appear to be the food safety priorities for 2023.
Now that we can put Covid, at least as a pandemic, behind us, food safety has pretty much returned to the old normal. Do credit the pandemic for some permanent …
Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement that U.S. agricultural exports including dairy set a record for both value and volume in 2022. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. dairy exports to the world totaled $9.5 billion last year, topping the 2021 …
New research from the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) revealed consumer appreciation for Wisconsin Cheese has grown significantly.
DFW tracks awareness and perceptions of Wisconsin as a cheese origin with our target market. This is a measure of all DFW’s marketing efforts with the key objective of lifting perceptions of Wisconsin Cheese among consumers.
The …
Concise, useful insights on hot topics await dairy manufacturers and processors this spring at the popular Ideas Showcase at CheeseCon 2023. Registration is open for the conference, set for April 4-6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin and hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and the Center for Dairy Research (CDR). …