Farwest Show: Spring Fleecing Fringe Tree & Lemon Lace Elderberry Win Top Honors In New Varieties Showcase

Every year, the New Varieties Showcase at the Farwest Trade Show features dozens of outstanding plants that are new to the trade. This year was no exception.

Lioni Latticini Takes First Place In 2014 World Dairy Expo Championship Product Contest

September 8, 2014 Lioni Latticini, Inc.

Lioni’s traditional fresh mozzarella cheese received first place for the Ciliegine in Water earning a score of 99.70 in the fresh mozzarella category. The World Dairy Expo Championship Cheese Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association allows dairy manufacturers throughout the United States and internationally to compete in a prestigious all-dairy National contest. This year’s contest received a record number of 1,055 entries. Judging was held on August 19th and 20th at the Madison Area Technical College Culinary School.

90 Whole Foods Market Cheesemongers Earn Certified Cheese Professional Title

September 8, 2014 Whole Foods Market

Ninety Whole Foods Market’s cheesemongers sliced their way through the rigorous third-annual American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional™ (CCP) Exam and passed.

FDA Restrictions Keeping Some Great Cheeses Out Of Stores

Los Angeles cheese counters could soon be a lot less aromatic, with several popular cheeses falling victim to a more zealous U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Roquefort — France’s top-selling blue — is in the agency’s cross hairs along with raw-milk versions of Morbier, St. Nectaire and Tomme de Savoie.

Natrel Milk Facility In Quebec Under Investigation

September 8, 2014 Staff Reporter, CBC News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating a Natrel milk facility in Quebec City after complaints from consumers about the company's milk going off weeks ahead of its best before date.