Two American Cheese Society Projects Honored With ASAE 'Power Of A' Awards

Two American Cheese Society (ACS) projects, the ACS Certified Cheese Professional® Exam and the ACS Safe Cheesemaking Hub, were recently honored with American Society of Association Executive’s "Power of A" Awards.

Real California Cheeses Bring Home 22 Awards At American Cheese Society Competition In Denver

Cow’s milk processors displaying the Real California Cheese and/or Milk seals brought home 22 awards from the 2017 annual cheese competition held by the American Cheese Society (ACS), July 26-29, 2017 in Denver, Colorado.

Four Awards For Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company of Marin County took home four ribbons at the American Cheese Society’s Annual Judging & Competition in Denver, CO on Friday, July 28th. Point Reyes Toma earned a 1stPlace Ribbon in the Farmstead Category and the small format version, Baby Toma, won 3rd in the same category. Bay Blue garnered a 3rd Place Ribbon in the Rinded-Blue category and the 2-Year-Aged Gouda, won 2nd Place in the Gouda division.

Missed Opportunity Says Dairy Sector

August 4, 2017 Dairy Farmers of Canada

The Canadian federal government announced its plans regarding the allocation of import licences — officially known as tariff rate quota — for almost 18,000,000 (eighteen million) kilograms of European cheeses entering Canada tariff-free. Despite provincial calls for licenses to be allocated only to those negatively impacted, Canadian cheesemakers, the government has largely ignored these requests. Canadian dairy processors are disappointed that the federal government has failed to adequately support its dairy sector.

Patti LaBelle Dishes On Being A Diabetic Inspiration With Hood Calorie Countdown Partnership

August 4, 2017 HP Hood LLC

When legendary singer Patti LaBelle learned she had diabetes over 20 years ago, she thought that meant no more fun in the kitchen – a thought shared by many of the 1.4 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes each year. However, she soon realized that she could not just live with diabetes – but live well.