Dairy

Sartori is proud to announce that Mark Gustafson has completed his coursework to receive his Master Cheesemaker license. Mark became a Master Cheesemaker certified in both Parmesan and Asiago cheese. He began his cheese making career in 1995 and received his cheesemakers license in 1997. …

A study published in The Journal Of Dairy Science finds differences in the quality or nutritional content between rbST-free or organic and conventional milk were minor and of no physiological importance when considering public health or dietary recommendations. …

Three Twins Ice Cream, which started small in 2005 and grew to three retail operations in the Bay Area, has opened an organic production plant in Petaluma. …

Congressional leaders have long been frustrated with the lack of dairy industry consensus on how to head off milk price calamities. One small but significant hurtle seems to have been cleared via recent hearings. …

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said Friday he “assumes” he’ll sign a bill into law legalizing limited raw milk sales, but he won’t order the Legislature back to work to pass failed measures increasing renewable energy mandates and paying for transit needs in Milwaukee and the region. …