Drought has touched almost every state in the country and has made headlines for its impact on the food industry. Some prices have skyrocketed, farmers have fretted and government officials are looking for ways to keep parched lands producing.
One effect of the drought that many consumers may not have considered, though, has to do with the flavor of artisan cheese.
"We're a grazing operation," said Connie Veldhuizen, who runs Veldhuizen Cheese in Dublin with her husband, Stuart, on their farm. "No rain means no grass and no grass means we need hay."
But cows eating hay produce milk with a different flavor than cows that eat grass, and a different flavor in milk creates a different flavor in cheese.
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