At the ACS conference last month we learned how animal welfare for dairy animals can be very troubling, and what is being done to correct bad practices on a local and national level. Many folks misstated that USDA Organic rules say nothing about animal welfare (yes, even Temple Grandin got it wrong when it comes to pasture requirements for organic dairy animals), leading many dairy farms to consider other certification choices specifically on that aspect of their husbandry. At the same time it’s always nice to read the positive side of dairy farming, the way we want to think about the farms who supply us with milk, which Nicolas Kristof provides in today’s NY Times.
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World Jersey Cheese Awards 2012 Call for Entries
Hello cheesemakers-
This is just a reminder that entries for the World Jersey Cheese Awards are due Friday, September 21. If you’ve already entered and haven’t received your confirmation and shipping instructions, please contact coordinator Alison Le Gallais (wjcb@royaljersey.co.uk).
The online entry form can be found on the Jersey Cheese Awards website. Contest rules can also be found on the website. Entry size will be limited to 1 pound (500g) due to the contest’s importation license.
There is no cost to enter and cheesemakers need only pay shipping to get their product to the U.S. consolidation point for shipping to the Isle of Jersey. Entrants will receive further shipping details after the entry form is received.
Thank you and good luck!
Sarah Gilbert
National All-Jersey, Inc.
6486 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Big E 2012 Winners!
At the Cheese Competition at The Big E, New England’s regional agricultural exhibition Maine Cheesemakers have had more success!
Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese, All Milks:
Gold Medal to Pineland Farms Creamery for Pepper Jack (which also won a ribbon at the 2012 American Cheese Society cheese competition);
Bronze Medal to Pineland Farms Creamery for Monterey Jack;
Washed Rind Cheeses:
Bronze Medal to Appleton Creamery for her Mixed-Milk Tomme;
Feta Cheeses:
Bronze Medal to Appleton Creamery;
Washed Rind Cheeses:
And a Bronze Medal to Appleton Creamery for Camdenbert