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Midwest Dairy, the checkoff organization representing more than 4,000 dairy farmers in a ten-state region, named Corey Scott of Marine on Saint Croix, Minn., as its new CEO. Scott is an accomplished dairy leader with more than 15 years of food and agriculture experience. She will be replacing retiring CEO Molly Pelzer. Scott previously served as vice president of sales and marketing for Athian and over the span of 15 years, held several leadership positions with Land O’Lakes and its sustainability division, Truterra LLC.
Jill Allen, director of product excellence in research and development at Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), joins us for Episode 38 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to discuss dairy trends. The international and national cheese judge predicts that more consumers will take the Cheddar plunge and that air fryers will remain hot.
Wisconsin cheesemakers have once again demonstrated their exceptional craftsmanship, earning 117 cheese awards, more than the combined total of the subsequent six highest-earning competing counties and states at the 35th biennial World Championship Cheese Contest, reports the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. The esteemed global competition showcasing technical excellence in cheese and butter received 3,302 samples of cheese, yogurt, butter, and other dairy products from 25 countries around the world. Of the awards, Wisconsin took home 36.2% of total cow's milk cheese awards.
