Marin French Cheese Co. is celebrating 160 years of cheesemaking on its historic ranch in the heart of Northern California’s picturesque Marin County. Founded in 1865 during the height of the Gold Rush, the cheese company has grown from nourishing hungry pioneers to crafting award-winning cheeses that showcase the legacy of the American West. Among the company’s offerings is its flagship cheese—Petite Breakfast, a 4-ounce wheel, along with new cheeses Petite Breakfast Chive, Petite Breakfast Everything, and Big Breakfast.

Becky Rasdall Vargas, senior vice president of trade and workforce policy at the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), discusses “Tariffs and Supply Chain Challenges.” Among the topics are the latest on potential tariffs against Mexico and Canada — our neighbors and biggest trade partners, proposals related to port fees being levied on Chinese ships, along with the impact of retaliatory tariffs on the globalized supply chain that uses ingredients, packaging, and aluminum imported from all over the world.

California Dairies Inc. (CDI) celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, Valley Natural Beverages in Bakersfield, Calif. The vertically integrated 200,000-square-foot plant will process an estimated 116,000 gallons of local milk dairy. Operations will initially include three processing lines to produce conventional extended shelf life (ESL) and ultra-high temperature (UHT) dairy beverages and products.