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Media Contact: Grace Atherton, WCMA Communications Director, gatherton@wischeesemakers.org

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Expanded Education Sessions Taking Shape for 2022 CheeseExpo
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 15

Larger than ever before, 2022 CheeseExpo on April 12-14 will feature more industry education seminars and workshops to match a record number of...

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Curd’s the Word: World Championship Cheese Contest Offers Exciting New and Expanded Classes for 2022
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 13

Enter now to compete in a host of new and expanded categories in the 2022 World Championship Cheese Contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers...

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WCMA Applauds $30 Million Investment in Wisconsin Food Pantries
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 9

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today praised Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ direction of an additional $30 million in federal...

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WCMA Offers Leadership Development Opportunities in Spring 2022
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 8

Plan ahead to join the next round of spring trainings offered by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), scheduled to begin in February...

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WCMA Praises Gov. Evers’ Action to Support Agricultural Exports
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 3

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today thanked Governor Tony Evers for signing Assembly Bill 314 (AB 314) into law as Act 92. The bill...

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WCMA Notes: A Lot Like Christmas: Grant Opportunities Abound For Dairy
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 3

Submitted by John Umhoefer, WCMA Executive Director In the season of giving, it seems appropriate to remind dairy processors about a host of grant...

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Join WCMA Young Professionals in Central Wisconsin January 21
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Dec 1

Build your network at the next Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) Young Professionals event, set for Friday, January 21, 2022 in Marshfield,...

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DBIA Announces Dairy Business Builder Grant Opens February 2022
Posted In: Advocacy, WCMA News,
Date posted Nov 30

Small- to medium-sized dairy farmers, entrepreneurs, and processors in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin can prepare now to...

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Learn About DFW Business Growth Resources in December WCMA Webinar
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Nov 22

Make plans today to join the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) December 14 for a free, members-only webinar focused on practical strategies...

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WCMA Opens Applications for Student Scholarships Totaling $19,000
Posted In: WCMA News,
Date posted Nov 17

Apply now through February 16, 2022 for the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association’s (WCMA) annual student scholarships. In April, seven...

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WCMA Thanks USDA, Baldwin for Investment of $6.13 Million in Dairy Business Innovation Alliance
Posted In: Advocacy, WCMA News,
Date posted Nov 10

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today cheered the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of $20.2 million in...

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WCMA Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of Bill to Increase Agricultural and Dairy Exports
Posted In: Advocacy, WCMA News,
Date posted Nov 8

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today cheered the Wisconsin Senate’s unanimous vote to invest $5 million to increase the...

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