Chef-inspired dishes and creamy innovation at the “House that Cheddar Built.” Managing Editor Barbara Harfmann and 13 members of the media got a birds-eye view of TCCA’s cheese processing operations, tasted their premium ice cream and much more. 

Organic Valley reported 2011 sales increased 15.3% to $715 million, a record. At its annual meeting in La Crosse, Wis., last week, the La Farge, Wis.-based farmer-owned cooperative said in 2011 212 new farmers joined the co-op, it increased farmer pay price and donated more than $2.2 million to nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing organic food and farming.