The cheesemakers of Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) are bringing home the coveted Chairman’s Trophy following the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Championship Cheese Contest.

The program helps mentor and grow dairy food product, ag technology companies.

Anderson will replace Andrei Mikhalevsky upon his retirement at the end of the year.

The merger will officially close on Aug. 1.

He succeeds Clint Fall, who retired.

The joint effort will focus on sales, marketing and transportation of raw milk in California to ensure market stability.

The day concluded the 90-day immersive program.

The new class will focus on ag tech and dairy food products.

He succeeds René Moreau, who retired.

The accelerator, Inno Accel, is an offshoot of the Inno Agropur program.