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Montchevre, a brand of Montreal-based Saputo Inc., said it is launching its first consumer promotion to inspire and encourage fans to include its fan-favorite flavored goat cheeses such as Natural, Cranberry Cinnamon and Garlic & Herb varieties on this year’s party cheeseboards.

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 International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it is seeking applicants for its 2020 summer internship, which will offer one undergraduate or recent graduate firsthand experience with the association’s advocacy efforts on dairy policy with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and federal officials in regulatory agencies.

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) said registration is open for CheeseExpo 2020, set for April 14-16 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), Arlington, Va., said major dairy-producing organizations around the world are challenging the European Union's (EU) decision to disregard market realities and international trade standards by granting Denmark sole ownership of the generic name "havarti" cheese in Europe.

On Oct. 23, the representatives of the organizations of milk producers and the dairy processors of Mexico, including Asociación Nacional de Ganaderos Lecheros, Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas, Gremio de Productores Lecheros de la Republica Mexicana, and Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche, and the representatives of the organizations of milk producers of the United States, including National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council, issued the following statement on their fourth annual meeting:

A panel of 260 judges from 25 countries ranked a U.S. cheese — Rogue Creamery’s Rogue River Blue — the best in the world at the 2019 World Cheese Awards (WCA) in Bergamo, Italy.