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Organic Valley introduces grassmilk Cheddar cheeses, with milk produced from cows 100% grass-fed.

Alpma introduced a new technology for the production of Havarti, brick and Muenster cheeses.

Cheese processors add jalapeno, black pepper and other spices to their new products.

The Irish Dairy Board introduces Kerrygold Skellig, a sweet Cheddar cheese, in anticipation of this European trend catching on in the U.S.

The 2013 Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference (WCIC) will see more than 1,400 cheese industry leaders from around the nation gather for the latest in cheese technology, product safety, marketing and dairy issues. The conference, which is co-hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, takes place at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., April 17-18.

Specialty and artisan cheeses are in this year. Cheesemakers are putting their efforts into developing all-natural and low-fat varieties. And processors are planning a wide variety of capital investments, including form-fill-sealers, cutting equipment, vats and tanks.

The Tillamook, Ore.-based Tillamook County Creamery introduced two new cheeses — Vintage White Sharp Cheddar Cheese and a 12-ounce version of its Sliced Muenster Cheese.

Tucked away in a small town in Wisconsin is Bel Brands USA’s Little Chute plant, the smaller of its two cheese plants. Last October the plant was the first of Bel’s to get the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) 22000.

Darien, Conn.-based Norseland Inc., the importer of Jarlsberg, introduced new Jarlsberg Hickory Smoked cheese.