Download the PCC Monthly Newsletter, March 2026 in PDF format.
NEW! PCC-DBII 2025 IMPACT REPORT!
The PCC community is thriving! Hear directly from academic and industry partners about how families, dairy businesses, and communities are being sustained by PCC stewardship of over $26 million in USDA-AMS grant funds
Here is our report, and we look forward to building together on this momentum!
Mark Your Calendars!
April 7-8: Dairy Product Technology Center, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Advanced Dairy Unit Operations
A two-day course featuring unit operation specialists.
April 14-15: Salem Convention Center, Salem, OR
114th Oregon Dairy Industries Conference
This two-day gathering of dairy industry professionals from across the Northwest will be focused on learning, networking, and celebrating that leaders shaping the future of dairy.
April 23, 2026: Dairy Product Technology Center, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Join us to learn how to make delicious cheese right from your own kitchen.What you’ll do:
- Make beginner-friendly cheeses step by step with our instructors
- Learn the basics of milk composition, cultures, and curd handling
- Take home recipes, tips, and your freshly made cheese
CONGRATULATIONS!
PCC-DBII Grantees Honored at 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest
Special applause to Don Froylan Creamery for receiving the Gold Award, Best of Class, in the string cheese category for its hand-pulled Liliana’s String Cheese.
PCC-DBII grantees rose to the top of the recent 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest, winning in several categories across 150 classes of cheese, butter, cultured products, and dry dairy ingredients.
This year’s judges of 56 dairy industry experts oversaw submissions from 33 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, plus 24 countries.
“The single gold, silver, and bronze medallion earned in each contest class is a trusted mark of exceptional quality and craftsmanship,” said WCCC Contest Director Kirsten Strohmenger.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PCC-DBII WINNERS!
FROM 3,375 ENTRANTS, THESE PCC-DBII GRANTEES PROUDLY EMERGED AS WINNERS.
COWGIRL CREAMERY
Pierce Point Triple Cream
DON FROYLAN CREAMERY
Hand-Stretched String Cheese, Questo Cotija
HILMAR CHEESE
8010, Adapt, Beta, Pepper Jack, 9020
LACTALIS U.S. YOGURT
siggi’s Whole Milk Plain Skyr
POINT REYES FARMSTEAD CHEESE
Bay Blue, Fennel Blue
UMPQUA DAIRY
Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Cultured Sour Cream