Enter Now – 2026 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHEESE CONTEST – Get expert technical feedback when you submit your cheese, butter, cultured products, and dry dairy ingredients products. Early-bird entry rates are available through December 12 and prestigious awards in 150 classes will be awarded at next April at the CheeseExpo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In the News: PCC Director Carmen Licon, also Director of the Dairy Products Technology Center, was featured in the October 31 Cheese Market News about the new CURD (Curriculum for Understanding and Reimagining Dairy) program. This vocational pathway for cheesemakers will be a pipeline for hands-on skills, going beyond short courses to strengthen the industry’s future.