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[News from FACE] 1st Annual FACE Network PHOTO CONTEST!

FACE Network is happy to announce the 1st edition of the new Photo Contest! The theme of the year is TASTE - THE 5 SENSES AND THE CHEESE. All cheese producers can participate sending their picture before the 20th of August … Read more

[News from the members] Looking for Information about raw milk?

Agroscope - Switzerland

The web address www.rohcruraw.ch that was used in the run up to the 13th European farmhouse and artisan cheese & dairy meeting, will now be the home of interesting links on the topics of raw milk and raw milk … Read more

[News from the Net] Is the taste of cheese threatened by global warming?

Swiss Research

The traditional flavours of Gruyère and L’Étivaz cheeses could change as a result of climate change and changes in grassland. Are the predictions of UNIL biologists bad news for our taste buds? We take a look. Climate change means upheaval … Read more

[News from the EU Commission] Questionnaire “Simplification – the farmers point of view”

EU Commission aims at directly gathering the views of EU farmers on rules for food and agriculture

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[News from FACE] New FACE Network Photo Contest!

Save the date!

We are happy to present the new FACE Network Photo Contest! According to next Annual Meeting in Oslo, this year the theme of the contest is: Taste the cheese. Send us your best picture and participate at the contest, and … Read more

[News from the members] Norway

World Cheese Awards

Blue mold cheese Nideleven Blå from Gangstad Gårdsysteri won the World Cheese Awards (WCA), which was held in Trondheim at the end of October 2023. This is the third time that a Norwegian cheese wins the competition. This year there … Read more

[News from the members] Norway

Cheese Symposium 11.–13.march 2024

Cheese Symposium or Ostesymposium is a professional seminar where artisan and farm cheese producers, as well as other interested parties in Norway, gather for professional training and sharing of knowledge. The cheese symposium is organized by Norsk Gardsost every second … Read more

[News from the members] Myconeos - United Kingdom

Scientists ‘break the mould’ by creating new colours of ‘blue cheese’

Experts at the University of Nottingham have discovered how to create different colours of blue cheese. After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts from the School of Life Sciences, were able to create a variety … Read more

[News from the Net] Training programmes to boost food-related entrepreneurship in European rural areas

Inspirational idea EIP Agri Programme

Improving skills to reduce inequalities and ensure economic recovery and inclusive and sustainable long-term growth in rural areas with declining populations. Many European countries are witnessing a significant decrease in the population in rural areas, leading to demographic and economic challenges. … Read more

A short review of the Annual Meeting 2023

[News from FACE]

The FACE Network Annual Meeting 2023 took place the 11-12-13 of October in Grangeneuve, Switzerland, in the beautiful countryside of Fribourg. Hosted by the great organisation of Fromarte, Grangeneuve and Agroscope, over 200 participants coming from 15 different countries were … Read more