Specialty Cheeses May Help Small Dairy Farms In Iowa

Move over cheddar and Swiss cheese. "Fancy" cheeses are increasingly crowding the dairy refrigerator shelves at grocery stores across the U.S. That could be a good thing for small farms offering up new varieties of cheese.

Amy Mayer (@AgAmyInAmes) of Here & Now contributor Harvest Public Media takes a look at what is behind the local cheese boom in rural Iowa and how it could help small-scale dairy farms.

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