Past Events | New York State Cheese Manufacturers' Association

Spring 2023 Meeting

GreyCastle Security – Part 1 – Cybersecurity – Things That Will Make or Break You

GreyCastle Security – Part 2 – Cybersecurity – Building a Right-$ized Cybersecurity Program

David Fisher – Presentation to NYS Cheese Mfrs 2023

Alina Stelick, Cornell University Sensory Lab – Sensory Immersive Experience – In Cheese Sensory Evaluation

Sam Alcaine – Listening Tour for Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center

David K. Bandler, Secretary Emeritus NYSCMA – 80th Anniversary of the NYS Cheese Mfrs. Association

Julie Suarez, Association Dean CALS, Cornell University – Objectives, Roadmap & Moonshots, New Initiatives, and Dairy Food Innovation

Tuesday afternoon Awards Ceremony – Scholarship Award Presentations, Cheese Judging Awards, and presentation of the David K. Bandler Cheese Industry Award to Brian Bailey

Tom Eastham Memorial Scholarship Award Winner – Xingrui Fan, Nathan Pistner, Alex Eastham, Allison Eastham, Darcy Eastham, and Laura McCranie

Tom Eastham Memorial Scholarship Award Winner – Xingrui Fan, Nathan Pistner, Alex Eastham, Allison Eastham, Darcy Eastham, and Laura McCranie

Monday evening – Cheese Banquet

Janene Lucia and Brian Bailey

Janene Lucia and Brian Bailey

Fall 2022 Meeting

Spring 2022 Meeting

Zoom Recording of NYSCMA 2022 Spring Webinar
NY Dairy Industry Outlook – Update, Ed Gallagher, President Risk Management, Dairy Farmers of America
Smarter food safety, food safety culture, Industry 4.0: how to look past the buzzwords and prepare your facility for the future, Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor of Food Safety, Cornell University
New York State Fair Dairy Product Judging 2021 Results and Updates for 2021, Alicia Heannings, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
“Music & Cheese: How Senses Affect Your Perception of Cheese” Cheese Tasting Results, Robert Aguilera, CHR. Hansen
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace , Valerie Wasielewski, Head of Human Resources, Chobani NY New Berlin Plant

Spring 2021 Meeting

Zoom Recording of NYSCMA 2021 Spring Webinar
NY Dairy Industry Outlook – Update, Ed Gallagher, President Risk Management, Dairy Farmers of America
Food Safety Update plus Cornell Trainings and Services Available to the Industry, Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Gellert Family Professor of Food Safety, Cornell University
Advantages of Joining NYS Grown & Certified, Jessica Brooks, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, NYS Grown & Certified
NYS Grown and Certified Application
“Exploring Taste: from Counter to Cultures” Cheese Tasting, Robert Aguilera, CHR. Hansen
FDA Proposed Traceability Rule – What’s in Store?, Joe Scimeca, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association

Fall 2020 Meeting

Recording of NYSCMA Fall Webinar
Dairy Market Perspectives during COVID-19, Ed Gallagher, President DFA Risk Management
COVID-19 and the US Dairy Supply Chain, Christopher Wolf, Cornell University
Cayuga Milk Ingredients: Past, Present, Future, Kevin Ellis, CEO Cayuga Milk Ingredients

Spring 2020 Meeting

Dairy Industry Outlook – Ed Gallagher, Dairy Farmers of America
US Consumer Dairy Product Demand – Christopher Wolf, Cornell University
Update on Cheese and Dairy Related Food Safety Issues – Aljosa Trmcic, Cornell University
Microfiltration for Whey Protein Removal in Cheese Making – Dave Barbano, Cornell University
Celebrating New York’s Dairy Industry – Jennifer Trodden, Deputy Commissioner NYSDAM
Regulatory Updates – NYS Ag & Markets – Casey McCue, NYS Agriculture and Markets
An Update on Current Research in the Alcaine Research Group – Sam Alcaine, Cornell University
Chr. Hansen, 146 Years of History – David Carpenter, CHR. Hansen

Spring 2019 Meeting

NY Dairy Industry Outlook – Update -Ed Gallagher, Dairy Farmers of America
Challenges and Opportunities for the Cheese Industry -Andrew Novakovic, Cornell University
Staffing Needs of the Dairy Industry -John DeRosier, Sysco Syracuse, LLC
Happenings in Dairy – Around the Country and Around the World -Dick Groves, Cheese Reporter
Today and the Future: Mid Infrared Testing for Dairy Herd Management and Dairy Product Analysis -David Barbano, Cornell University
Changes to the 21 CFR 133/Albany Update -Casey McCue, NYS Dept. Ag & Mkts
Panel -Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University
Panel -Nathan Andrews, Bio-Rad
Panel -John Mills, Biomerieux
Panel -Wesley Colangelo, Neogen
Company Story – Upstate Niagara -Doug Ricketts, Upstate Niagara

NY State Fair Event