Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...

The best cheese of 2025 has been declared: The winner of the World Cheese Awards is an aged Gruyère from the Swiss Alps. Copyright 2025 NPR ...

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: It is our pleasure to share with you that the World Champion Cheese for 2025 is the Bergkaserei Vorderfultigen Gruyere AOP Spezial from Switzerland. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Woo ...

And the 2025 World Cheese Champion is – a Swiss gruyere made from raw cow's milk By Scott Simon Published November 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM AKST ...

As a dairy farmer, Boris Beuret tends to more than 60 cows in the gently rolling meadows of his farm in Switzerland’s Jura region. Their milk, herbaceous and nutty from the tender grasses they graze ...

The country’s dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher U.S. duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows. After feeding in the Alps all summer, ...

Jersey cows are helping Nepalese farmers improve the quality of their milk in a scheme described as a "real success story" for addressing poverty. Genetic material is being sent to the country so that ...

Every September, dairy farmers herd cattle from high-alpine pastures back to the villages where they reside for the winter and celebrate the occasion by roasting cheese over a fire Michelle Tchea - ...

Tanker sale-and-purchase markets remain active at a time when strong spot earnings could mean fewer vessels available for quick deals, brokers believe. Eva Tzima, head of research and valuations at ...