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Certificazione (Certification)

Certificazione (italian for certification) is a certificate issued by a competent body to an organisation or company that meets an internationally established set of standards.
Sotcaldera (Cheesemaker apprentice)

Sòtcaldera is, in the dialect of Emilia and Lombardy, the cheesemaker apprentice. Literally meaning ‘standing under the cauldron’, because before the advent of gas heating, the apprentice was responsible for lighting the fire under the cauldron.
Casaro (Cheesemaker)

Cristian Arati, cheesemaker at the Caseificio Agricolo Milanello, talks about the fundamental role of the cheesemaker in the production of Parmigiano Reggiano. To do this job requires not only technical expertise and passion, but also managerial skills and diplomacy.
Bonifica (Reclamation Land)

Bonifica (italian for Reclamation Land) is a complex of works to drain marshy land and make it productive and able to accommodate the settlement of agricultural populations.
Prati Stabili (Stable Meadows)

Prati stabili (italian for Stable Meadows) are meadows that have not been plowed or tilled, not cultivated and left to spontaneous vegetation for a very long time, from a minimum of 12 months to even hundreds of years: it is maintained exclusively through mowing and fertilization.
Vacca Rossa (Red Cow)

Vacca Rossa (italian for Red Cow) is a a breed of cattle, it represents the Italian strain of the red breed that originated in Eastern Europe and is raised in the province of Reggio Emilia
Allevatore (Farmer)

Allevatore (italian for farmer) is a person who is involved in livestock breeding, particularly cattle: a. of cows; also as a profession inherent to the livestock business.
Separatore (Separator)

Separatore (italian for Separator) is a device or tool used to separate or divide a substance or material into different parts or components.
Cooperativa (Cooperative)

Cooperativa (italian for Cooperative) is an organization or company founded and managed by a group of individuals who voluntarily come together to pursue common goals and obtain mutual benefits.
Fieno (Hay)

Fieno or Hay is grass cut and dried for use as forage, which, when well prepared, is usually green and pleasantly fragrant.