These early Sheboygan County cheesemakers helped propel Wisconsin cheese past New York cheese: Throwback
SHEBOYGAN FALLS – Two brothers ignited the cheese industry in Sheboygan County with a farm factory and stand-alone operations in the 19th century. Before the advent of a cheese factory, cheese was made in farm kitchens. That early cheese product was infrequently sold at market. It had several problems,...
Flowers, cheese, birds… and a rifle? Wisconsin Republicans release bill to create official state rifle
MADISON – Wisconsin would become the 10th state in the U.S. to designate an official state firearm under a new Republican bill, joining flowers, cheese and birds as having an official state symbol. Under the bill, the Wisconsin-manufactured Henry All-Weather .45-70 would be designated the state’s official rifle. Henry...
Glenn Hills, longtime ‘Cheese Man’ at Flint Farmers’ Market, dies at 84
FLINT, MI – Glenn Richard Hills, a longtime staple inside the Flint Farmers’ Market, died peacefully in the care of his family on Feb. 27 after a four-year battle with vascular dementia and Parkinson’s. Known as the “Cheese Man,” Hills, 84, owned and operated Hills Home Cured Cheese since...
Redhead Creamery cheese named one of nation’s best – Agweek
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Minnesota cheesemaker had a cheese crowned on the biggest stage, the United States Championship Cheese Contest, which was held between Feb. 21–23 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The contest, which is hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, has been held every two years since...
Court says US-made cheese can be called ‘gruyere’ too
NEW YORK – A US appeals court ruled that in America the word “gruyere” is a common label for cheese and cannot be reserved just for the kind made originally in France or Switzerland. The United States does not have the same strict rules as Europe on the designation of...
JASPER HILL FARM WHITNEY CHEESE WINS AGAIN
(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Whitney, Jasper Hill Farm’s highest scoring winner Greensboro, Vermont Co-founders of Jasper Hill Farm, Andy & Mateo Kehler, with their copper cheese vats. Jasper Hill Farm in Winner’s Circle at the U.S. Cheese Championship with Top 20 accolades for Whitney, and Best in Class honors for...
‘Dairy state’ lives up to its name: Wisconsin wins most gold medals at 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Story at a glance The United States Championship Cheese Contest was held between Feb. 21–23 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The most prestigious award of the national contest went to Europa, an aged gouda made by Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut. Wisconsin took home 54 of the “Best of...
Wisconsin loses top award to surprising state
Story at a glance The most prestigious award of the national contest went to Europa, an aged gouda made by Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut. Wisconsin took home 54 of the “Best of Class” finishes of the 113 total classes being judged — the most of any state....