As the owner of North Country Creamery, Ashlee Kleinhammer is always busy.
In January, Just Creamery’s farmer cheese and sheep cheese were announced as semifinalists in the Good Food Awards’ cheese division, the first time the cheesemaker’s products have been highlighted.
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Dean’s list: Tyler Nielsen, of San Rafael, was named to the dean’s list at San Francisco State University for the spring 2025 and fall 2026 semesters. Recognition: Fairfax resident Marguerite Elliot’s ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. THORP, Wis., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheese experts gathered for the World Cheese Championship in Madison, ...
Burnett Dairy Cooperative is celebrating 130 years, and an official title as "World's Best Provolone", in 2026.
On a February morning when the thermometer reads 12 below zero, the work of dairying doesn’t slow down—it intensifies. “Cows actually do better in the cold,” says farmer and cheesemaker Becky Collins ...
More than 200 goats were seized from a Malheur County dairy farm last week after their owners allegedly failed to provide ...
The World Champion Cheese has finally been revealed after a long competition with over 3,300 entries. The winner of the 2026 ...
Wisconsin cheesemakers competed this week against manufacturers across the world in the World Cheese Championship Contest in Madison.
Wisconsin is the cheese capital of the world, so it's only fitting the World Cheese Championship Contest is taking place this ...
Watch master cheese maker Pietro Spina as he demonstrates the traditional Italian process of stretching curd to create burrata cheese, highlighting the techniques and nuances involved in cheese-making ...
Women have played a role in Wisconsin cheesemaking since 1841, when Anne Pickett opened the state's first cheese factory near Lake Mills, according to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.Today, ...