cheese

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin break world cheeseboard record

· August 2, 2018

Wisconsin may want to change their title of America’s Dairyland to World’s Dairyland after breaking this world record in cheese. The state made history Wednesday by creating the World’s Largest Cheeseboard, officially setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title. The show stopper took over an entire street in downtown Madison, displaying over two tons of […]

Washington State Dairy Ambassador dies in car crash

· July 13, 2018

The Washington dairy community is heartbroken and truly saddened by the sudden loss of the 2017-18 Washington State Dairy Ambassador, Anna Teachman, 19, and her father, Michael Teachman of SeaTac, Washington. Anna’s lifelong love for dairy started through involvement in 4-H and showing dairy cattle at Washington fairs. These experiences ignited a passion in Anna […]

Mexico snaps back with punitive tariffs; Pork caught in crossfire

· June 6, 2018

The pork industry is taking a one, two punch following President Trump’s latest announcement to implement tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico, Canada, and the European Union. On Tuesday Mexico levied punitive tariffs – 10 percent effective immediately, escalating to 20 percent – on unprocessed pork (not including variety meats) in retaliation. Mexico’s […]

Wisconsin sends 20,000 lbs cheese to Houston Food Bank

· September 5, 2017

That’s a lot of cheese. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), funded by the Dairy Farm Families of Wisconsin, coordinated a state-wide effort with Wisconsin cheesemakers to send almost 20,000 pounds of cheese to Houston to provide nutritious food for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. “We are deeply saddened by the devastation facing Texas residents […]

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