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Meet The 2024 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest Winners

By Charitee Seebecker Jun 26, 2024 | 1:01 PM

Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted over 460 entries for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest, which took place June 20 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. The contest featured over 50 classes for cheese, sour cream, butter, yogurt, milk and custard.

The 2024 Grand Master Cheesemaker, Grand Champion Butter, Grand Champion Yogurt, Grand Champion Sour Cream, Grand Champion Milk and Grand Champion Custard will be announced at the Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction on Thursday, August 8 at The Wisconsin State Fair Park. The Blue Ribbon Dairy Products Auction is a fundraiser for the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board. Auction proceeds fund scholarships for students pursuing dairy-related degrees and support the board’s interactive educational display – Dairy Lane – located in the Lower Dairy Barn at Wisconsin State Fair Park.

The top entries in each class include:

Mild Cheddar

  • Team Sartori, Sartori Company, Plymouth, Farmhouse Cheddar, 99.000
  • Team Sartori, Sartori Company, Plymouth, Old World Cheddar, 98.975
  • Associated Milk Producers Inc., Blair, Mild Cheddar, 98.850

Aged Cheddar

  • Foremost Farms, Foremost Farms USA, Marshfield, Cheddar, 99.360
  • Widmer’s Team, Widmer’s Cheese Cellars, Theresa, 1 Year Aged Cheddar, 99.315
  • Kerry Henning, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan, Deer Creek The Imperial Buck, 99.265

Colby, Monterey Jack

  • Kerry Henning, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan, Deer Creek The Robin, 99.800
  • Mark Lins, Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, Marble Colby, 98.950
  • Ryan Meixelsperger, Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, Colby, 98.850

Swiss Styles

  • Sam Morhardt, Prairie Farms, Shullsburg, Prairie Farms Baby Swiss Wheel, 99.320
  • Team Chalet, Chalet Cheese Coop, Monroe, Swiss – 40 lbs block, 98.820
  • Team Prairie Farms – White Hill, Cropp Cooperative/Organic Valley, LaFarge, Organic Baby Swiss Cheese, 97.950

Brick, Muenster

  • Decatur Cheesemakers, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.600
  • Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.350
  • Ty Saglam, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Brick, 99.150

Mozzarella

  • Jeremy Robinson, Agropur, Luxemburg, Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 99.750
  • Pat Doell, Agropur, Luxemburg, Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 99.450
  • Pat Doell, Agropur, Luxemburg, Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese, Whole Milk, 99.350

String Cheese

  • Tom Blauert, Agropur – Little Chute, Appleton, Low moisture part skim string cheese, 99.475
  • Dan Reed, V&V Supremo Foods, Browntown, String cheese, 98.650
  • Ken Carothers, Agropur – Little Chute, Appleton, Low moisture part skim string cheese, 98.625

Blue Veined Cheese

  • Prairie Farms Dairy – Mindoro, Prairie Farms Dairy – Mindoro, Mindoro, Heat Treated Gorgonzola, 99.425
  • Team Roelli Cheese, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Natural rinded Cheddar loaf with very sparse blue veins, 99.225
  • Team Kingston Creamery, Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Gorgonzola, 99.000

Feta

  • Team Simonson, Agropur, Weyauwega, Traditional Feta, 99.300
  • Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Feta in Brine, 99.100
  • Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Feta in Brine, 98.900

Flavored Pepper Cheese

  • Marieke Gouda, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, Hatch Pepper Gouda, 99.665
  • Kerry Henning, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan, Deer Creek The Rattlesnake, 99.525
  • Zach Hagen, V&V Supremo Foods, Browntown, Chihuahua Cheese with Jalapeno Peppers, 99.500

Flavored Soft Cheese

  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Maple Flavored Mascarpone, 99.670
  • Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta in Brine, 99.430
  • Luke Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta in Brine, 99.390

Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese

  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Smoky Pepper Rubbed Fontal, 99.900
  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Black Pepper Roasted Garlic Hand Rubbed Fontal, 99.895
  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Tuscan Hand Robbed Fontal, 99.700

Smoked Cheese

  • Pat Doell, Agropur, Luxemburg, Smoked Provolone Cheese, 99.000
  • Marieke Gouda, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, Smoked Gouda, 98.650
  • Team Kingston Creamery, Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Smoked Blue Cheese, 98.350

Flavored Hard Cheese

  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Black Pepper Roasted Garlic Hand Rubbed Asiago, 99.900
  • Kerry Henning, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan, Deer Creek The Night Walker, 99.650
  • Team Sartori, Sartori Company, Plymouth, Tomato Basil BellaVitano, 99.600

Smear Ripened Cheese

  • Orphee Paillotin/Paula Heimerl/Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese, Alpinage Cheese, Oak Creek, Alpine style Raclette Cheese with added Fenugreek seeds, 99.275
  • Emmi Roth – Monroe, Emmi Roth, Stoughton, Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.050
  • Emmi Roth – Monroe, Emmi Roth, Stoughton, Roth Grand Cru Original Wheel, 98.825

Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese Food

  • Team Pine River, Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton, Spicy Beer Cold Pack Cheese Spread, 99.900
  • Team Pine River, Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton, Jalapeno Gourmet Snack Spread, 99.700
  • Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Colby Swiss Spread, 99.700

Pasteurized Process Cheese, Cheese Food, Cheese Spread

  • Gilman Cheese Corporation, Gilman Cheese Corporation, Gilman, White American, 99.255
  • Gilman Cheese Corporation, Gilman Cheese Corporation, Gilman, Shelf Stable Cheddar, 98.665
  • AMPI’s Dinner Bell Creamery, Associated Milk Producers Inc., Portage, American Swiss Slice on Slice Processed Cheese, 97.765

Reduced Fat or Lite Cheese

  • Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Feta in Brine, 99.530
  • Ron Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Mediterranean Herb Feta in Brine, 99.125
  • Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Tomato Basil Feta in Brine, 99.080

Open Class – Soft and Spreadable Cheese

  • Crave Brothers Team, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo, Mascarpone, 98.825
  • Robert Wills, Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, Quark, 98.690
  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Traditional Mascarpone, 97.460

Havarti

  • Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Havarti, 99.750
  • Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Havarti Cheese, 99.700
  • Ty Saglam, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Havarti, 99.685

Flavored Havarti

  • Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Dill Havarti, 99.825
  • Decatur Cheesemakers, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Havarti with Dill, 99.575
  • Tom Schultz, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Dill Havarti, 99.500

Open Class – Semi Soft Cheese

  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Cello Fontal, 99.400
  • Foremost Farms Clayton Team – Bryan Allen, Bryan Allen, Clayton, Provolone Non-Smoked, 98.900
  • Marieke Gouda Team, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, Golden, 98.875

Open Class – Hard Cheese

  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Artisan Parmesan, 99.050
  • Lake Country Dairy, Lake Country Dairy Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake, Cello Asiago, 98.915
  • Team Roelli Cheese, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Natural Rinded Cheddar Wheel with Sparse Blue Veins, 98.905

Flavored Goat Milk Cheese

  • Franklin Team, Saputo Cheese, Wauwatosa, Montchevre Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese, 99.350
  • Team LaClare, LaClare Creamery, Malone, Fig & Honey Goat Cheese, 99.150
  • Franklin Team, Saputo Cheese, Wauwatosa, Montchevre Cranberry Cinnamon Goat Cheese, 99.050

Natural Goat Milk Cheese

  • Team LaClare, LaClare Creamery, Malone, Original Goat Cheese, 98.950
  • Team Kingston Creamery, Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Goat Blue Cheese, 98.750
  • Black Creek Team, Saputo Cheese, Wauwatosa, Montchevre Goat Milk Cheddar, 98.575

Latin American Cheese

  • Crave Brothers Team, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo, Oaxaca, 99.735
  • Ben Workman, V&V Supremo Foods, Browntown, Oaxaca Ball, 99.225
  • Tom Dahmen, V&V Supremo Foods, Browntown, Oaxaca Ball, 99.175

Sheep & Mixed Milk Cheese

  • Terry Martin, The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan, Deer Creek The Indigo Bunting, 99.600
  • Robert Wills, Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain, Donatello, 99.300
  • Team Kingston Creamery, Kingston Cheese Cooperative, Cambria, Breezy Blue, 98.850

Gouda & Edam

  • Marieke Gouda Team, Marieke Gouda, Thorp, Belegen Gouda 4-6 months, 99.440
  • Emmi Roth – Monroe, Emmi Roth, Stoughton, Roth 3 Chile Pepper Gouda Wheel, 99.170
  • Arla Foods USA Team, Arla Foods, Kaukauna, Edam, 98.690

Unflavored Cheese Curds

  • Crave Brothers Team, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo, Yellow Cheddar Cheese Curds, 99.615
  • Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, White Cheese Curd, 99.495
  • Team Nasonville Dairy, Nasonville Dairy, Marshfield, Cheese Curds, 99.475

Flavored Cheese Curds

  • Ron’s Cheese Team, Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese, Kewaunee, Artisanal Hand-Packed Garlic and Dill Flavored Colored Cheddar Cheese Curds, 99.705
  • Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Tomato Bacon Basil White Curd, 99.645
  • Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, Garlic Dill Havarti, 99.510

Shredded Cheese

  • Masters Gallery Foods, Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth, Fancy Pepper Cheese Blend, 98.925
  • Masters Gallery Foods, Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth, Fancy Cheddar Blend, 98.750
  • Team Falke, Agropur, Weyauwega, Shredded blend of Low Moisture Mozzarella and Part Skim Mozzarella, 98.650

Crumbled Cheese

  • Team Falke, Agropur, Weyauwega, Crumbled Traditional Feta Cheese, 99.425
  • Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Crumbled Feta Cheese, 99.300
  • Team LaClare, LaClare Creamery, Malone, Crumbled Original Goat Cheese, 99.275

Salted Butter

  • Nordic Creamery, Westby, 99.350
  • Royal Guernsey Creamery, Columbus, 98.900
  • Graf Creamery, Bonduel, 98.300

Unsalted Butter

  • Nordic Creamery, Westby, 99.350
  • Cropp Cooperative/Organic Valley, LaFarge, 99.100
  • Foremost Farms, Middleton, 98.900

Flavored High Protein Yogurt

  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Peach Greek Yogurt, 99.900
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Vanilla Greek Yogurt, 99.700

Unflavored High Protein Yogurt

  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Labne, 99.600
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Greek Yogurt, 99.400

Open Class – Flavored Yogurt

  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Whole Vanilla Yogurt, 99.650
  • Yodelay Yogurt, Madison, Rhubarb Swiss Yogurt, 99.050
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Whole Peach Yogurt, 98.350

Open Class – Unflavored Yogurt

  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Whole Fat Yogurt, 99.025

Drinkable Cultured Products

  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Low Fat Raspberry Kefir, 99.750
  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Low Fat Plain Kefir, 99.250
  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Low Fat Strawberry Kefir, 99.000

Open Class – Flavored Sour Cream

  • Mexican Cheese Producers, Darlington, 16-oz Chipotle Acidified Sour Cream, 99.050
  • Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, Organic French Onion Dip, 98.550
  • Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, French Onion Dip, 98.250

Open Class – Unflavored Sour Cream

  • Mexican Cheese Producers, Darlington, 16-oz Acidified Sour Cream, 98.750
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Sour Cream, 98.650
  • Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, Sour Cream 98.050

Low Fat Sour Cream

  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Greek Mediterranean Feta Dip, 99.250
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Greek Tzatziki Dip, 98.350
  • Klondike Cheese, Monroe, Odyssey Reduced Fat Greek Sour Cream, 97.750

Whole Fluid Milk – White

  • Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, Freedom, A2 Fluid Whole White Milk, 99.900
  • Lamers Dairy, Appleton, Lamers Dairy Glass Bottled Whole Milk, 99.850
  • Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, A2 Fluid Whole White Milk, 99.800

2% Fluid Milk – White

  • Lamers Dairy, Appleton, Lamers Dairy Glass Bottled 2% Reduced Fat Milk, 99.900
  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Reduced Fat White Milk, 99.800

Whole Fluid Milk – Chocolate

  • Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, Freedom, A2 Fluid Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.900
  • Lamers Dairy, Appleton, Lamers Dairy Glass Bottled Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.825
  • Two Guernsey Girls Creamery, Freedom, A2 Fluid Whole Chocolate Milk, 99.775

2% Fluid Milk – Chocolate

  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk, 99.850

1% Fluid Milk – Chocolate

  • Lamers Dairy, Appleton, Lamers Dairy Glass Bottled 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk, 99.850
  • Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield, Low Fat Chocolate Milk, 99.750

Unflavored Custard

  • Barron County Organics DBA 20-Mile Organic, Barronett, Van Dutch, 99.450
  • Dairyland Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Milwaukee, Sweet Cream Frozen Custard, 99.400
  • Creamy Pig, Grafton, Eggcellent Custard, 98.700

Vanilla Custard

  • Barron County Organics DBA 20-Mile Organic, Barronett, Vanilla Bean, 99.550
  • Creamy Pig, Grafton, Double Gold Vanilla, 98.950
  • Dairyland Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Milwaukee, Vanilla Bean Frozen Custard, 98.750

Chocolate Custard

  • Creamy Pig, Grafton, Mr. Beast Chocolate, 98.950
  • Dairyland Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Milwaukee, Chocolate, 98.550
  • Barron County Organics DBA 20-Mile Organic, Barronett, Dark Chocolate, 98.450

Flavored Custard

  • Dairyland Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Milwaukee, Bananarama, 99.900
  • Barron County Organics DBA 20-Mile Organic, Barronett, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, 99.800
  • Creamy Pig, Grafton, Lemon Blueberry Kuchen, 99.650