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State Fair Cheese & Butter Contest Winners Selected
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/29/2010

Dairy manufacturers from throughout the state submitted more than 300 entries for the 2010 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese & Butter Contest. The event was held last Friday at Wisconsin State Fair Park, where classes were evaluated in such categories as flavor, appearance and texture.

The 2010 Grand Master Cheesemaker, along with this year's other winning cheesemakers, will be recognized during the Blue Ribbon Cheese & Butter Auction on August 5 at Wisconsin State Fair Park.

The Blue Ribbon Cheese & Butter Auction, which features the sale of the blue-ribbon entries, is a fundraising event for the State Fair Dairy Promotion Board.

Auction proceeds fund scholarships for students pursuing dairy-related degrees and supports the House of Moo dairy education center, as well as the Wisconsin State Fair Milking Demonstrations.

The top entries in each class include:

Cheddar - Terry Lensmire, Trega Foods, Weyauwega

Colby, Monterey Jack - Steve Hobbs, Land O'Lakes, Kiel

Swiss Styles - Neal Schwartz, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe

Brick, Muenster - Ron Bechtolt, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe

Mozzarella - Terry Lensmire, Trega Foods, Luxemburg

String Cheese - Steve Tollers, Burnett Dairy Co-op, Grantsburg

Blue Veined Cheese - Nelson Schrock, DCI Cheese Company, Richfield

Feta - Adam Buholzer, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe

Flavored Pepper Cheese - David Meyer, Lynn Dairy, Granton

Flavored Soft Cheese - Shawn Schult, Lactalis USA, Merrill

Flavored Semi Soft Cheese - Randy Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena

Flavored Hard Cheese - Mike Matucheski, Sartori Foods, Plymouth

Smear Ripened Cheese - Mike Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe

Cold Pack Cheese, Cheese Food - Phil Lindemann, Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton

Pasteurized Process Cheese, Cheese Food, Cheese Spread - Ken Kreklow, Associated Milk Producers, Portage

Reduced Fat or Lite Cheese - Dan Osterholz, Lactalis USA, Belmont

Open Class - Soft and Spreadable Cheese - George Crave, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo

Open Class - Semi-Soft Cheese - Ron Bechtolt, Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe

Open Class - Hard Cheese - Mike Matucheski, Sartori Foods, Plymouth

Goat Milk Cheese - Pam Hodgson, Sartori Foods, Plymouth

Sheep & Mixed Milk Cheese - Sid Cook, Carr Valley Cheese, LaValle

Butter - Roy Philippi, Graf Creamery, Zachow