In addition to announcing the Grand Master Cheesemaker, the grand champion dairy products were also announced at the event.
- Grand Champion Butter: Organic Salted butter, exhibited by CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley of LaFargo
- Grand Champion Yogurt: Yodelay Rhubarb Swiss Yogurt, exhibited by Yodelay Yogurt of Madison
- Grand Champion Sour Cream: Sour Cream-based French Onion Dip, exhibited by Westby Co-op Creamery of Westby
- Grand Champion Milk: Reduced Fat Milk, exhibited by Weber’s Farm Store of Marshfield
Each blue ribbon entry from the dairy products contest sold during the auction, which raised $45,565 for student scholarships and dairy promotion at the state fair.
Leading off the auction was two pounds of Crave Brothers Chocolate Mascarpone, which sold for $1,700 to Nelson Jameson.
LOT 21 2 LBS.
Chocolate Mascarpone
Made by Crave Brothers Team
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, Waterloo
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $850
Total sell price: $1,700
LOT 1 10 LBS.
Buholzer Brothers Dill Havarti
Made by Luke Buholzer
Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: Emmi Roth
Price per pound: $275
Total sell price: $2,750
LOT 2 40 LBS.
Mild Cheddar
Made by Andy Kindschy
AMPI-Blair (Associated Milk Producers Inc.), Blair
Buyer: Master’s Gallery Foods
Price per pound: $35
Total sell price: $1,400
LOT 3 22 LBS.
Wheel Swiss
Made by Team Deppeler
Chalet Cheese Cooperative, Monroe
Buyer: We Energies
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1,650
LOT 4 13 LBS.
Low Moisture Mozzarella, Whole Milk
Made by Pat Doell
Agropur, Luxemburg
Buyer: Cheese Market News
Price per pound: $150
Total sell price: $1,950
LOT 5 4 LBS.
Rhubarb Swiss Yogurt
Made by Yodelay Yogurt, Madison
Buyer: Ivarson
Price per pound: $140
Total sell price: $560
LOT 6 2 LBS.
LMPS String Cheese
Made by Kevin Entringer
Baker Cheese Factory Inc., St Cloud
Buyer: Chr. Hansen
Price per pound: $600
Total sell price: $1,200
LOT 7 9 LBS.
Garden Tomato Hand Rubbed Fontal
Cello Mascarpone
Both made by Lake Country Dairy
Lake Country Dairy/Schuman Cheese, Turtle Lake
Buyer: Oshkosh Cold Storage
Price per pound: $275
Total sell price: $2,475
LOT 8 10 LBS.
Buholzer Brothers Brick
Made by Tylan Saglum
Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $125
Total sell price: $1,250
LOT 9 6 LBS.
Low Fat Strawberry Kefir
Reduced Fat Milk
Both made by Weber’s Farm Store, Marshfield
Buyer: DRCWISC Executive Advisors
Price per pound: $150
Total sell price: $900
LOT 10 40 LBS.
Salsa Cheddar
Maple Bacon Cheddar
Both made by Team Shullsburg – Jerry Soddy and Donovan Taylor
Prairie Farms Dairy Inc/Shullsburg Creamery, Shullsburg
Buyer: L&M Corrugated Container
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $2,000
LOT 11 42 LBS.
Reduced Fat / Farmers
Made by Anthony Dew
Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $20
Total sell price: $840
LOT 12 34 LBS.
Deer Creek – The Imperial Buck
Deer Creek – The Robin
Both made by Henning’s Cheese for the Artisan Cheese Exchange
The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan
Buyer: Ivarson
Price per pound: $60
Total sell price: $2,040
LOT 13 12 LBS.
Donatello
Made by Robert Wills
Cedar Grove Cheese, Plain
Buyer: Dairy Connection
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $600
LOT 14 10 LBS.
Buholzer Brothers Gouda
Made by Ron Bechtolt
Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: Berenz Packaging
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $1,000
LOT 15 20 LBS.
Organic Salted Butter
Organic Unsalted Butter
Both made by CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, LaFarge
Buyer: Ivarson
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $2,000
LOT 16 18 LBS.
Roth Grand Cru Original Wheel
Made by Team Emmi Roth – Monroe
Emmi Roth, Monroe
Buyer: Elegant Farmer
Price per pound: $25
Total sell price: $450
LOT 17 4 LBS.
LaClare Creamery Chipotle Honey Goat Cheese
LaClare Creamery Original Goat Cheese
Both made by Robert Garves
Mosaic Meadows, Kaukauna
Buyer: Master’s Gallery Foods
Price per pound: $175
Total sell price: $700
LOT 18 10 LBS.
American & Monterey Jack Cheese Loaf
Made by AMPI’s Dinner Bell Creamery
Associated Milk Producers Inc., Portage
Buyer: WIsconsin Aging and Grading Cheese
Price per pound: $95
Total sell price: $950
LOT 19 18 LBS.
Feta Cheese
Made by Charles Henn
Agropur, Weyauwega
Buyer: Chr. Hansen
Price per pound: $75
Total sell price: $1,350
LOT 20 8 LBS.
Odyssey Vanilla Yogurt
Odyssey Traditional PSG Yogurt
Odyssey Whole Fat Yogurt
Odyssey Reduced Fat Greek Tzatziki
Made by Klondike Cheese Co., Monroe
Buyer: Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation
Price per pound: $50
Total sell price: $400
LOT 22 20 LBS.
Smoked Provolone
Provolone Cheese
Both made by Roger Krohn
Agropur, Luxemburg
Buyer: Dairyland Packaging
Price per pound: $125
Total sell price: $2,500
LOT 23 10 LBS.
Chihuahua Cheese
Made by Team Browntown
V&V Supremo – Chula Vista Cheese, Browntown
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $125
Total sell price: $1,250
LOT 24 12 LBS.
Toasted Onion Cold Pack Cheese Spread
Made by Team Pine River
Pine River Pre-Pack, Newton
Buyer: Oshkosh Cold Storage
Price per pound: $175
Total sell price: $2,100
LOT 25 6 LBS.
Deer Creek The Indigo Bunting
Made by Carr Valley for The Artisan Cheese Exchange
The Artisan Cheese Exchange, Sheboygan
Buyer: Master’s Gallery Foods
Price per pound: $425
Total sell price: $2,550
LOT 26 20 LBS.
French Onion Dip
Sour Cream
Both made by Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby
Buyer: Dairyland Packaging
Price per pound: $100
Total sell price: $2,000
LOT 27 16 LBS.
White Curd
Tomato Basil Bacon White Curd
Havarti
All made by Decatur Cheesemakers
Decatur Dairy, Brodhead
Buyer: Master’s Gallery Foods
Price per pound: $175
Total sell price: $2,800
LOT 28 20 LBS.
OPEN CLASS FOR HARD CHEESE – Asiago
Made by Aaron Quick
Sartori Company, Plymouth
Buyer: Nelson Jameson
Price per pound: $210
Total sell price: $4,200
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