AUGUST 2024 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [AUGUST Newsletter]

Volume 17, Issue 5 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | August, 2024 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

Over $118,000 From Green County Fair Auction

The Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association announces the results of the 2024 Green County Fair Cheese Contest & Auction. There were 27 bidders with a total Auction of $118,157.50 on 80 pieces of cheese (a total of 364 pounds). The Grand Champion, 10# Brick made by Decatur Cheesemaker Team of Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, WI sold for $635.00/pound for a total of $6,350.00. Larse Trucking entered the highest bid per pound at $755.00 for 4 Tubs of Odyssey Mediterranean Feta Dip. Regez Supply Co, Inc. was our largest purchaser at this year’s auction followed by the Bank of Brodhead

Cyclists Visit NHCC Twice Over 2-Week Period

Two separate bike tour groups from Adventures in Tandem toured NHCC on Wednesdays, July 10 and July 24. Riders were from Arizona, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, and Texas.  Jim Glessner was the docent for the museum for both Wednesday tours.