Wisconsin Cheese Day celebrated on campus

June 25, 2018- Several state and dairy industry leaders gathered in the UWRF Dairy Pilot Plant (currently under renovation and expansion) to celebrate Wisconsin Cheese Day and congratulate UWRF on its commitment to educating the next generation of dairy producers, cheesemakers and industry leaders. During the morning, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Dean Dale Gallenberg, UWRF Chancellor Dean Van Galen and UWRF Dairy Pilot Plant Manager Michelle Farner were also presented with a Certificate of Appreciation signed by Governor Walker to recognize and thank UWRF and CAFES for contributions to Wisconsin’s cheese industry.

From left to right: Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte (UWRF alumnus), 10^th District State Senator Patty Schachtner, Gallenberg, DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf, Van Galen, Sector Strategy Development for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Vice-President Vincent Rice, and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Board Member and dairy farmer from Baldwin Todd Doornink (UWRF alumnus). Harsdorf and Van Galen are holding a plate of UWRF Falcon Foods cheese produced by UWRF students who work and learn in the campus dairy plant.