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WCMA to honor 11 dairy leaders at CheeseExpo

Recognition will take place during an April 18 breakfast.

December 20, 2023

WCMA has selected its 2024 honorees in six categories, each winner a trailblazer in their career path.

DBIA awards nearly $4M in grants

Forty-one grants will benefit farmstead operations and dairy processing businesses across the Midwest.

December 11, 2023

The grants will be awarded through the DBIA’s Dairy Business Builder and Dairy Industry Impact grant programs.

Raclette to be awarded its own class

Also making its debut at the 2024 event is a specific class for pasteurized process cheese products, which expands the opportunity for manufacturers worldwide to submit these products for competition.

November 15, 2023

The cheese is typically melted using a special heater and served as part of a dish by the same name.

DBIA awards $2.3M in grants to 26 companies

This year’s awardees hail from all 11 states served by DBIA.

June 6, 2023

Eighteen of the 26 businesses are receiving a DBIA grant for the first time, and 12 are farmsteads.

WCMA names Cheese Champions

U.S. senator, Wisconsin governor among those honored

June 1, 2023

Awards honor efforts to support and advance the dairy processing industry.

WCMA names Tim Omer as president

Omer will assume leadership on July 1, succeeding Steve Bechel of Eau Galle Cheese.

April 12, 2023

As president, Omer will lead an executive team that includes Doug Wilke of Valley Queen Cheese as First Vice President, Mike Sipple of Agropur as Second Vice President, Kim Heiman of Nasonville Dairy as Treasurer, and Chris Renard of Renard’s Cheese as Secretary.

A record $340K raised for dairy education

The funds support industry training programs offered by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), as well as the World and U.S. Championship Cheese Contests and university dairy training centers.

April 6, 2023

Dairy processors, marketers, and suppliers raised a record $339,835 for dairy education at the 2023 Chr. Hansen Championship Cheese Auction, taking place at CheeseCon in Madison, Wis.

WCMA names Dunn manager of business operations

Ryan Dunn previously served as grants manager at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP) within the Division of Agricultural Development.

March 15, 2023

Dunn inherits business operations responsibilities from Sara Schmidt, who will now serve as the association’s member engagement manager, leading membership development and driving engagement in WCMA trainings and programs.

WCMA names scholarship winners

These current and future dairy professionals have been selected to receive a total of $19,000 in scholarship funds in 2023.

March 8, 2023

Over 26 years, WCMA has awarded the Myron P. “Mike” Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship to 46 students affiliated with dairy manufacturers and processors. In 2023, this scholarship will be awarded to Lizzette Lopez and Tyler Schroepfer.