While Iowa may be known for its corn, soybeans and pork, an associate professor at Iowa State University is part of a growing group eager to put Iowa on the map for cheese production.
“What I’m hoping to do is help consumers to recognize that Iowa also has dairy products and they don’t have to search for European or exotic products,” said Stephanie Clark, an associate professor in food science and human nutrition at ISU. “We have a good selection right here to be proud of.”
Since she began working in Iowa six years ago, Clark said she has seen the cheese industry continue to expand. Iowa now has more than 20 cheesemakers, most of them categorized as small or medium-scale producers, and several large opportunities offered in the state this year are showing industry professionals could be starting to look at Iowa cheeses.
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