They’re calling it a “dairy renaissance.” And for Wisconsin cheesemakers, the time is ripe.
Wisconsin is the nation’s No. 1 producer of specialty cheeses, accounting for 25 percent of the total domestic market in 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent data.
More than 70 percent of the state’s 126 cheese plants manufactured at least one type of specialty cheese last year, for a total of 586 million pounds.
This is up 3 percent from 2010, and experts expect the trend to continue gaining momentum.
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