If Wisconsin were a country, it would be the the fourth-largest producer of cheese in the world. Wisconsin produced more than 3.5 billion pounds of cheese in 2022 — a quarter of the nation's total ...

MILWAUKEE -- Adventuresome cheese tasters sampled 40-year-old cheddar Saturday, never batting an eye that it had been on this earth longer than some of them. And they loved it. "The 40-year-old was ...

Have you ever wondered why some cheddar is white and others are yellow? According to Tony Hook, owner of Hooks Cheese, it’s a matter of competition. Over 100 years ago, when Wisconsin was overtaking ...

Everyone knows that Valentine's Day is on Feb. 14. But the day before celebrates something else that's near and dear to every Wisconsinite's heart: Cheese. Specifically, cheddar cheese — the rich, ...

MADISON, Wis. — In cheese-obsessed Wisconsin, which proudly touts itself as America’s Dairyland, the dairy cow is the official domestic animal, milk is the official state beverage and cheese is the ...

A true cheesehead knows more than how to identify fresh curds. Any cheese amateur can squeak the squeak if the cheese curd is fresh. The path to full cheesehead enlightenment begins with knowledge ...