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| Description: | After the milk is picked up at the farm, it is stored in tanks that hold up to 25,000 lbs. and is held at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees. |
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| Description: | The milk is pasteurized for the first step in the cheesemaking process. Milk is heated to 161 degrees, held at that temperature for 15 seconds, and then co... |
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| Description: | Workers are busy filling the stainless steel Brick Cheese forms with curds. |
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| Description: | Each Brick of cheese weighs out at approximately 5 pounds. The general rule of thumb is that it takes 10 pounds of milk to produce 1 pound of cheese. A 5 p... |
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| Description: | After the curds are leveled off in each form, they are turned so that each side of the Brick is pressed. During the course of the day, each form is turned ... |
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| Description: | Brick Cheese derives its name from the bricks used to press the curds. |
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| Description: | In 2004, Widmer's added 3500 sq. feet, which includes packaging, cold storage, loading dock, office and bathroom facilities. Pictured here is Widmer's CEO ... |
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| Description: | CEO Joe Widmer and Office Manager, Kristine Miescke, go over reports in their office. Widmer's ships cheese to every state in the union. |
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| Description: | CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging. |
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| Description: | CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese. |
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| Description: | Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most... |
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| Description: | Lloyd and Kim Hilgendorf live at W2050 McArthur (Section 17). After working in the iron mines at Neda, Lloyds's great-grandfather, Whilhelm Hilgendorf, and... |
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| Description: | The Hilgendorfs farm 300 acres with 55 milking cows and 45 heifers and calves. On this day they produced a little over 3,000 lbs. of milk. |
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| Description: | Rex Vane was photographed with "Boomer," on of the 31 Llamas that he is currently raising. They appear to be very docile animals. |
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| Description: | Jim and Donna Neitzel live on this farm at W2129 Hwy TW (Section 7). This barn has been in the Neitzel name for 100 years and will be deemed a Century Farm... |
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| Description: | The Roeckers, who live across the road, have lived there for 1 1/2 years. These farm buildings are owned by Rob Ehlers of Mayville. |
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| Description: | Norm and Renee Petri show off some beautiful horses, Ellie, and Hailey, the foal. The Petris live at W2081 Cty TW. |
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| Description: | Randy Kemp shows off this fine, old WD 1951 Allis-Chalmers tractor. |
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| Description: | Chris and Elaine Mauritz moved to the "Schnitzler" farm on the edge of Theresa village limits at W1202 Hwy 28/67 (Section 10) in 1992. Former occupants wer... |
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| Description: | John Kasmiski lives at W1763 Zion Church Rd (Section 29). He has lived here for 3 years. Cows were last milked here in March 1972. |
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