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 | By Molly Snyder Edler   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Molly Snyder Edler |
| Published Aug. 28, 2007 at 9:55 a.m. |
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In my heart, Wisconsin will always be the cheese capital of the world, regardless of what other states -- like California -- try to claim. And I hate that commercial with the cold, unhappy Wisconsin cows.
Today, however, I had a small but meaningful moment of Wisconsin cheese pride. A good friend from San Francisco stayed with us for a long weekend, and bought bags of cheese curds to bring home for his friends as souvenirs.
"What's a Californian doing with CHEESE from Wisconsin? Are you admitting ours is better?" I asked.
"Absolutely," he said without missing a beat. "Wisconsin cheese is made on family farms and California's is from corporate farms."
I haven't had the time or desire to research this as fact, but I like it, and declared it a small victory point for the Wisconsin team. In your face, sun-lovin' Cali cows.
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Posted by danno on Aug. 30, 2007 at 8:13 a.m. (report)
The reason Cali can dairy farm is because of the outrageous farm subsidies. In this case, the farther a dairy farm is from La Crosse, WI the more subsidy the farm receives. This subsidy was enacted back in the day before refrigeration so the the gov't wanted to encourage local milk production (I don't follow the logic though). The law is still on the books and puts Wisc diary farming at a huge disadvantage. Cali is the green state? Then why do they have air-conditioned barns for cows?
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Posted by OlderWiser on Aug. 29, 2007 at 8:48 a.m. (report)
The best difference is that I can afford the cheese in Wisconsin....
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Posted by Wine Luvva on Aug. 28, 2007 at 3:13 p.m. (report)
Yeah, but while Wisconsin cows are corn fed, Cali cows are pinot noir fed! :-)
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Posted by Poeartemer on Aug. 28, 2007 at 11:47 a.m. (report)
My Son was born and raised in Wisconsin. He now lives in California....he ALWAYS takes WISCONSIN cheese curds back with him. Wisconsin wins hands down. I really could'nt believe that California ever claimed to be a dairy state!
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