![Brian Jackson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Greenwood, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"When living in Wisconsin, it's not a choice - it's just something you have to do."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Cabin up north"}]
![Bruce Willis]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Grantsburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Cut plenty of firewood ahead"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Hunting, fishing, or going for a motorcycle ride"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Wood River Creamery Original"}]
![Bruce Workman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monticello, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1971"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Think of summer when it's 90+ degrees and humid as hell, then winter isn't so bad."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Any of the three cities where my grandchildren live."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Chef"}]
![Chris Renard]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started helping my Dad at the age of 4. I worked in the factory through college and came back to the factory 1995. I got my cheesemakers license in 1995."}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay inside where it is warm, watch a game or movie, but enjoy the nice day outside by playing with dogs or going into the woods."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working on different recipes, and hearing others say how much they love your cheese."}]
![Chris Roelli]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Darlington, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1984"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Resting on my recliner chair"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Classic car restoration"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Hayward"}]
![Daniel Stearns]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Weyauwega, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1977"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Lumberjacking"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Brick"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Old Country"}]
![Dave Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I started working around our cheese plant as a child in the 1950's. I am still here."}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Anywhere north of the Illinois border."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country/Western"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"There is no second choice."}]
![Dave Newman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and live in Little Chute, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1998"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Hunting and fishing guide out West somewhere."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Gouda"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with and mentoring our cheesemakers, and knowing they are producing the highest quality cheese for our customers."}]
![David Lindgren]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Loyal, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978 while I was still in high school."}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Cocktail and conversation with my wife."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"My cottage at the lake."},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The art of cheesemaking. It’s a profession where you are learning almost daily."}]
![Gary Grossen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Juda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1967"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Farm"}]
![Gianni Toffolon]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975 in Cremola, Italy"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Sharing my passion with other passionate people."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay close to the boiler."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Cry"}]
![Gregg Palubicki]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Seymour, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Teaching and coaching"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Danish Style Fontina"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with people that have the same passion I do for making quality cheese. Also, cheesemaking is a continuing education, and after making cheese for over 40 years I am still amazed at how much I can still learn on a daily basis."}]
![Jamie Fahrney]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Albany, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1985"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Just keep yourself busy with something otherwise you will go stir crazy."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Sit down and have a cold beer before making supper."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Chef"}]
![Jeff Allen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Gorgonzola. Gorgonzola has an abundance of flavor and uniqueness. Once you learn to appreciate Gorgonzola for its characteristics, you develop an addiction to the cheese(s)."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Provolone, especially when using a good sourdough!"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We aren't able to listen to music while we work, but if we could, anything from 80's Rock to Modern Rock. Sometimes the heavier, the better."}]
![Jeff Lebeau]()
![Joe Widmer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Theresa, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1968"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Probably open and run a cheese store"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock and Folk"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay active - walk, ski, snow shoe, etc."}]
![John Moran]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Rudolph, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"I do not listen to music at work -- I am working and thinking"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Lake Du Bay"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"My co-workers, milk patrons, and cheese customers"}]
![Jon Metzig]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Zittau, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar and Gorgonzola"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The microbiology"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"}]
![Josh Krause]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto Falls, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2001"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Parmesan"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We do not listen to music at work, but if we could I would listen to 90's grunge."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would most likely be a Chef."}]
![Ken DeMaa]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Fox Lake, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"National park guide"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"}]
![Ken Heiman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Marshfield, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started with Dad and Mom at birth. Licensed at 15 years old or 51 years ago."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Extra Sharp Cheddar, Blue Marble, or Asiago. Any of them will do."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Crown Royal and 7-Up"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Farm"}]
![Kerry Henning]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kiel, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"When I was old enough to lean over a vat."}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Good workmanship on the cheese being made, and compliments on our cheese."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Mississippi River"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Accounting"}]
![Larry Harris]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Muscoda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1990"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Embrace it, you can't change Mother Nature"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Port Washington"}]
![Matt Erdley]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2002"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"My family enjoys visiting the Wisconsin Dells."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would be an educator of some kind."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"}]
![Matt Henze]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Take your time and avoid bad drivers."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Dill Havarti / Swiss Cheese"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Havarti"}]
![Mike Matucheski]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Antigo, Wisconsin and Krakow, Poland"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Professionally, 1993"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Leiden"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Ferment something"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"A nice beer, maybe some artisan gin, and random watching of Archer"}]
![Noah Dietelhoff]()
![Pam Hodgson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Howards Grove, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started working in a cheese plant in 1991 and became licensed in 1996."}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"MontAmore Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Listen to the cheesemaking process at work. Outside of work, I listen to Classic Rock and select Classical and Jazz pieces."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Favorite Wisconsin place to visit is Devil's Lake State Park. All time favorite place in Wisconsin is our family farm in Sheboygan County."}]
![Pat Doell]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kewaunee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1997"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Evaluating the Mozzarella and Provolone cheese we make. And working with all the team members."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar - older the better."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Head home, spend time in my yard, and spend time with my antique tractor collection."}]
![Paul Reigle]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Listen to music and tinker"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Smoked Gouda"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Look forward to April, when I can start getting the boat ready for the summer"}]
![Randy Krahenbuhl]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Dress warm, keep snow cleared."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Something creative with my hands."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"We are not able to listen to music while working, but if we could I enjoy talk radio."}]
![Randy Pitman]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Four wheeling"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Sampling our cheese"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Caraway Brick"}]
![Rob Richter]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Enjoy the beauty, appreciate that it is not hot and humid out, and when the weather gets bad, wait a bit. It will change."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Get on two wheels and ride. Depending on the day, it may be a bicycle day or a Harley day."}]
![Robert Wills]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Madison, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1989"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Unwind?"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Write"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"The U.P. It oughta be in Wisconsin."}]
![Roger Krohn]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Luxemburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Bowling"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Bartender"}]
![Ron Bechtolt]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"Started by assisting the plant cheesemaker and then filling in when needed in the year 1999."}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"No place specific, Wisconsin has a lot to offer all year round - sports, concerts, hunting, or fishing"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I'd like to have a wood shop doing furniture, cabinets, and crafts"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Time with the grand-kids, a round of golf, or fishing"}]
![Ron Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1965"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Welder or mechanic"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Work on my race-car or someone else's hot rod"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The satisfaction of eating a great product that I made."}]
![Ryan LaGrander]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Stanley, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese?", "answer":"Mid 1990's"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin?", "answer":"At home with my family"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The feeling of accomplishment at the end of each day."}]
![Scott Barker]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown?", "answer":"Madison, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese?", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters?", "answer":"Hunting and fishing"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin?", "answer":"Wisconsin Dells River System"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese?", "answer":"Cheddar"}]
![Scott Navarre]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Colby, Wisconsin - the home of Colby cheese"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Architectural Engineer"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Fresh Colby Longhorn - the younger the better"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Whatever is on the radio"}]
![Sid Cook]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1964"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Play classical piano"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The final results when the cheeses are ready……"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar with apple"}]
![Steve Bierhals]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, WI"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Extra aged Parmesan, American Grana®"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Doing outdoor activities like hunting and ice fishing."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Farming"}]
![Steve Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"I grew up around the cheese factory helping as I could, full time in 1971"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Green County where our cheese factory and my family are."},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Producing pleasing cheese every day."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Emmenthal"}]
![Steve Stettler]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green County"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"As soon as I could put boots on."}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Extra Cream Havarti"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Just deal!"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Having a customer tell you that you are doing a good job!"}]
![Tom Blauert]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Milwaukee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1981"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Teaching the next generation of cheesemakers."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would own and operate a Travel Agency."},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Swiss cheese"}]
![Tom Dahmen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"I was born in Middleton and grew up near Monroe."},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1960 at the age of 6, I started in the factory washing cheese cloths."}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Dress like you mean it!"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Reading or property upkeep"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Camp Randall Stadium"}]
![Tom Torkelson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"New Glarus, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1980"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Making new cheese varieties, keeping in contact with friends from the industry, and keeping an eye on new technology"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Coulee region"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar"}]