![Brian Jackson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Greenwood, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1978"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"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":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"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":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Work in my shop, play with my dog Sammy, have a Bourbon on the rocks, and hug my wife. Not in any particular order."},{"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":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Renard's Morel & Leek Jack"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Sports talk radio and anything uptempo"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Renard's 2 Year White Cheddar"}]
![Chris Roelli]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Darlington, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1984"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay inside where it's warm"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Hayward"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Resting on my recliner chair"}]
![Daniel Stearns]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Weyauwega, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1977"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Brick"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Drive trucks"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with fellow cheese makers, suppliers, and customers to make the best cheese possible."}]
![Darrell Manning]()
![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":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"There is no second choice."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country/Western"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Emmenthaler"}]
![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":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Gouda"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"If there is any daylight left, sitting on the lake or out in the woods"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Dress in layers"}]
![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":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Medium Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"I don't listen to music at work, but if I did it would be Classic Rock."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"I'm a snowmobiler, so I love the winter."}]
![David Metzig]()
![Gary Grossen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Juda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1967"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Farm"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"At the end of the day, I walk through the plant, everyone has gone home, it's quiet, equipment is all nice and shiny, and then I go into the cold cellar and look at the cheese produced that day, and it makes me proud to be a Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Get home and catch up on my to do list."}]
![Gerard Knaus]()
![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":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Talk about cheesemaking with my son."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Stay close to the boiler."}]
![Gregg Palubicki]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Seymour, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Danish Style Fontina"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Teaching and coaching"},{"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":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Teaching younger cheesemakers the finer points of the process."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Sit down and have a cold beer before making supper."}]
![Jeff Allen]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1996"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"My favorite place is Pembine, WI. Once you hit the backroads of Pembine, you have a new appreciation for "God's Country.""},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Provolone, especially when using a good sourdough!"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The fact that dairy, its consumers and educators, have allowed for my "job" to be a career. Each day provides new challenges, keeping you sharp around the edges."}]
![Jeff Lebeau]()
![Joe Widmer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Theresa, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1968"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Our cabin near Hayward, Wisconsin"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Washed Rind Caraway Brick"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Take a walk or read"}]
![John Moran]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Rudolph, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1983"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Not sure -- this is all I know"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"I do not listen to music at work -- I am working and thinking"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Have a couple drinks"}]
![Jon Metzig]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Zittau, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Running / Biking"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Wear layers / Good pair of boots"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"The microbiology"}]
![Josh Krause]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Oconto Falls, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2001"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I spend time with family, and also like fishing."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"I would most likely be a Chef."},{"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."}]
![Ken DeMaa]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Fox Lake, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Super Sharp Cheddar"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Sharp Cheddar"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Time with my Yorkshire Terriers"}]
![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":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Crown Royal and 7-Up!"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Extra Sharp Cheddar, Blue Marble, or Asiago. Any of them will do."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Home"}]
![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 place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Mississippi River"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Taking the Pontoon out on Lake Winnebago and going out to dinner."},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Country - Alabama"}]
![Larry Harris]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Muscoda, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1990"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Port Washington"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Auto Mechanic"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Passing on the knowledge and experience I have gained."}]
![Matt Erdley]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2002"}]
[{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Swiss cheese"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"I enjoy watching my son play hockey and attending my daughter’s dance competitions."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"My family enjoys visiting the Wisconsin Dells."}]
![Matt Henze]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"2003"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Wausau, Wisconsin / Rib Mountain"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Take your time and avoid bad drivers."}]
![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":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"A nice beer, maybe some artisan gin, and random watching of Archer"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Leiden"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Talking Heads, David Bowie, Queen, Sheryl Crow, Sting, and some Garth Brooks"}]
![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":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Dairy Farmer"},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Hike and spend time outdoors."},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Seeing people grow and develop new skills."}]
![Pat Doell]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Kewaunee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1997"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Our cabin UP NORTH! Townsend, Wisconsin."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Lawn service and landscaping."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"It's just part of living in Wisconsin. Maybe having a good snowblower!"}]
![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":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Pepper Jack"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Kieler, Wisconsin"}]
![Randy Krahenbuhl]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Brodhead, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1975"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Evaluating the finished product."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Dress warm, keep snow cleared."},{"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":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"In my woods"},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Keep busy in cheese plant"},{"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":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Professor / Educator"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Swiss"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Colby"}]
![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":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"The U.P. It oughta be in Wisconsin."},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Write"}]
![Roger Krohn]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Luxemburg, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1974"}]
[{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Cheddar with caraway seed and caraway rye bread"},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Door County"}]
![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 music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Hard Rock"},{"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"}]
![Ron Buholzer]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Monroe, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1965"}]
[{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking? ", "answer":"Work on my race-car or someone else's hot rod"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Aged Cheddar"},{"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 part of your job? ", "answer":"The feeling of accomplishment at the end of each day."},{"question":"How do you unwind after a long day of cheesemaking?", "answer":"Get on a boat on the lake. With some cold refreshments of course."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin?", "answer":"At home with my family"}]
![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 part of your job?", "answer":"Teaching, and when it clicks with a person or a child"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Fishing guide"}]
![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":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Whatever is on the radio"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Architectural Engineer"},{"question":"Favorite cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Colby and Muenster"}]
![Sid Cook]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1964"}]
[{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Home"},{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Sell cheese"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"I always whistle"}]
![Steve Bierhals]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Green Bay, WI"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1999"}]
[{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Showing others how cheese is made and the art of it."},{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Doing outdoor activities like hunting and ice fishing."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"BelGioioso Extra aged Parmesan, American Grana®"}]
![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 cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich? ", "answer":"Emmenthal"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Producing pleasing cheese every day."},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "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":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Having a customer tell you that you are doing a good job!"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Eric Church radio"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Extra Cream Havarti"}]
![Tom Blauert]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"Milwaukee, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1981"}]
[{"question":"Survival strategy for Wisconsin winters? ", "answer":"Making sure there is a pile of firewood ready for the wood burner."},{"question":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Morrison, Wisconsin - where I first met my wife."},{"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":"Favorite place in Wisconsin? ", "answer":"Camp Randall Stadium"},{"question":"Favorite part of your job? ", "answer":"Working with the people on the floor and passing on whatever I might know."}]
![Tom Torkelson]()
[{"question":"What is your hometown? ", "answer":"New Glarus, Wisconsin"},{"question":"What year did you start making cheese? ", "answer":"1980"}]
[{"question":"If you weren’t a cheesemaker, what would you do instead?", "answer":"Starve"},{"question":"Favorite music to listen to while you work? ", "answer":"Classic Rock (70's)"},{"question":"When push comes to shove, what is your all-time favorite cheese? ", "answer":"Gouda"}]