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The 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest awarded Westby Cooperative Creamery first place for its French onion dip and sour cream.

The 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Contest awarded Westby Cooperative Creamery first place for its French onion dip and sour cream.

Thanks to Frank Thomas thrifty ways, cheese plants and consumers all benefit from his foresight and ingenuity.

The creamery located in the rugged countryside of western Wisconsin is known for its award-winning cottage cheese.

Westby Cooperative Creamery is giving back to the 145 dairy farms that sell to them by investing $1 million in new equipment and renovations that will be used to filter

Westby Cooperative Creamery has invested $1 million to processing whey into permeate and protein.

Consumer demand for dairy products remain strong during pandemic Hope Kirwan Every year, butter sales across the country increase in November and December as more consumers turn to holiday baking and homemade meals. Pete Kondrup, general manager of Westby Cooperative Creamery, said his organization plans to have a large inventory of butter on hand in anticipation of the seasonal bump. But he said butter sales have been so strong throughout the pandemic this year that inventory is running low. "...