With its branded product line, a national market, and a few breakthroughs for export sales, BelGioioso Cheese is a model for the future of Wisconsin's cheese and dairy industry.

That statement was made by Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association executive director John Umhoefer to attendees of the "Cows to Curds to Consumers" field day.

The event included tours of BelGioioso's modern cheese slicing, packaging, and shipping plant in the town of Ledgeview at the eastern edge of the Green Bay metropolitan area and the Gerrits family's Country Aire dairy farm near Greenleaf in Brown County.

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