25 Westby Producers Win DATCP Award

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Twenty-five Westby Cooperative Creamery dairy farms were recognized by DATCP for maintaining outstanding milk quality and commendable farm conditions for more than three consecutive years.

“This is no easy feat,” said John Schedivy, Westby senior field representative, of the Achievement Awards.

“As a result of their day-to-day diligence maintaining top-notch facilities, and reported milk quality results, many of our farms are inspected only once each year due to Wisconsin’s Performance Based Inspection Frequency program,” he said. “The majority of Wisconsin’s farms are inspected at least every six months.”

Paul and Ben Klinkner of Cashton were included in the list of recipients.

“Any farmer award received is humbling,” Ben Klinkner said. “We strive each day to do our best to be quality dairy farmers producing high quality milk that can be made into delicious dairy products.”

In addition, late last year, five Westby producers received perfect scores in a federal inspection known as an Interstate Milk Shippers Survey. Passage allows finished products to continue crossing state lines uninterrupted.

“Westby Cooperative Creamery thanks these and all the member/producers for their daily efforts to ensure the conditions Westby’s milk supply is produced under meet the expectations of both state and federal requirements,” Schedivy said.

See the full list of recognized producer names here.

25 Westby Producers Win DATCP Award

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