CAMBRIA – Maintaining a way of life for Amish dairy farming families and preserving a successful canned milk market are two of the core missions of the Salemville Cheese Co-op in rural Cambria—things they have been doing for decades.
“It’s more to do with sustaining a way of life for people in our community who want to milk cows,” says Nelson Schrock, the operations manager of the plant. “These Amish farmers have got it in their blood, farming is their way of life.”
Speaking at a recent dairy exchange at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Shrock explained the value of the cooperative plant to other members of the dairy industry. A large new addition to the country cheese plant last year positions the co-op for growth and is a strong step in meeting the mission of the plant for its local Amish community well into the future.
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