April 16-19, 2013
Location: University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin
Sponsored by: Animal and Food Science Department, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
In Cooperation with: Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Course Description: This four-day short course is designed for farmstead cheesemakers as well as apprentice cheesemakers from industry. Sessions focus on the basic steps in cheese manufacture and provide opportunities to gain "hands-on"experience in the cheesemaking process.
Completion of this short course will give the student six months credit toward their apprenticeship requirement for the state cheesemakers license. This short course is jointly sponsored with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Department of Animal and Food Science, UW-Madison Department of Food Science and UW-Extension and sessions will be held on the UW-River Falls campus.