Farmer-Owned for Over 100 Years

 

 

 

Welcome to the website of Westby Cooperative Creamery. Please visit often for the latest news, new product announcements, information and events surrounding the more than 140 family dairy farms that own this business. As a farmer-owned cooperative, and producer of cultured dairy products and hard cheeses for over 100 years, Westby Cooperative Creamery has a unique perspective on the dairy industry, from farm-to-fridge and everything in between.

 

The dairy business is a daily business. Cow care is 365/24/7, with cows being fed and milked at least twice a day, every day of the year. That's how everything starts at Westby Cooperative Creamery, with fresh milk delivered daily by our member-owners to produce the highest quality and best tasting dairy products.

 

Westby Cooperative Creamery is unique in many ways, with one distinction being the milk that our patron-members produce. Some of our members produce r-BST-free milk* and others produce certified-organic milk. From these two milk sources our creamery has the flexibility and creativity to produce dairy-food products that meet the needs of a diverse and changing food industry marketplace. (*No significant difference has been shown between milk from rBST/rBGH treated or non rBST/rBGH treated cows.)

 

When you take home Westby brand products from your local grocery store, or trust us with manufacturing your private label brand products, or purchase our products as ingredients in the foods you manufacture, or specify Westby brand products for your school cafeteria, hospital or restaurant menu, you will - Take home country goodness!

 

Thank you for supporting and strengthening the Family Dairy Farms of Westby Cooperative Creamery.

New Phone Extension Numbers for General Office, Creamery Cheese Store, and Creamery Plant Personnel.

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401 South Main Street Westby, WI 54667
Phone: 608-634-3183

 


New Distribution Center and General Offices Now Open.

On Sept. 28, 2011, the Board of Directors of Westby Cooperative Creamery broke ground on a new Distribution Center and General Offices in Westby, WI. (Left to right) Pete Kondrup (General Manager), Loren Oldenburg (Board President-2012), Chuck Fremstad, Tom Schaub (Board Vice President-2012), Mark Levendoski (Board President-2011), Kay Yanske (Board Secretary/Treasurer), Ralph Peterscheim, and Ryan Dunnum.
(Photo by Dorothy Jasperson)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Architectural rendering of the new Distribution Center and General Offices of Westby Cooperative Creamery. The Milk Receiving and Dairy Foods Production Facility, and Cheese Store, remain at 401 South Main Street in downtown Westby, WI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site preparation completed, foundation set, and steel framing begins on the 10,000 sq. ft. refrigerated warehouse of the new Distribution Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product warehousing structure complete, and framing started on the 6000 sq. ft. General Offices space for business operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nearing completion to begin customer service in March, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Distribution Center and General Offices are finished, and ready to be occupied by people and products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Offices are now occupied for daily operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First load of finished product arrives at the new Distribution Center with space for 1000 pallets in five-high racking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Info Links

Dairy 30X20 Initiative to Grow Wisconsin Dairy:
The goal of this program is to improve the long-term viability of Wisconsin's Dairy industry through services to achieve annual milk production of 30 billion pounds by the year 2020 to meet growing demands of the local, regional, national, and international marketplace. Click on this link for more information:
http://datcp.wi.gov/Farms/Dairy_Farming/index.aspx

 

Seibel's Organic Dairy Uses Latest in Robotic Milking Technology:
Read in the April/May 2012 issue of The Organic Cultivator (MOSA) newsletter how Westby Patron Chuck Seibel utilizes automated robotic milking technology to accomplish his family dairy farm goals. Click on this link:
http://www.mosaorganic.org/Master-Forms/MOSA_OC/12%20APR%20MAY%20OC.pdf

 

www.wmmb.org
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board

 

www.somethingspecialwi.com
Something Special From Wisconsin

 

www.DairyInfo.com

 

www.3aday.com

 

www.realseal.com

 

www.fueluptoplay60.com

 

www.farmersfeedus.org

 

www.foodintegrity.org

 

USDA Rural Cooperatives Magazine

Westby Cooperative Creamery News & Announcements
Westby Cooperative Creamery is a SQF Quality Certified Supplier meeting the requirements of the SQF 2000 Code, Level 3: Comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Management System for the Food Sector Categories of Dairy Food Processing and Preserved Foods Manufacturing. SQF Certificate Number 108139, and Certified by Silliker Global Certification Services.

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Change on Board of Directors at Westby Cooperative Creamery Marks Continued Growth

 

Westby Cooperative Creamery Receives SQF 2000 Certification

 

Westby introduces Parmesan Cheese

 

Westby introduces Organic Cheeses

 

Westby extends shelf life on Cottage Cheeses to 50-Days.

 

Westby brand 4% Cottage Cheese wins Best-of-Class Gold Medal in 2010 World Championship Cheese

 

Moo to You: A Day at Westby Cooperative Creamery – WXOW News 19; LaCrosse, WI

 

A Small Town’s Big Cheese – Food Manufacturing Magazine Cover Story; June 2010

 

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