National Cheese Curd Day Timeline

​​20th century ​

Cheese curds gain in popularity

Because cheese curds grew in popularity, milk factories experienced surpluses in this century.

1922

​Wisconsin’s cheese factories grow

​By this year, Wisconsin was home to more than 2,800 cheese factories.

​1840

​Wisconsin got in on the cheese game

​Wisconsin became the “it” place to make and produce cheese because of its rich farmland.