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California makes sharp increase in cheese production, inches up on Wisconsin

Ah, Wisconsin: the Dairy State, home of the cheeseheadsââ?¬â?a place where cheese curds dominate. However, for Wisconsin cheese makers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to hold on to the title of the nationââ?¬â?¢s No. 1 cheese producer. Itââ?¬â?¢s been a ââ?¬Å?goudaââ?¬Â year for California, which is closing in on Americaââ?¬â?¢s Dairyland.