Wisconsin
Calling all cheese lovers: University of Wisconsin – River Falls now offers a cheesemaking course
From cheddar to swiss, Wisconsin is known for the craft of queso.
Now, University of Wisconsin-River Falls runs a cheesemaking course at its on-campus dairy plant.
“In Wisconsin, the cheese industry. The dairy industry is an over 50 billion dollar industry,” said Michael Orth, Dean of the University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
The “gouda” thing, is University of Wisconsin-River Falls is developing those already in or who want to work in that industry with their Cheesemaker’s Short-Course.
“They’re seeing samples of the cheese, they can see it, taste it, smell it,” said Rueben Nilsson, UWRF’s dairy pilot plant manager.
They learn the process, work the equipment, discuss the science and technical aspects of making cheese in a five day course.
The plant is made possible by names like Culver’s, Land O’ Lakes and more that students can actually get that hands-on experiential experience.
“I’m a parm girl,I love parm through and through,” said senior Makenzie Skibbie.
Skibbie has family is in the business and took the course to follow in her mother’s footsteps.
“Wisconsin’s the only one that requires you to have a license to make cheese. So for me, going into these classes, it gives me a head step going into the industry,” Skibbie told WCCO.
“We’re passing on knowledge and raising the bar for the quality of cheese,” Nilsson said.
If you want to try out these cheese that’s produced by students, it’s all available at the on-campus Freddy’s Dairy Bar.
To learn more about the course, visit the university’s website.
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Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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