known as american dairyland, because we make the moist cheese but also the best cheese.he industry developed in wisconsin from what was homestead cheese or each farm it wasmade cheese, recognized that we had an ideal environment for raising dairy cattle. and cheese was really just a way to take a perishable product which would only last about three days, and if you make cheese into it -- a cheddar cheese can last for a decade. this was late 1880's when the industry got started in wisconsin. generally, farmers in the neighborhood would form a cooperative. they would build a cheese factory and hire a cheese maker who would work for the cooperative on shares. there were thousands of cheesemakers. in 1930, over 2000 cheese plants in wisconsin had the transportation and road system approved, console edition among smaller plans. that continued and then there were only about 200 cheese factories in wisconsin. >> and 2008, i published a book on torture, "torture and the war on terror." when i wrote the book, i realized some of the techniques we were using for the war on terror a

american history tv on c-span three. >> wisconsin is known as america's dairyland because we make the most cheese but also the best cheese. >> what we are looking at here is the milk intake room where the milk comes from the farmers, from the truck, into the silo. after that occurs and the past riser. the milk for 15 seconds. the purpose of the pasteurize or is to kill all harmful bacteria to humid. -- humans. this cools down to 90 degrees and heads to the that. -- vat. right now, we are making g number one. the other cheese we make is eddar, with steam. with hot water as well. we dipped it and rate it as you rake it is use on the pictures before. as you saw in the pictures before. this makes sure the cheese goes through evenly. after the cheeses pressed for the brinea goes to room for two days. that is to salt the cheese evenly. for mainne of the ingredients that give your cheese culture. this is the wheel. these go from california to florida to boston, las vegas. after the cheese has been sitting in the brine for today's days, we remove the cheese. -- two days, we remove the cheese. then we go to the waxing part. all o

american history tv on the road. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to green bay, wisconsin. >> wisconsin is known as america's dairyland because we make the most cheese but also the best cheese. the industry developed in wisconsin from what was homestead cheese where everybody, each farm family made cheese for their own use, it was recognized that we had an ideal environment for raising dairy cow and cheese was really just a way to take that perishable product before refrigeration would last only three days. if you make cheese, cheddar cheese can last for a decade. this was late 1880s when the industry got started in wisconsin. generally farmers in the neighborhood would form a cooperative. they would build a cheese factory and they would hire cheese maker and the cheese maker would work for the cooperative on shares. the cheese makers tended to move around a lot. there were thousands. in 1930 over 2,000 cheese plants in wisconsin. it has transportation and a road system improved there was consolidation among the smaller plants and that continued up until about 1990 when there were only about 200 cheese factories in wi

american history tv on the road. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to green bay, wisconsin. >> wisconsin is known as america's dairyland because we make the most cheese but also the best cheese. the industry developed in wisconsin from what was homestead cheese where everybody, each farm family made cheese for their own use, it was recognized that we had an ideal environment for raising dairy cow and cheese was really just a way to take that perishable product before refrigeration would last only three days. if you make cheese, cheddar cheese can last for a decade. this was late 1880s when the industry got started in wisconsin. generally farmers in the neighborhood would form a cooperative. they would build a cheese factory and they would hire cheese maker and the cheese maker would work for the cooperative on shares. the cheese makers tended to move around a lot. there were thousands. in 1930 over 2,000 cheese plants in wisconsin. it has transportation and a road system improved there was consolidation among the smaller plants and that continued up until about 1990 when there were only about 200 cheese factories in wi