Awards

Award-Winning Cheese

When all aspects of the cheesemaking process are ideal, the outcome is World Class Cheese.

Recent awards we have won are:

2016-2017 World Cheese Awards – 3rd place Ponderosa String Cheese

2018 World Championship Cheese Contest – 2nd and 3rd place Ponderosa Mozzarella Whips

2018 Wisconsin State Fair – 1st place Ponderosa String Cheese

2018 American Cheese Society Contest – 2nd place Ponderosa String Cheese –
1st place Ponderosa Mozzarella Whips

2018-2019 World Cheese Awards – 2nd place Ponderosa String Cheese

2019 United States Cheese Championship – 1st place Ponderosa Fiesta String Cheese

2019 American Cheese Society Contest – 3rd place Ponderosa String Cheese – 2nd place Ponderosa Mozzarella Whips – Farmstead Cheeses Class

2020 World Championship Cheese Contest – 3rd place Ponderosa Cheese Curds

2021 Wisconsin State Fair – 1st place Ron’s Cheese Curds

2021 World Dairy Expo – 1st and 2nd place Ron’s Cheese Curds
– 2nd and 3rd place Ron’s Mozzarella Whips

2021/2022 World Cheese Awards – 3rd place Ponderosa Snow Cheddar -3rd place Ron’s Mozzarella Whips

2022 Wisconsin State Fair – 3rd place Ron’s Cheese Whips – 3rd place Ron’s String Cheese – 2nd place Ron’s Jalapeno Cheese Whips – 3rd place Ron’s Garlic and Dill Cheese Curds

2022 American Cheese Society Contest – 1st place Ron’s Mozzarella String Cheese – 3rd place Ron’s Mozzarella Cheese Whips – 3rd place Ron’s Cheddar Cheese Curds

2022 World Dairy Expo – 1st and 3rd place Ron’s Mozzarella String Cheese – 2nd place Ron’s Ranch Flavored Cheese Curds – 3rd place Ron’s Garlic and Dill Flavored Cheese Curds

2023 Wisconsin State Fair -1st Place Ron’s Mozzarella Cheese Whips

2023 World Dairy Expo – 2nd Place Ron’s Mozzarella Cheese Whips

2024 World Championship Cheese Contest -3rd Place Ron’s Mozzarella String Cheese

2024 Wisconsin State Fair -1st Place Ron’s Garlic and Dill Cheese Curds

2024 World Dairy Expo – 1st Place Ron’s Mozzarella Cheese Whips

2025 Wisconsin State Fair- 2nd Place Ron’s Garlic and Dill Cheese Curds – 3rd Place Ron’s Cheddar Cheese Curds – 3rd Place Ron’s Smoked String Cheese

Discover our award-winning Wisconsin cheese curds, string cheese, and spreads—crafted from our own herd’s milk and celebrated at the Wisconsin State Fair and other top competitions.