Award-Winning Cheeses
At Prairie Farms, we are proud of our products. Our cheeses have have been recognized at local, state, national and international competitions, leading to an ever-growing awards list through the years
Awards
Year: 2026
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Reduced Fat & Semi-soft Cheeses
Category: Luana
Year: 2026
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Dry Whey Powder
Category: Dry Whey (142)
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Swiss loaf
Category: Class 105 - Swiss Styles (Swiss and Baby Swiss cheeses)
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: Grand Champion
Contest: NCCIA Cheese Contest
Cheese: AmaGorg
Category:
Category: Faribault
Year: 2025
Place: 1st Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Caves of Faribault Smoked Blue
Category: Cass 113 - Smoked Flavored Natural Cheese
Category: Faribault
Year: 2025
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Baby Swiss loaf
Category: Class 105 - Swiss Styles (Swiss and Baby Swiss cheeses)
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: 1st Place
Contest: NCCIA Cheese Contest
Cheese: Mindoro Collection Blue Cheese (Heat Treated)
Category: Misc. Contest Winners
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2025
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society Judging and Competition
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: AM: Mascarpone and Cream Cheese - made from cow's milk
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Mindoro Collection Gorgonzola
Category: 31:08 Gorgonzola
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2025
Place: 1st Place
Contest: American Cheese Society Judging and Competition
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: JR: Light/lite and Reduced Fat Cheeses
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: AmaGorg
Category: 31:07 Gorgonzola
Category: Faribault
Year: 2025
Place: 1st Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Whey
Category: 110:09 Dry Whey
Category: Luana
Year: 2025
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: Wisconsin State Fair
Cheese: Mindoro Collection Blue Cheese Wheel - Pasteurized
Category:
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: St. Pete's Select Blue Cheese
Category:
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Cheese Awards
Cheese: Caves of Faribault Grotto 222
Category: Gouda (<9 months)
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Cheese Awards
Cheese: Caves of Faribault AmaGorg
Category: Semi-hard Blue Cows' Milk Cheese
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: Open Class
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Swiss
Category: Swiss
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Baby Swiss
Category: Swiss
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: 44° North Rinded Swiss
Category: Swiss
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: St. Pete's Select Blue Cheese
Category: Hard & Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Mindoro Collection Pasturized Blue Cheese
Category: Hard & Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: AmaGorg Girgonzola
Category: Hard & Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Baby Swiss Loaf
Category:
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Open Class
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Sweet Whey Powder
Category:
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Swiss
Category: DE: Emmental-style with Eye Formation (Swiss, Baby Swiss, Blocks, Wheels, etc.) - made from cows's milk
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Baby Swiss
Category: Baby Swiss Style (12)
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: AmaGorg Gorgonzola
Category:
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: International Cheese and Dairy Awards
Cheese: AmaGorg
Category: Class DP462 Number 16
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: JR: Light/Lite and Reduced Fat Cheeses
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: Best of Class
Contest: World Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Reduced Fat Soft & SemiSoft Cheeses (79)
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: AmaBlu
Category: FC: Rindless Blue -veined - made from cow's milk
Category: Faribault
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: Iowa State Fair - Iowa Quality Dairy Products Contest
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Cultured Dairy Prodcuts
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: Iowa State Fair - Iowa Quality Dairy Products Contest
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: Cultured Dairy Prodcuts
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: Iowa State Fair - Iowa Quality Dairy Products Contest
Cheese: Swiss
Category: Cow Cheese
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category:
Category: Luana
Year: 2024
Place: 1st Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Mindoro Collection Gorgonzola (Heat Treated)
Category:
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: Open Class
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Open Class
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Baby Swiss
Category: Swiss
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Swiss
Category: Swiss
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Cave Aged Rinded Swiss (44 North)
Category: Swiss
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Mindoro Blue - Pasteurized Blue Cheese
Category: Hard and Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Mindoro Gorg - Heat Treated Gorgonzola
Category: Hard and Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Pasteurized Blue Cheese
Category: Hard and Mold Ripened Italian
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: Best Italian
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Pasteurized Blue Cheese
Category:
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: Chairman's Award
Contest: National Milk Producers Federation Cheese and Yogurt Contest
Cheese: Cave Aged Rinded Swiss (44 North)
Category:
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: American Cheese Society Judging and Competition
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: JR: Light/Lite and Reduced Fat Cheeses
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society Judging and Competition
Cheese: AmaGorg
Category: FC: Rindless Blue-veined - Made from cow's milk
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Heat Treated Blue Cheese Wheel
Category: Blue Veined Cheeses
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 1st Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Swiss
Category: Swiss Styles
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Pasteurized Blue Cheese Wheel
Category: Blue Veined Cheeses
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Heat Treated Blue Cheese Wheel
Category: Blue Veined Cheeses
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: Cream Cheese
Category: Luana
Year: 2023
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: AmaGorg
Category: Gorgonzola
Category: Faribault
Year: 2023
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society Judging and Competition
Cheese: Swiss
Category: DE: Emmental-style with Eye Formation(Swiss, Baby Swiss, Blocks, Wheels, etc.) - made from cow's milk
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: Wisconsin State Fair
Cheese: Mindoro Blue
Category: Blue Veined Cheese
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Cream Cheese
Category: Plain Cream Cheese
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Plain Cream Cheese
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Mindoro Blue
Category: Blue Veined Cheeses
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Championship Cheese Contest
Cheese: Felix Blue Cheese
Category: Blue Veined Cheese with Exterior Molding
Category: Faribault
Year: 2022
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Low Fat/Low Salt Cheeses - Light/Lite and Reduced Fat Cheeses
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: Iowa State Fair
Cheese: Neufchatel
Category: Cultured Dairy Products
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: Iowa State Fair
Cheese: Havarti
Category: Cow Milk Cheese
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: International Cheese and Dairy Awards
Cheese: St. Pete's Select Blue Cheese
Category: Rindless Blue (non-UK Producers)
Category: Faribault
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Swiss Cheese
Category: American Made/International Style - Emmental-style with Eye Formation - Made from Cow's Milk
Category: Luana
Year: 2022
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Mindoro Blue
Category: Blue Mold Cheeses - Rindless Blue-veined - Made from Cow's Milk
Category: Mindoro
Year: 2022
Place: 2nd Place
Contest: American Cheese Society
Cheese: Felix Blue Cheese
Category: Blue Mold Cheeses - Blue-veined with a Rind or External Coating - Made from Cow's Milk
Category: Faribault
Year: 2022
Place: 3rd Place
Contest: World Dairy Expo
Cheese: Mindoro Gorg
Category: Blue Veined Cheeses
Category: Mindoro
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Meet Tara Schaal
When Tara Schaal first set foot into the majestic sandstone caves on her first day on the job at Caves of Faribault, her first thought was, “Who knew this much work went into cheese?!” Now it is Tara’s hard work and dedication in her dual roles as both Warehouse Supervisor and Affinage Supervisor that keep operations running smoothly.
Entering the World Championship Cheese Contest
Each year our cheesemakers enter our products into a number of regional, national and international cheese competitions. These contests range in scope from state fair dairy contest to world-renown competitions with…
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