Ropp Jersey Cheese

2013 JUNE Dairy Month Promotion at Ropp Jersey Cheese Saturday, June 22, 2013 9 am - 5:30 pm Milk A Cow Cheese Carving Contest Make Butter Make Pizza-With Herbs Visit Animals Hay Rack Rides Picnic Tables Available For Family Picnics FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!!! ______________________________________________________ Ropp Jersey Cheese NEWS!!!! Ropp Jersey Cheese won 6 FIRST PLACE, BLUE ribbons at the Illinois State Fair Dairy and Cheese Competition. Come visit our store and try for yourself these prize winning cheeses. Chili Cheddar Morel Mushroom Cheddar Bacon, Garlic, Horseradish Cheddar Hot Habanero Cheddar Natural White Cheddar Cheese Curds Onion and Herb Cheddar Cheese Curds ______________________________________________________ 2013 Ropp Road Roundup Saturday, October 5 & Sunday, October 6, 2013 We are excited to once again host Ropp Road Roundup festivities over the first weekend of October 2013. Bring out the family and have some fun. Milk a cow, go for a hay rack ride, pet the baby calves, participate in the farm scavenger hunt and see cheese being made. Food for sale this weekend will include a hot dog wagon, strawberry shortcake, ice cream and much, much more! Saturday 9 am - 6 pm Sunday 11 am - 6 pm Bring the family and join the fun! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We invite you to visit our farm and learn first hand how fine quality cheeses are made. Explore our grounds, pet our pure bred prize winning Jersey calves. Then take a look through our 600 square foot retail store featuring a cheese slicing room with viewing windows, self-serve product coolers and full-service retail counter. Please be sure to understand you are visiting a working farm. We welcome you to enjoy our farm at your own risk.

Why Jersey Cheese? At Ropp Farms we raise only registered Jersey cows. Jerseys are a breed of cows that have a beautiful smaller frame, are butterscotch in color, and produce a much creamier milk. This rich milk is due to a consistently higher protein and calcium content produced specifically by Jersey cows.

Why Ropp Jersey Cheese? For 10+ years the Ropp Family has dreamed of starting an on-farm cheese processing facility and retail store. Formerly, production agriculture was a vital fabric to daily life. Now many children don’t realize their milk comes from a cow and not just the grocery store. The Ropp Family would like to share their knowledge and farm heritage to not only educate the public but also promote agriculture as a vital industry to American life.

**We proudly offer the finest in Illinois produced goods.