Whey is Big Business in Green County

Once treated as a cheesemaking byproduct, whey has become part of Green County’s advanced dairy economy, feeding protein demand, supporting processors and returning nutrients to farm fields.

Todd Klassy
by Todd Klassy
Whey is Big Business in Green County

MONROE, Wis. — Green County’s cheese industry has always produced whey, but the watery byproduct left behind after milk is turned into cheese is no longer just something factories need to get rid of.

Today, whey is part of a much larger dairy ingredients economy tied to protein powders, nutrition drinks, food manufacturing, animal nutrition and, in some cases, nutrients returned to farm fields.

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