In 1963, Tillamook Cheese & Dairy paid for a newspaper ad explaining why Red Clover and TCDA were splitting from Tillamook County Creamery Association. The reasons included: anemic cheese sales; static sales despite more cheese consumption nationally; and policy decisions that weren’t made by the farmers. (Credit: Shopping Smiles, 9.26.63) READ MORE
On December 31, 1965, Red Clover Cheese Factory merged with Tillamook Cheese and Dairy. It was the only small factory that sided with Cheese & Dairy during the Cheese War, and it remained independent although close to the town of Tillamook until the inefficiencies of small factory production, combined with production space in the large… READ MORE
Tillamook Cheese and Dairy Association formed in January 1962 from two cooperatives: Grade A Shippers Association and Tillamook Cheese Association. During the Cheese War, TCDA was an alternative to Tillamook County Creamery Association. As a result of a lawsuit against TCCA, TCDA ran the large cheese factory, where it produced Premium Brand Tillamook Cheese between… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 2-1967 At its annual membership meeting, Cheese & Dairy officials reported that sales had exceeded $3 million and monthly earnings had increased. Winning awards at the Oregon Dairy Industries contest were cheesemakers Dean Daggett, Ron Jones, Lloyd… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 2-1968 Cheese & Dairy cheesemakers brought trophies home from the Oregon Dairy Industries annual convention. Fritz Baumgartner, head cheesemaker, won the sweepstakes trophy. Also winning awards were Lloyd Wright, Dean Daggett, Ron Jones, Allan Waldron, and Merton Loucks.… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 2-20-1966 Annual meetings of competing Tillamook dairy cooperatives were held on the third Saturday in February. Gathering at the Fairview Grange were about 125 members of Cheese and Dairy, which had merged with Red Clover at the… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 4-12-1965 to 4-16-1965 County Creamery filed a $10 million antitrust suit against Cheese & Dairy, along with a $10 million antitrust suit against Red Clover. Earlier, Cheese & Dairy and Red Clover asked for a combined $8.4 million in their… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-27-1964 Cheese & Dairy sought an injunction in federal court that would order County Creamery to stop threatening legal action against dealers who handle Premium Brand cheese. Cheese & Dairy said that County Creamery sent… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-1963 and 2-1963 A dairy stabilization law for the Portland milkshed was drafted by an Oregon Dairymen’s Association committee headed by George Milne, president of Tillamook Cheese & Dairy. The draft… READ MORE
Cheese War Timeline Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-1-1962 Tillamook Cheese Association and Tillamook Grade A Shippers Association consolidated as Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association on January 1, 1962. Ferd Becker, Tillamook farmer, said the Tillamook Cheese Association had title to its cheese factory, and the Grade A… READ MORE
