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Cheese War - Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon (Paperback) Loot Price: R706
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Cheese War - Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon (Paperback): Marilyn Milne, Linda Kirk

Cheese War - Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon (Paperback)

Marilyn Milne, Linda Kirk

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In the 1960s, Tillamook County was at war with itself. As the regional dairy industry shifted from small local factories to larger consolidated factories, as food safety and factory conditions became more important, as the profit margins between milk and cheese collapsed, Tillamook farmers found themselves at a crossroads. How should the producers work with distributors, and how could they advocate for their businesses without pricing themselves out of the market? On one side of the debate was Beale Dixon, head of the County Creamery Association, the co-op that represented the county's farmers and packaged their products for the big dairy distributors in the Willamette Valley. Dixon set up a scheme to offer low-interest, low-collateral loans to the supermarkets that stocked CCA products; he argued it was a cheap, easy way to ensure good will-and continued purchases-in a tight market. On the other side was George Milne, a respected farmer and board member of Tillamook Cheese and Dairy Association, the largest producer in the CCA. Milne believed that Dixon's loan program amounted to fraud and embezzlement, and cheated the farmers out of money they were due. The question of loans soon spiraled out into a community-wide dispute, exacerbated by a complex web of family and business relationships that made conflicts of interest hard to avoid. Dixon worked for both CCA and Cheese and Dairy; he was fired from one but not the other. The Cheese War raged for the better part of a decade, across board meetings and courtrooms and the community itself. Co-op members traded recall petitions and rival factions distributed misleading petitions and letters. While largely unknown outside of Tillamook County, the Cheese War was so divisive that some families remain fractured today. Sisters Marilyn Milne and Linda Kirk were children of the Cheese War. In elementary school, they saw how it absorbed their parents, Barbara and George Milne. As adults, they realized they actually knew very little about it and set out to learn the real story. The authors have conducted years of research through the archives and newspapers of Tillamook County and conducted numerous interviews and oral histories of key players in the Cheese War and their families. As Americans become ever more interested in food supply chains and ethical consumption, here is a story of the very human factors behind one of Oregon's most famous brands.

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Imprint: Oregon State University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2022
Authors: Marilyn Milne • Linda Kirk
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-195-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries
Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Animal husbandry > Dairy farming
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of other lands
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-87071-195-4
Barcode: 9780870711954

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