MONROE - The Green County Fair's Cheese Auction brought in a record-breaking total of $49,222.50 Sunday, according to a press release from the Foreign Type Cheesemaker's Association. With 474 pounds of cheese on auction in 96 lots, a single pound of cheese sold for an average of almost $104. The grand champion cheese from Tuesday's judging, a 40-pound block of Baby Swiss by Mike Nelson of the Chalet Cheese Co-op, was won by Faith Engineering with a $165 bid.
Cheese Auction brings in big bids

