Cheese war : conflict and courage in Tillamook County, Oregon
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Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
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xiii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Dora Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
381.4162 MILNE
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381.4162 MILNE
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Dora Public Library - Adult/General - Oregon Collection
381.4162 MILNE
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381.4162 MILNE
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Dora Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 381.4162 MILNE | Available | ||
Dora Public Library - Adult/General - Oregon Collection | 381.4162 MILNE | Local author Linda Kirk | Available |
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 381.4162142 MILNE 2022 | Available | ||
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 381.4162 MIL, Cheese 2022 | Available | ||
Langlois Public Library - Adult/General - Oregon Collection | OR 381.4162 MILNE | Available | ||
Myrtle Point Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 381.4162 MILNE Cheese War | paperback | Available | |
Myrtle Point Public Library - Adult/General - Oregon Collection | 381.4162 MILNE Cheese War | paperback | Available |
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Published
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.
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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"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Milne, M., & Kirk, L. (. o. M. P. (2022). Cheese war: conflict and courage in Tillamook County, Oregon . Oregon State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Milne, Marilyn and Linda (Writer on Myrtle Point Kirk. 2022. Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon. Oregon State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Milne, Marilyn and Linda (Writer on Myrtle Point Kirk. Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon Oregon State University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Milne, Marilyn,, and Linda (Writer on Myrtle Point Kirk. Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon Oregon State University Press, 2022.
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