Hilmar Cheese Company

Hilmar residents are mourning the loss of longtime resident and prominent community member, Vernon Wickstrom, who was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on June 24. He was 90. Vernon was born in Turlock on Feb. 17, 1933, the oldest child of Elvera (Carlson) and Oliver Wickstrom. He lived his entire life in Hilmar and graduated from…

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. was started by local 12 dairy families who milked Jersey cows, the smaller brown cows with higher protein milk. Research in the…

Fifty-two students benefit from Hilmar Cheese Company scholarships Fifty-two students demonstrating community involvement and academic performance will each…

Merced County government officials and firefighters are giving a special thanks to the Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. for making its largest (physical) donation ever to the Merced County Fire Department. This week, Hilmar Cheese donated a 30,000 gallon silo to the department’s Castle Training Center inside the Castle Commerce Center…