FISCALINI CHEESE - MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
Our dairy farm in Modesto, California was founded in 1914. Our Swiss ancestors have a long tradition of
making fine hand-crafted cheeses. Now we continue that tradition in this country, on our state-of-the- art dairy where cow comfort is our primary concern. Our dairy has received national recognition for our
innovative ideas, extraordinary milk quality, and environmental and animal welfare concerns.
Fiscalini Farms was among the first dairies in California to be certified by the California Dairy Quality Assurance
Program for environmental responsibility, and was the first dairy in the nation to be certified by Validus for
compliance in animal welfare issues. We passed both third party inspections on our first try.
At Fiscalini Farms, the health and contentment of our cows is our livelihood; we all
strive to keep our herd of registered black and white Holsteins among the happiest
cows in California. Our herd is cared for to the extreme. They are given freedom to
roam in large lots when the weather is good, but are kept indoors when the lots are
wet. Their stalls are raked twice daily to maximize their comfort. With the moderate
climate of Central California, our cows are cooled by “delta breezes” in the summer
and misted with water as needed.
“Great cheese comes from happy cows,
and happy cows come from California”