Cheese shops · Newton
Maytag Dairy Farms Cheese Shop
The Maytag Dairy Farms cheese shop is at 2282 East 8th Street North in Newton and is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Stop for Maytag Blue wheels and gift boxes at the farm where the cheese has been made since 1941.
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm
- Weekends
- Closed
- First wheels
- 11 October 1941
- Where
- Newton, 35 minutes east of Des Moines
The Story of Maytag Blue
E.H. Maytag, president of the Maytag appliance company, bought a Holstein-Friesian cow in 1919 and built up a prize-winning herd on the farm in Newton. After his death in 1940, his sons Fred and Robert wanted more use for the milk. Working with Iowa State University, they developed a cow's milk blue cheese, and the first wheels were formed on 11 October 1941 in what had been the milk bottling plant. Maytag sold it by mail order, and by the 1950s it was known across the country; Dwight D. Eisenhower was given a wheel during his presidential campaign. Fritz Maytag, Fred's son, ran the company for the next 50 years from 1962.
The Shop
The shop sells Maytag Blue in wheels and wedges, sauces and gift boxes. It opens on weekdays only.
Getting There
Newton is on I-80 about 35 minutes east of Des Moines. The farm is on East 8th Street North on the edge of town.
Nearby
Frisian Farms gouda is about 40 minutes south-east, between Pella and Oskaloosa. Kalona Creamery is 75 minutes east.
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Questions People Ask
Can you visit Maytag Dairy Farms?
Yes, the cheese shop in Newton is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.
When was Maytag Blue cheese first made?
The first wheels were formed on 11 October 1941 at the Maytag farm in Newton, Iowa.
Official site: maytagdairyfarms.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel.