The 11 nominated plants produce a range of dairy products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, frozen desserts and nondairy beverages.
May 29, 2015
Where is the 2015 Plant of the Year? The answer will be known in July after the voting has ended. Review the 11 nominated dairy plants then cast your vote.
Join head judge Marianne Smukowski of the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research in evaluating cheese, ice cream, milk and other dairy foods and beverages.
April 18, 2015
The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association has issued a call for judges for its championship dairy product contest.
Students will evaluate dairy products and try to match the expert judges as closely as possible.
September 18, 2014
Dairy students from across the country and around the world will test their skills against one another at the 93rd annual Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest.
This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn. (WDPA), received a record number of 1,055 entries.
August 22, 2014
Emmi Roth USA, Monroe, Wis., was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion, Westby Cooperative Creamery, Westby, Wis., was selected as the Grade A Grand Champion and Gifford’s Dairy, Skowhegan, Maine, was the Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest.
Dairy processors from many U.S states as well as Canada and New Zealand have entered.
August 9, 2014
The World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest received 1,000 entries in 71 classes, including cheese, ice cream, butter, sour cream, yogurt, milk, cottage cheese and more.