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Butter & Cheese Contests
Four butter contests and four cheese contests are
coordinated by UMDIA each year:
Fall Contest;
Spring Contest;
June Educational Contest;
Minnesota State Fair Contest.
 
You may choose to enter one, some or all of the contests, please see below for Online Contest information. You may choose to enter one, some or all of the contests.

Deadlines:
Spring Contest Deadline: March 1, 2013
June Contest Deadline: May 31, 2013
State Fair Contest Deadline: July 12, 2013


On-Line Contest Application Forms & Other Information

Click here for Butter Contest Letter
Click here for Butter Scoring
Click here for Butter Contest Cards
Click here for Cheese Contest Letter

Click here for Cheese Scoring

Click here for Cheese Contest Cards
Click here for Contest Mailing Labels


Spring 2013 Contest Results are in!
For full results, click here.


Fall 2012 Contest Results
Another terrific contest with  many outstanding products. Congratulations to all of our entrants and in particular to our top entries in each category. (Print as a pdf)

BUTTER
1st Place - Matt Stets, Land O'Lakes, Carlisle, PA, Score 99.33
40# CHEDDAR BLOCK CHEESE
1st Place - Dale Schmidt, Land O'Lakes, Inc. -Kiel, WI , Score  98.33 
BARREL CHEESE
1st Place - Roger Schroeder,   LeSueur Cheese, LeSueur, MN, Score 98.83 
MISCELLANEOUS CHEESE
1st Place - Team Lake Norden, Lake Norden, SD,   Smoked Provolone  Score 98.83
ARTISAN CHEESE
1st Place - Production Team Stickney Hill Dairy, Kimball MN, Pumpkin Spice Chevre, Score  98.83


2012 CHAMPIONSHIP Butter & Cheese Contest Results , click here for full placings

Butter - Zac Scattergood, Land O'Lakes, Carlisle PA, Score 97.85
Cheddar Cheese Block - Dale Schmidt, Land O'Lakes, Kiel WI, Score 98.27
Cheddar Cheese Barrel - Jeff Payne, Bongards' Creamery, Perham MN, Score 98.25
Miscellaneous Cheese - Nick Williamette, Caves of Faribault, Faribault MN, Score 98.50
Artisan Cheese - Kathy Ratka, Stickney Hill Dairy, Kimball MN, Score 98.31

2012 State Fair Butter & Cheese Contest Results , click here for full placings

2012 June Educational Butter & Cheese Contest Results , click here for full placings

2012 Spring Butter & Cheese Contest Results , click here for full placings


2011 Championship Results:

For full championship results in each category, click here
For photos of the award winners, click here
For the individual butter & cheese contest results, click here (username & password required)


2011 State Fair Results
(click here for full results)

2010 Championship Butter & Cheese Results, click here 


2010 Minnesota State Fair Contest Results, click here


2010 June Educational Butter & Cheese Contest Results, click here


2010 Spring Butter & Cheese Contest Results, click here   
 

Background Information

Four contests are organized by UMDIA are offered each year to provide an opportunity for friendly competition and to promote the craft of making quality cheese and butter. These contests are open to any Butter or Cheesemaker who would like to enter. Competitors do not need to be UMDIA members nor is it necessary to reside in Minnesota.

The four contests organized by UMDIA are used to determine the Annual Champion Buttermaker and Cheesemaker. The first contest in the cycle is the Fall Contest, held in November, the second is the Spring Contest, which was held in early March. The June Educational Contest, sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The Minnesota State Fair Contest, sponsored by the Minnesota State Agricultural Society, is held in July. To be awarded the title of Champion, an individual must enter all four contests and have the highest average score among all of the competitors who have entered all of the contests. The awarded is given out at the UMDIA annual conference in September of each year.

If you have questions about the contest you may contact Contest Superintendent Lisa Ramacher at e-mail lisa.ramacher@state.mn.us . If you require entry materials please contact Doris Mold, UMDIA General Manager, e-mail: manager@umndia.org.

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