Upcoming Events
information
umdia: The Upper midwest dairy industry association
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.
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
Contest Cards
Click here for
Contest Mailing Labels
2011 Championship Results:
Congratulations to our Champions!
Champion Buttermaker:
Dean Tessmer, Associated Milk Producers Inc, New Ulm,
MN
Champion Cheddar Block
Cheesemaker:
Dale Schmidt, Land O'Lakes, Kiel, WI
Champion Cheddar Barrel
Cheesemaker:
Andy Schoolmeesters,
First District Association, Litchfield, MN
Champion Miscellaneous Cheesemakers:
Daniel and Janelle Lemke, Morning Star Farm, Cokato,
MN
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)
2010 Championship Butter & Cheese Results, click here
Minnesota State Fair 2010 Contest Results, click here
June 2010 Educational Butter & Cheese Contest Results, click here
Spring 2010 Butter & Cheese Contest Results, click here
Fall 2009 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.