2025 UMDIA Minnesota State Fair Butter and Cheese Contest
Entries are now officially open for the Minnesota State Fair Cheese & Butter Contest. See official rules on entry form below.
June 12 – Deadline to have all your entries emailed to umdiamanager@gmail.com (once you email your entry forms you will get a # back to attach to your entries)
June 18 – Entries due to Bongards Creameries
June 25 – Entries due to the University of Minnesota (if hand delivering them)
June 26 – Judging takes place
August 13 – Product for the MN State Fair Display case needs to be to Bongards Creameries
Entry Form
Butter & Cheese Contest Rules and Results
Each year, UMDIA coordinates the Minnesota State Fair Contest for butter and cheese.
You may choose to enter one, some or all of the contests, please see below for Online Contest information. Butter Scoring, Butter Contest Cards, Cheese Scoring, Cheese Contest Cards, Contest Mailing Labels
- 2024 State Fair Results
- 2023 State Fair Results
- 2022 State Fair Results
- 2021 State Fair Results
- 2021 Spring Butter & Cheese Contest Results
- 2019 Fall Butter & Cheese Contest Results
- 2019 State Fair Results
- 2018 Fall Butter & Cheese Contest Results
- 2018 State Fair Results
- 2018 Spring Butter & Cheese Contest Results
- 2017 Fall Butter & Cheese Contest Results
- 2017 State Fair Results
- 2017 Spring Butter and Cheese Contest