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Prairie Farms Recognized Among ‘Best Of The Best’ In Dairy Contest

Prairie Farms World Dairy Expo

Last updated on September 26th, 2024 at 05:42 pm

Prairie Farms won multiple honors at the World Dairy Expo Dairy Product Contest, which unveiled the 2024 award winners on Sept. 5.

Prairie Farms Dairy and its family of companies won 65 awards in 37 of the contest’s 93 classes. The company received more awards than any other participant, making it the reigning contest champion. The final tally was 19 first-place awards, 23 second-place awards and 23 third-place awards. 

“I would like to thank the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association for hosting the World Dairy Expo competition  platform. Winning 65 awards is a great honor, and not only did we top last year’s number of WDE awards, but we also retained our place as the competition’s most-awarded dairy,” said Matt McClelland, Prairie Farms CEO and EVP.

“The hard-working dairy farmers who founded our cooperative in 1938 would be proud to see our milk and dairy products compete and win on the world stage. The awards are a true measure of the decades long commitment of our farm families and employees to making the highest quality dairy products in America. The immeasurable pride behind each award belongs to them, and I am inspired every day by their effort.” 

[RELATED: Prairie Farms Receives Top Honors At Cheese Competition]

 

Category wins included 22 fluid milk awards, 12 yogurt awards, nine sour cream/dip awards, seven cheese awards, six ice cream awards, five cottage cheese awards, three cream awards and one whey award. The complete list of awards, along with descriptions and scores, can be found here.

Held in Madison, Wisconsin, the WDE Championship Dairy Product Contest is sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association. The competition attracted an array of entries across 93 classes of dairy products, and each entry was judged by a panel of experts. The competition celebrates product quality and highlights the innovation and dedication of dairy producers worldwide.

The grand champions and the first, second and third-place winners for each class will receive trophies, medals and ribbons at an award reception and auction Oct. 1 as part of the World Dairy Expo in Madison. The first-place winner’s products are auctioned off that day, with proceeds going to scholarship programs focused on dairy education.

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