The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) announced the judges it secured for the 2021 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. The 48 judges — the leading technical and sensory experts in their fields — will be under the guidance of head judge, Robert Bradley, Ph.D. Bradley will be assisted by three assistant head judges: Greg Kinate (cheese and butter), Doug Allen (Grade A) and Scott Rankin (ice cream), Middleton, Wis.-based WDPA said.

The judges selected for the 2021 contest are:

Cheese

• Ian Bodkin, Vivolac Cultures
• Steve Funk, Nelson Jameson
• Gary Gosda, Lake Country Dairy
• Jeff Jirik, Prairie Farms Dairy
• Kyle Koll, Sargento Foods
• Michelle Malone, Schreiber Foods
• Aaron Miller, Vivolac Cultures
• Tammy Miller, Colony Brand
• Adam Porath, Winona Foods
• Bill Rufenacht, Dairy Connection
• Shawn Sadler, AMPI
• Steve Schenkoske, TOSCA
• Eric Vorpahl, Masters Gallery Foods
• Matt Zimbric, Foremost Farms USA

Butter

• Kory Hyvonen, Oshkosh Cheese
• Noreen Ratzlaff

Fluid

• Trevor Bone, Tate & Lyle
• Tori Boomgaarden, Kemps
• Tom Gruetzmacher, Bay Valley Foods
• Tim Harried, Denali Ingredients
• Hoss Langhoff
• Charlie Mack, Prairie Farms Dairy
• George Strayer
• Chuck Yarris, QCS Purchasing
• Kevin Young, Dean Foods
• Jane Zeien, Denali Ingredients

Cottage Cheese

• Barry Spors, Organic Valley
• Herb Wyckoff, Crest Foods

Ice Cream

• Trevor Bone, Tate & Lyle
• Connie Kellogg, CK Development
• Tom Kelman, Kelman Consulting
• Rob Lagerlof, Prairie Farms Dairy
• Greg Nielsen, Dairy Ingredients
• Barry Spors, Organic Valley
• Daryl Spors, Organic Valley
• Eric Thomsen, The Chocolate Shoppe
• Chuck Yarris, QCS Purchasing
• Jane Zeien, Denali Ingredients

Sour Cream

• Ian Bodkin, Vivolac
• Mike Cigich, Chr. Hansen

Sour Cream Dips

• Dave Buteyn, Vivolac Cultures
• Doug Vargo, IFF

Whey

• Susan Larson, CDR
• Jenny Reuter, Foremost Farms

Yogurt

• Rob Lagerlof, Prairie Farms Dairy
• Michelle Malone, Schreiber Foods
• Gary Pieper, Chr. Hansen
• Dave Potter, Dairy Connection

Contest judging will take place at the Madison College Culinary Arts Department on Aug. 17-19, 2021, WDPA said. Cheese and butter products will be judged on August 17; Grade A entries on August 18; and ice cream and whey products on August 19.