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WDPA names World Dairy Expo Grand Champions

Grand Champion of Grade A went to Norman, Okla., Hiland Dairy’s 2% white milk; and Grand Champion of Ice Cream went to Country View Dairy Farmstead Creamery’s Raspberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt.

August 25, 2023

Grand Champion of Cheese and Butter went to Lake Country Dairy/Shuman Cheese’s Cello Artisan Parmesan.

Greg Kinate to receive WDPA Presidents Award

The Presidents Award will be presented to Kinate at a special awards dinner on Monday, July 10 at the Dairy Symposium.

May 23, 2023

This year’s winner was selected by the WDPA Board of Directors after they received a slate of nominees from the WDPA Presidents Advisory Committee.

WDPA Executive Director to retire

Brad Legreid led the organization for 33 years.

April 21, 2023

The WDPA Board of Directors has formed and empowered a Search Committee, chaired by Greg Pollesch, to lead a successful, seamless leadership transition process.

2022 Dairy Symposium to take place July 11-12

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, the event’s host, said this year’s event will be even more special because it coincides with the association’s 50th anniversary.

May 16, 2022

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association’s (WDPA) 2022 Dairy Symposium will be held July 11-12 at the Landmark Resort in Door County, Wis.

Call for judges: World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest

The 2022 contest will offer 100 different dairy product categories.

April 7, 2022

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), Middleton, Wis., said it will be sponsoring its 19^th annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest this year.

World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest auction raises almost $37,000

The proceeds will fund a number of scholarships.

September 30, 2021

The 18th annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest auction was held on Sept. 28 at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.

Grand Champion winners named in World Championship Dairy Product Contest

Judging was held Aug. 17-19 at the MATC Culinary Arts School in Madison, Wis.

August 20, 2021

This year’s contest, sponsored and conducted by the Middleton, Wis.-based Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), received a near-record number of entries (1,400) for cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, cultured milk, sour cream dips, whipping cream, whey and other creative/innovative products from dairy processors throughout North America, WDPA said.

WDPA announces 2022 officers, directors

Greg Pollesch of Galloway Co. was elected president.

July 20, 2021

At the 2021 Dairy Symposium — sponsored by the Madison, Wis.-based Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) and held July 12-13 in Door County, Wis. — the 2022 WDPA officers were elected.

WDPA to team up with DFW to sponsor dairy product contest rebate program

Wisconsin companies that enter a new cow’s milk dairy product in the 2021 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest will receive from DFW a 50% reimbursement on the $60 contest entry fee.

July 8, 2021

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA), sponsor of the annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest, said it is continuing an agreement with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) regarding contest entries.