The entry deadline for the 2019 contest is Jan. 31.

A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to fund scholarships.

Students will be tasked with developing a dairy or dairy-based product that satisfies consumers’ desire for performance nutrition.

More than 1,400 entries were submitted to the contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association.

This year’s contest includes 85 product classes.

Fourteen colleges participated in this year’s contest, held during the International Cheese Technology Expo in Milwaukee.

The contest, known as the ‘Mini National,’ will allow college students to show off their sensory skills.

Entrants could win prizes for cakes made with Darigold dairy products.

Two Families will win vacations to Silver Dollar City.