MADISON — A gouda cheese wheel made by Babcock Hall Dairy, Madison, (Gary Grossen) was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion. 

A 2% Lowfat Cottage Cheese made by Prairie Farms Dairy, Carbondale, Illinois, was selected as the Grade A Grand Champion and Sweet Me Lemon Bar ice cream produced by Kemps, Cedarburg, was the Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest.

This year’s contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, received a record 1,536 entries for cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, cultured milk, sour cream dips, whipping cream, whey and creative/innovative products from dairy processors throughout North America. 

Judging was held on Aug. 20-22 at MATC Culinary Arts School in Madison. On Oct. 1, the contest’s auction was held at World Dairy Expo in Madison, at which time all category first-place winners were auctioned off. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be used to fund scholarships awarded annually to deserving students pursuing careers in the dairy industry. 

Winners in each contest category can be found on the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association website.