Experience the 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest 

The 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest promises an exciting look inside the complexity, skill, and passion behind the nation’s $145 billion dairy industry. A team of 38 technical experts will evaluate 2,414 entries of cheese, butter, cultured products, and dry dairy ingredients in a search to determine the U.S. Champion Cheese. 

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) Launches Exciting New Marketing Opportunities

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) is introducing sponsorship opportunities for educational trainings, member committees & groups, and monthly webinars.

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest Announces 2,414 Entries 

With one month remaining until the renowned 2025 United States Championship Cheese Contest, dairy manufacturers across the country are ready for a robust competition for the coveted title of U.S. Champion. Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), proud host of the Contest, announced that dairy businesses representing 31 states submitted 2,414 entries of cheese, butter, cultured products, and dry dairy ingredients across 117 classes for evaluation.

Entry Window Now Open for 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest

New this year are entry classes for sour cream, low fat sour cream, and cultured dairy dips, reflecting industry feedback and growth in these sectors. Entries across a total of 117 distinct categories will be judged on characteristics such as flavor, body, texture, salt, color, finish, and packaging.

DBIA Awards $3.2 Million to 37 Small Dairy Businesses 

July 1, 2024 Grace Atherton, WCMA

More than three dozen dairy businesses located across the upper and lower Midwest are receiving Dairy Business Builder grants totaling $3.2 million in allocated funding. The grant program is administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) and the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.