MILK QUALITY AND PRODUCTS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT
Overview
Members complete a written exam on milk production and marketing, evaluate milk samples for flavor and quality, identify cheeses, evaluate sediment pads and milker parts for defects, demonstrate problem-solving skills in distinguishing real and artificial dairy foods, merchandising dairy foods, and current issues in marketing dairy foods.
Expectations at Convention for Milk Quality
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Need to stay away from teammates
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Each product that you taste or touch needs to be thrown out afterward (example - milk - pour in your own glass, taste, throw out OR cheese - touch or eat cheese, taste, throw out)
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Students will not actually DO the CMT - instead, they will watch someone else do the test.
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Students will use a scantron
What SHOULD students bring? (Tools/equipment/materials)
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Two pencils
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Clean clipboards
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Bottle of water for each student (Some like to bring crackers or apples; we recommend water)
What can students NOT BRING for themselves?
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Any paper materials
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Bringing a scale to help score milk defects or cheese matrix
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ANY documents to assist in scoring defects/cheese matrix
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Calculator
What will get a student/team disqualified?
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Talking to other students and especially teammates
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Using personal electronic devices
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Bringing a scale to help score milk defects or cheese matrix
What will be provided by the event?
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Scantron sheet
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Calculator
Past Event Details
2021 California Mastitis Test Video
2021 Milk Defect Flavor Identification
2021 Milk Quality and Products Exam and Problem Solving
2021 Milk Quality Officials and Key
For your specific questions contact:
Dennis (BJ) Bjorklund
Minnesota FFA CDE Coordinator
612-269-1742