MINNESOTA
FFA ASSOCIATION

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.

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Expectations at Convention for Milk Quality

• Need to stay away from teammates

• Each product that you taste or touch needs to be thrown out afterward (for example - milk - pour in your own glass, taste, throw out OR cheese - touch or eat cheese, taste, throw out)

• Students will not actually DO the CMT - instead, they will watch someone else do the test. 

• Students will use a scantron

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What SHOULD students bring? (Tools/equipment/materials)

• Two pencils

• Bottle of water for each student (Some like to bring crackers or apples; we recommend water)

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What will be provided by the event?

• Scantron sheet

• Calculator

• Clipboard

 

What can students NOT BRING for themselves? 

• Any paper materials

• Bringing a scale to help score milk defects or cheese matrix

• ANY documents to assist in scoring defects/cheese matrix

• Calculator

• Clipboard

 

What will get a student/team disqualified? 

• Talking to other students and especially teammates

• Using personal electronic devices including cell phones and/or smart watches

• Bringing a scale to help score milk defects or cheese matrix​