Governor Kathy Hochul was in attendance for the 2024 Dairy Products Competition at the New York State Fair on Thursday, August 29.
The competition featured awards being handed out for a variety of dairy products — Stewart’s Shops was honored with gold for the best fluid milk, chocolate milk, and flavored milk.Dygert Farms Creamery earned silver in the fluid milk category.
Additionally, Byrne Dairy took first place in the Chocolate Ice Cream category and the Open Class category for its Grasshopper Pie ice cream. Stewart’s Shops and Byrne Dairy took home gold and silver respectively for their vanilla ice creams, and Churchtown Dairy of Hudson was selected as grand champion for its Coperthwaite cheese. Governor Hochul shined a spotlight on the NYS dairy industry during the ceremony at the State Fairgrounds in Geddes.
“New York State is home to some of the very best dairy products in the world, and the annual Dairy Products Competition shines a spotlight on these delicious, nutritious, locally made treats,” Governor Hochul said. “I congratulate the winners of this year’s competition and thank the thousands of dairy farmers and businesses in New York who work hard day in and day out to produce the finest quality milk, ice cream, cheese, sour cream, yogurt, and so much more. I encourage New Yorkers and people across the globe to enjoy these award-winning products and taste the best of New York State agriculture.”
The Dairy Products Competition celebrates New York’s dairy industry and its finest dairy producers and processors from across the state with gold or silver honors, or an Award of Excellence. This year there were 176 entries across 26 categories, including fluid milk, various types of cheeses, sour cream, yogurt, dips, cottage cheese, and for the second year ever, ice cream.
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