National Milk Producers Federation

Please see the links below to view speeches, presentations, press releases, and other information from the 2011 Annual Meeting:

NMPF Elects New Board Officers at Annual Meeting; Foremost Farms Wins Cheese Championship - November 16, 2011

NMPF Chairman, President Cite Successes at Annual Meeting - November 15, 2011

2011 NMPF Annual Meeting Presentation - November 15, 2011

NMPF Town Hall Presentation - November 15, 2011

Results of the 2011 Member Cooperative Cheese Competition

• The 2011 National Milk Producers Federation Championship Cheese Contest was held at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center during the Joint Annual Meeting. A total of 145 entries were submitted in 10 categories and 15 classes. This year's Grand Champion Cheese award, the Chairman's Plaque, was awarded to Foremost Farms USA for its Extra Sharp Cheddar produced in Marshfield, WI.
  

Results of the 2011 Member Cooperative Communications Competition

• Every year, member cooperative communicators participate in NMPF's Communications Competition. The competition recognizes excellence among NMPF cooperative communicators, provides an outside evaluation of communications efforts, and offers feedback for improvement opportunities. In 2011, 106 entries were submitted in 14 categories. Winning entries were displayed at an exhibit in the Dairy Bar during the Annual Meeting. This year's Outstanding Achievement in Communications Award (which recognizes exceptional accomplishment in the fields of public relations, publishing, writing, advertising, and special projects that advances the interests and objectives of America’s dairy farmers) was awarded to Frances Lechner with United Dairymen of Arizona.