Participants in the Dairy Foods Career Development Event will focus on areas of milk
quality and consumer demand. The event components will include identifying conditions
that affect fluid milk off-flavors and determining the cause of the problem; identifying and
scoring milk samples using the California Mastitis Test; identifying dairy and nondairy
products; participating in a team problem that will solve a selected situation relating to
sanitation, marketing, and distribution or other issues in the dairy health area; completing
a written examination on milk production, quality, and milk marketing; and identifying cheeses.