The finalists have been selected for the state Dairy Foods Contest. The 61st Annual Arkansas Dairy Foods Contest will be May 30 in Little Rock.

This annual event kicks off June’s National Dairy Month and is sponsored by Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Dairy Cooperative Association. The contest is divided into two categories: Main Dish and Party Idea. Each county could enter one recipe in each of the two categories.

Finalists in the main dish category are:

• Avi Allred – Benton County;
• Truett Brannon – Stone County;
• Isaac Overman – Newton County; and
• Abby Frizzell – Johnson County.

Finalists in the party idea category are:

• Keylee Harris – Independence County;
• Luke Baker – Benton County;
• Emma Ferren – White County; and
• Maggie Mason – Jackson County.

The contest is for students enrolled in 4-H, aged 9-19 or in the 4^th through 12^th grades as of Jan. 1, and living in Arkansas. Home-schooled students were also eligible. Entries were approved by the county dairy committee or by the county Extension agent. Each contestant agreed to participate in the state cook-off if his or her recipe was selected for the semifinals.

Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private advocacy organization of more than 190,000 families throughout the state working to improve farm and rural life.

For more information, contact:

Steve Eddington
(501) 228-1383
steve.eddington@arfb.com

 or

 Rob Anderson
(501) 228-1640
rob.anderson@arfb.com