Winners Named in 2019 Dairy Foods Contest
Benton and Union County Teens win top honors for their recipes
Kalin Key, winner of the "Main Dishes" category.
Faith Fritch, winner of the "Party Ideas" category.
Sixteen-year-old Faith Fritch of Hiwasse and 18-year-old Kalin Key of El Dorado bested five other finalists in their respective categories in the 2019 Arkansas Farm Bureau Dairy Foods Contest June 6 at the state fairgrounds in Little Rock. Fritch’s Salted Caramel Mini Cheesecakes recipe won in the “Party Ideas” competition, while Key’s Almost Cajun Creamy Shrimp and Grits dish earned the top spot in the “Main Dishes” category.
Other finalists in the Party Ideas category were 15-year-old Katy Richard of Mountain Home, second place, 11-year-old Jessie Kroeger of Lepanto, third and 13-year-old Daniel Bullard of Waldron, fourth.
Runners-up in the Main Dishes competition were 12-year-old Elizabeth Ferren of Searcy, second place, and 11-year-old Ezekiel Olson of Viola, third.
It was Fritch’s first time to compete in the state finals. She said she was nervous, but it was a fun learning experience.
“I learned that I had to be flexible and that there’s so much more to the competition than just baking the dish,” Fritch said. “I learned so much about dairy foods and the industry through this contest.”
Faith is the daughter of Derry and Andra Fritch.
Kalin is the daughter of Kim Key. She said she was happy to have the opportunity to participate. “It was an honor to be named a finalist and was really cool to see all the different recipes that you can use dairy products in,” she said.
The seven finalists were selected from dairy foods contests conducted by 45 county Farm Bureau organizations. June is National Dairy Month and it is the 62nd year for Arkansas Farm Bureau to conduct the contest that promotes the state dairy industry.
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:
Rob Anderson
(501) 228-1640
rob.anderson@arfb.com
or
Ken Moore
(501) 228-1512
ken.moore@arfb.com
