LEBANON, TENN. – The Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair proudly announces the Best of Tennessee
State Champion Dairy Processors in sixteen categories of dairy products. Dairy Processors from across
the State of Tennessee entered their products to be judged for the prestigious title of the Best of Tennessee
State Champion for the 2024 Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair. The Fair partnered with the Tennessee
Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Dairy Products Association to host the competition on
February 9-10, 2024, in the Made in Tennessee building at the James E. Ward Agriculture Center also
known as the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN.
Seventeen Tennessee Dairy processors entered a total of 66 products in the dairy categories for the contest
that was implemented by the University of Tennessee Center for Dairy Advancement and Sustainability.
Winners in each category were selected based on their overall judges’ score then the Best of Tennessee
State Champions were announced at a luncheon on Saturday, February 10. Winners in each category
included the following:
Category: Best of Tennessee State Champion:
Homogenized Whole Milk - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Homogenized 1% Milk - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Homogenized Whole Chocolate Milk - Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger)
Homogenized Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk - Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger)
Non-homogenized Whole Milk - Flower’s Creamery
Non-homogenized Whole Chocolate Milk - Cruze Farm
Whole Buttermilk - Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger)
Strawberry Yogurt - Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger)
Plain Yogurt - Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger)
Vanilla Ice Cream - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Chocolate Ice Cream - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Strawberry Ice Cream - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Butter Pecan Ice Cream - Mayfield Dairy Farms
Aged Cheddar Cheese - Sweetwater Valley Farm
Mild Cheddar Cheese - Flower’s Creamery
Chevre - Bonnie Blue Farm
"We congratulate the winning Tennessee Dairy Processors on their remarkable success," said Randall
Clemons, President of the Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair. "Their impressive performance
exemplifies the spirit of excellence that defines Tennessee's dairy industry, and we are proud to celebrate
their achievements at our Fair by awarding the Best of Tennessee State Champions."
The Best of Tennessee State Champions will be exhibited at the 2024 Wilson County-Tennessee State
Fair that runs Augst 15-24, 2024.
Photo Caption: Mark Ezell, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development; Dr.
Charlie Hatcher, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture; Andy Holt, Assistant
Commissioner for the Business Development Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture; and
Randall Clemons, President of the Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair proudly presented the Best of
Tennessee State Championships to the winning Tennessee Dairy Producers who were in attendance from
Mayfield Dairy Farms, Heritage Farms Dairy (Kroger) and Sweetwater Valley Farm. University of
Tennessee Center for Dairy Advancement and Sustainability’s Dr. Elizabeth Eckelkamp along with
judges Dr. Charlie White and Eric Goan conducted the competition