World Championship Cheese Contest judges include cheese graders, cheese buyers, dairy science professors and researchers from 19 countries.

A new grants program is supporting six research projects at the University of Wisconsin.

The event features dairy processing experts, research, trends, education, suppliers and more.

The bulk of the grants will benefit small- to medium-sized dairy farmers and processors.

Dairy specific topics that will be covered include root cause analysis and quality tools.

USDA approved $23 million in funding for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives.

Companies and cooperatives from 11 states were chosen to receive Dairy Business Builder grants.

The reimbursement grants will be for as much as $100,000 each.

The three-day dairy industry event features seminars, exhibits, networking opportunities and more.