What better way to celebrate a state’s dairy products than with a butter sculpture? On Tuesday, the 2025 Ohio State Fair ...

In 1903, Ohio State and the Dairy Processors of Ohio hosted a butter sculpting contest with no restrictions on subject matter; the selected piece would be displayed at the Ohio State Fair. There was ...

This year's butter cow display is udderly self-aware, poking fun at the ongoing renovations at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.

The unofficial start to the 2025 Ohio State Fair is here as organizers unveiled this year’s dairy art. The American Dairy ...

The butter cow is a 122-year-old tradition that started as a butter-sculpting contest in the early 1900s. Here's what to ...

The Iowa State Fair butter sculptures were set months ago. Here's who you will see posing with the butter cow.

Columbus, Ohio is hosting a variety of events this weekend, including the Ohio State Fair, the Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival, ...

The theme of the butter cow display is often referred to as one of the fair's best-kept secrets leading up to opening day.

The butter cow and calf now appear annually along other elements, also sculpted in butter, that carry various themes including cultural trends in Ohio. Past tributes include Darth Vader, Neil ...

The butter cow display is presented by the American Dairy Association Mideast, Ohio’s dairy farmer-funded marketing and promotion program. It’s a long-standing tradition that attracts more ...

It's not solid butter. The core of the cow is composed of a wood, wire and steel mesh frame, and that structure is then layered with about 600 pounds (270 kilograms) of Iowa butter.

Butter sculptor Sarah Pratt and her twin daughters Hannah (left) and Grace (center) prepare Aug. 4 to finish rendering the Butter Cow’s udders at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.