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

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

Pam Martin of Alexander once again is hoping for a dairy-tale ending for her latest entry at the Illinois State Fair.

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

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

The butter cow is a 122-year-old tradition that started as a butter-sculpting contest in the early 1900s. Here's what to expect in 2025.

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 ...

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.

On behalf of Ohio’s dairy farmers, the 2025 butter cow display at the Ohio State Fair has a cheerful message to fairgoers: “Pardon Our Dust!” Major renovations are underway across the fairgrounds, ...

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 Ohio State Fair unveiled an annual tradition on Tuesday, the 2025 Butter Cow Sculpture. This year’s theme, “Pardon are Dust” includes the iconic cow and calf wearing butter hard hats along with ...

This year, the 50-Year Club is proud to present the Giant Step Award to a tradition that has taken a truly giant step in shaping the cultural identity of the Ohio State Fair and beyond. The honor goes ...