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

In addition to many artworks from Minnesota, the Renwick Gallery will display the famous size 96 “Big Tex” boots from the ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The butter cow was joined by an ode to the Iowa State Fair's Sky Glider and late-night comedians at the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 9, 2024.