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

Pam Martin of Alexander once again is hoping for a dairy-tale ending for her latest entry at the Illinois State Fair. Martin’s “Bessie the Lumberjack” is her 2025 entry in the Illinois Times’ sixth ...

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 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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Only two weeks before this fun adventure to the fair, Daddario went on another trip to a big event, but instead of seeing a butter cow, she went to see Taylor Swift on the same night as Brie ...

It's a tribute to Duffy Lyon, the butter cow creator for more than four decades. "I helped her two years to work on the butter cow and a couple sculptures," said her niece, Amy Paulsen.