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.

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

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 calf was even triple-dog-dared to lick the light pole. The classic film "A Christmas Story" was shot in the Buckeye State in the early 1980s.

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, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio State Fair revealed its 2025 butter cow display on Tuesday. This year’s display was crafted from 2,000 pounds of butter by a group of Ohio-based sculptors.

The Butter Cow, which is commissioned by the Midwest Dairy Association, dates back to the 1920s and is a tradition many guests — many of whom, apparently, didn’t realize it wasn’t entirely ...