COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A tradition that has been part of the Ohio State Fair is back with a special theme that goes with the upcoming Olympics. The American Dairy Association Mideast revealed the ...

The iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share its cooler with some beloved animated characters celebrating their 30th anniversary. Butter sculptor Sarah Pratt and her apprentices Hannah and Grace ...

As the iconic butter cow was deconstructed as the Illinois State Fair came to a close, one thing became clear. The butter cow — a staple at the fair since 1922— isn’t made entirely of butter. I can’t ...

The lights dim. A hush falls over the crowd. Spectators shift anxiously. The curtains rise. The 2025 butter cow theme for the Ohio State Fair is revealed. On July 22, a crowd gathered at the state ...

Butter sculptor Sarah Pratt and her daughter, Grace, put the finishing touches on this year’s Butter Cow on Aug. 4 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Pratt began working on this year’s cow ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Fair butter cow is at the center of controversy after a post on social media revealed a secret hiding beneath the surface of the 800-pound sculpture. The butter ...

DES MOINES — For nearly six decades, Lee Barber brought prize Brown Swiss dairy cows to the Iowa State Fair. Not this year. The reason: the bird flu outbreak racing through dairy herds across the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --It has been a staple of the Illinois State Fair for 102 years, but this year the artist behind the famous butter cow sculpture decided to make a unique addition to the piece. Sculptor ...

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