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The butter cow and calf at the Ohio State Fair greet over 500,000 visitors and are the largest butter sculpture display of any fair in the country.
Experience a flavorful slice of 19th-century farm life this weekend at Old Sturbridge Village during “Churn Back Time: Dairy ...
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. In 2006, after 15 years of ...
The Iowa State Fair returns Aug. 7-17 filled with 11 days of big concerts on the Grandstand, huge animals, blue ribbons, ...
DES MOINES — Since its debut in 1911, the Iowa State Fair’s Butter Cow has involved about 600 pounds of pure cream butter, four hoofs and a couple handfuls of buttery fingers. In those 113 ...
Cox First Media Food & Dining Reporter Natalie Jones and Publisher Suzanne Klopfenstein attempted to make their own butter cows in honor of the display at the Ohio State Fair.
The annual Michigan State Fair is ready to help people ring in the Labor Day weekend. The fair that's been a staple since 1849 has something for everyone at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
The Iowa State Fair's iconic butter cow is making room for some funny friends from the "Tonight Show" in her cooler.
Iowa's iconic butter cow may well reach its zenith next year. After decades on display at the Iowa State Fair, a butter cow crafted by Cumming, Iowa, sculptor Sarah Pratt will make its debut at ...
When representatives from the Smithsonian of American Art visited the Iowa State Fair butter cow artist Sarah Pratt, she was overjoyed to just show them a few of her sculpting tools. When she realized ...