The butter cow and calf sculptures have been presented annually at the Ohio State Fair since 1903 when the very first likenesses were part of a butter sculpting contest. They delighted crowds and ...

Since 2006, Sarah Pratt of West Des Moines has wielded her sculpting tools and used butter to shape the butter cow at the Iowa State Fair. This year, the ode to the butter cow gets a companion piece ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Fair begins Thursday and with it comes the return of the popular butter sculptures. This year, the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow will share the spotlight with ...

Butter sculptures have become a major attraction at some state fairs across the midwestern United States, but many fans were disappointed to learn that one famed butter sculpture - in the shape of the ...

DECADE, SO GET USED TO THOSE CHANGES. THE IOWA STATE FAIR IS NOW LESS THAN 50 DAYS AWAY, AND THE ORGANIZERS SAY THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THE CHARACTERS WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN THE ICONIC BUTTER COW IN THE AG ...

MIC. OH, THAT WORKS SO MUCH BETTER. SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE BELOVED IOWA STATE FAIR TRADITIONS, THE BUTTER COW. THE FIRST DEBUTED IN 1911, AND NOW IT IS BACK. IT IS BETTER THAN EVER ...

The Illinois State Fair’s butter cow is back in all its creamy glory. Sculptor Sarah Pratt spent 90 hours over five days crafting the cow. The unsalted spectacle, first whipped up in 1922, has been a ...