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

The unofficial start to the 2025 Ohio State Fair is here as organizers unveiled this year’s dairy art. The American Dairy ...

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Fair will kick off Wednesday in Columbus and organizers are preparing with an annual tradition. On Tuesday, organizers unveiled the butter cow, a fair tradition.

The classic state fair tradition began in the early 1900s, with the first-ever butter cow debuting in 1903. Figures with a theme were added to the display in the 1960s.

The butter cow made its debut at the Ohio State Fair in the early 1900s. Themes for the famous display, which attracts 500,000 fairgoers each year, were added in the 1960s.

The classic state fair tradition began in the early 1900s, with the first-ever butter cow debuting in 1903. Figures with a theme were added to the display in the 1960s.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The 2023 butter cow sculpture, an Ohio State Fair tradition, honors the cream of Ohio’s rich history of inventors. The sculpture, unveiled Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s fair ...

This year's butter cow display is udderly self-aware, poking fun at the ongoing renovations at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.