COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A butter sculpture of five Ohio kids and their fair animals stands alongside the iconic butter cow at the Ohio State Fair this year.
The American Dairy Association Midwest selected five participants showing their animals including a lamb, chicken, and a pig “to reflect on the true meaning and traditions of the fair, which began in 1850.”
Made from approximately 2,530 pounds of butter, this is the largest butter cow displayed at the Ohio State Fair to date and the first display built in two years.
The traditional butter cow and calf are being shown by young exhibitors inside the butter cooler at the Ohio State Fair this year. The display, presented by the American Dairy Association Mideast, celebrates the fair’s agricultural heritage.
The butter display returns to the Ohio State Fair this year, honoring the fair’s agricultural roots by depicting youth exhibitors who work hard to raise their animals and show them at the fair.
After missing the fair for the past two summers, the butter cow is not only back in the Dairy Products Building, but it’s the biggest display ever. The theme pays homage to the agricultural heritage of the Ohio State Fair.
The butter cow is back at the Ohio State Fair, and this year it’s being shown by a young exhibitor. Four other exhibitors in the display proudly show a calf, lamb, chicken and pig, all depicted in life-size butter sculptures. It’s a theme that honors the agricultural roots of the Ohio State Fair.
For the first time ever, the traditional butter cow and calf are joined by other farm animals inside the butter cooler. This year’s butter display celebrates the agricultural roots of the fair, depicting young exhibitors showing their animals.
Technical sculptor Paul Brooke works inside a 46-degree cooler to chisel the details of this year’s butter display. Fairgoers returning to the fair this year can enjoy the biggest butter display ever, which took over 2,500 pounds of butter to create.
Tammy Buerk sculpts the traditional butter calf inside a cooler at the Ohio State Fair. For the first time in three years, the butter display is back and bigger than ever. Fairgoers can gaze upon more than 2,500 pounds of butter, artfully crafted into life-size sculptures.
A team of technical sculptors were back inside the cooler at the Ohio State Fair for the first time in three years to sculpt the biggest butter display ever. More than 2,500 pounds of butter were used to create a massive display celebrating the kids who work hard to raise their animals and show them at the fair.
Over the weekend, the sculptors started their assembly by building wooden and steel frames to support the weight of the butter. They worked with 55-pound blocks for hours layering, molding, and smoothing the butter in a 46-degree cooler inside the Dairy Products Building at the Ohio Expo Center.
Over the years at the Ohio State Fair, the American Dairy Association Mideast has honored great Ohioans and moments in Ohio history such as Brutus Buckeye and Urban Meyer after the Ohio State Football National Championship win in 2015, the Cleveland Cavaliers after their 2016 NBA Championship win, and most recently in 2019 the Apollo 11 crew and Neil Armstrong’s 50th anniversary of becoming the first person to walk on the moon.
The fair runs from Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, August 7.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A butter sculpture of five Ohio kids and their fair animals stands alongside the iconic butter cow at the Ohio State Fair this year.
The American Dairy Association Midwest selected five participants showing their animals including a lamb, chicken, and a pig “to reflect on the true meaning and traditions of the fair, which began in 1850.”
Made from approximately 2,530 pounds of butter, this is the largest butter cow displayed at the Ohio State Fair to date and the first display built in two years.
The traditional butter cow and calf are being shown by young exhibitors inside the butter cooler at the Ohio State Fair this year. The display, presented by the American Dairy Association Mideast, celebrates the fair’s agricultural heritage.
The butter display returns to the Ohio State Fair this year, honoring the fair’s agricultural roots by depicting youth exhibitors who work hard to raise their animals and show them at the fair.
After missing the fair for the past two summers, the butter cow is not only back in the Dairy Products Building, but it’s the biggest display ever. The theme pays homage to the agricultural heritage of the Ohio State Fair.
The butter cow is back at the Ohio State Fair, and this year it’s being shown by a young exhibitor. Four other exhibitors in the display proudly show a calf, lamb, chicken and pig, all depicted in life-size butter sculptures. It’s a theme that honors the agricultural roots of the Ohio State Fair.
For the first time ever, the traditional butter cow and calf are joined by other farm animals inside the butter cooler. This year’s butter display celebrates the agricultural roots of the fair, depicting young exhibitors showing their animals.
Technical sculptor Paul Brooke works inside a 46-degree cooler to chisel the details of this year’s butter display. Fairgoers returning to the fair this year can enjoy the biggest butter display ever, which took over 2,500 pounds of butter to create.
Tammy Buerk sculpts the traditional butter calf inside a cooler at the Ohio State Fair. For the first time in three years, the butter display is back and bigger than ever. Fairgoers can gaze upon more than 2,500 pounds of butter, artfully crafted into life-size sculptures.
A team of technical sculptors were back inside the cooler at the Ohio State Fair for the first time in three years to sculpt the biggest butter display ever. More than 2,500 pounds of butter were used to create a massive display celebrating the kids who work hard to raise their animals and show them at the fair.
Over the weekend, the sculptors started their assembly by building wooden and steel frames to support the weight of the butter. They worked with 55-pound blocks for hours layering, molding, and smoothing the butter in a 46-degree cooler inside the Dairy Products Building at the Ohio Expo Center.
Over the years at the Ohio State Fair, the American Dairy Association Mideast has honored great Ohioans and moments in Ohio history such as Brutus Buckeye and Urban Meyer after the Ohio State Football National Championship win in 2015, the Cleveland Cavaliers after their 2016 NBA Championship win, and most recently in 2019 the Apollo 11 crew and Neil Armstrong’s 50th anniversary of becoming the first person to walk on the moon.
The fair runs from Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, August 7.