Fact Sheet: Butter Sculpting - Midwest Dairy
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Learn more about butter sculpting at the Minnesota State Fair, including it's long history as being a fair favorite.
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2021 Butter Cow unveiled
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Fact Sheet: Butter Sculpting - Midwest Dairy
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2011 butter cow still a work in progress
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Norma Duffy Lyon, Iowa butter sculptor, dies at 81 - Los Angeles Times
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Iowa, Illinois State Fair Butter Cows Aren't Made Entirely of Butter
State Fair Butter Sculptures Shape Social Media
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Kulzer calls butter sculpting the 'best job I've ever had
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history of butter sculpting
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At Minnesota's state fair, nobody does it butter - The Globe
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Minnesota State Fair butter sculptor retires after 50 years
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Butter Cows - Gastro Obscura
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Butter cow gets busy making memories for many