800-Pound Butter Sculpture From State Fair Recycled Into Electricity: 'Enough To Power 600 Homes For A Year'

800-Pound Butter Sculpture From State Fair Recycled Into Electricity: 'Enough To Power 600 Homes For A Year'

800-Pound Butter Sculpture From State Fair Recycled Into Electricity: 'Enough To Power 600 Homes For A Year' For 57 years, the New York State Fair butter sculpture has represented a beloved tradition, as fairgoers line up to catch a glimpse of the 800-pound masterpiece. This year’s sculpture honored the 125th anniversary of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book and was titled “Dairy For Good: Nourish. Grow. Thrive.” It depicted the nourishment dairy provides at every stage of life, and the butter was supplied by O-AT-KA Milk Products in Batavia, New York.  But after 13 days in the spotlight, the sculpture’s journey wasn’t over. In fact, it was transformed into something even more magical: Power. 2025 New York State Fair butter sculpture. Photo courtesy of NY State Fair After the fair rides are torn down and the last food stall is wheeled away, the butter sculpture was sent to a working dairy farm in Western New York, Noblehurst Farms.  There, the sculpture was recycled into energy. “It g…