State Fair

As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.

As the New York State Fair pauses its iconic live birthing center for 2026, the dairy industry navigates a complex shift in advocacy, balancing strict biosecurity with a new era of digital education.

Norma “Duffy” Lyon was more than okay with being known as the “The Butter Cow Lady.” Afterall, for nearly a half century, Lyon sculpted the butter cow and other creations at the Iowa State Fair.