{"id":83981,"date":"2026-01-11T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:59:08","slug":"pennsylvania-farm-show-butter-sculpture-honors-nations-250th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/83981\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture honors nation\u2019s 250th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/33853344854b4450e2abe9692b9b144d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Pennsylvania Farm Show has revealed this year\u2019s Butter Sculpture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 1,000-pound sculpture is titled \u201cA Toast to Our Nation\u2019s 250th Anniversary: Inspired by Founders. Grown by Farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials say it depicts symbols that helped create the United States, including the signing of the Constitution and the Liberty Bell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-35th-annual\/QMRFZJ3PPJA5PDVFZPAPJNGKIQ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THE SCULPTURE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THE SCULPTURE <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt honors the pivotal role that agriculture played in our nation and captures the historic moment in a way that blends both tradition and creativity and celebration,\u201d Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sculpture was created by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton of Conshohocken over the course of several weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sculpture\u2019s theme matches that of the farm show, Growing a Nation, since it acts as the official kick-off for a year of America250PA commemorations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The farm show runs until Jan. 17 in Harrisburg. Once the show is over, the butter will be recycled at Reinford Farms in Juniata County and converted into renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pennsylvania Farm Show has revealed this year\u2019s Butter Sculpture. 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