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Farm Show butter sculpture unveiling set for Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 1,000-pound, 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture will be unveiled Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m. | WGAL will livestream the &#8220;BIG REVEAL&#8221; when it happens |Video above: Time lapse of last year&#8217;s butter sculpture being made.Who will be there?Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, Carolyn Matthews Eaglehouse of Milky Way Farm, Chester Springs, and butter sculptors Jim Victor and Marie Pelton, of Conshohocken, will attend the unveiling in the main hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.The sculpture is crafted from butter donated by the Land O\u2019Lakes plant in Carlisle.After the farm show, the butter is typically recycled into biofuel. About the 2026 PA Farm ShowThe Pennsylvania Farm Show is held at the nation\u2019s largest indoor agricultural expo, featuring more than 5,000 animals, 12,000+ competitive entries from over 4,600 competitors, 250+ commercial exhibits, and hundreds of educational and entertaining events. The 2026 Farm Show will highlight the diversity and quality of Pennsylvania agriculture, the innovators behind it, and the people shaping its future. Visitors will get a look at an industry that supports nearly 600,000 Pennsylvania jobs and adds $132.5 billion to the state\u2019s economy each year.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">HARRISBURG, Pa. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The 1,000-pound, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/pennsylvania-farm-show-guide-2026\/69916057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show<\/a> butter sculpture will be unveiled Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m. <\/p>\n<p><strong>| WGAL will livestream the &#8220;BIG REVEAL&#8221; when it happens |<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video above: Time lapse of last year&#8217;s butter sculpture being made.<\/p>\n<p>Who will be there?<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, Carolyn Matthews Eaglehouse of Milky Way Farm, Chester Springs, and butter sculptors Jim Victor and Marie Pelton, of Conshohocken, will attend the unveiling in the main hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture is crafted from butter donated by the Land O\u2019Lakes plant in Carlisle.<\/p>\n<p>After the farm show, the butter is typically recycled into biofuel. <\/p>\n<p>About the 2026 PA Farm Show<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Farm Show is held at the nation\u2019s largest indoor agricultural expo, featuring more than 5,000 animals, 12,000+ competitive entries from over 4,600 competitors, 250+ commercial exhibits, and hundreds of educational and entertaining events. <\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Farm Show will highlight the diversity and quality of Pennsylvania agriculture, the innovators behind it, and the people shaping its future. <\/p>\n<p>Visitors will get a look at an industry that supports nearly 600,000 Pennsylvania jobs and adds <strong>$132.5 billion<\/strong> to the state\u2019s economy each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 1,000-pound, 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture will be unveiled Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m. 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