One of the top attractions at the Pennsylvania Farm Show is the 1,000 pound butter sculpture on display in the Farm Show’s Main Hall. This year, it’s the recreation of three of the state’s most popular pro-sports mascots — Philadelphia Flyers’ Gritty, Philadelphia Eagles’ Swoop and Pittsburgh Steelers’ Steely McBeam. What happens to the butter after the Show? Dairy farmers try to recycle pretty much everything they possibly can. Much like the New York State Fair butter sculpture is turned from Butter to BTUs, the Pennsylvania butter sculpture will be turned into renewable energy at PA’s Reinford Farm. Once it arrives on the farm, the butter will be placed in the farm’s anaerobic digester, which converts manure and food waste into renewable biogas that helps power the farm. More >>
