Prior to the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which was held from Jan. 7 to 14, state Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding unveiled the 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture. Carved from 1,000 pounds of butter, it highlights this year's theme, "Rooted in Progress."

The sculpture, a longtime Farm Show staple that celebrates Pennsylvania's 5,200 dairy farmers, highlights the strong roots Pennsylvania agriculture has today thanks to a vision rooted in progress and eight years of targeted support and investments for the industry.

In addition to Redding, speakers at the unveiling included Diana Dibble, vice president of integrated marketing communications for American Dairy Association North East; Steve Harnish from Central Manor Dairy; and sculptors Jim Victor and Marie Pelton.