GEDDES, N.Y. -- All the fun is about to get started at the Great New York State Fair, and the 50th annual Butter Sculpture has been unveiled in the Dairy Products Building.

This year is the 50th year of the butter sculpture, so the Dairy Association decided to pay tribute to 50 years of dairy farmers bringing the butter sculpture to the state fair.

The very first sculpture back in 1969 was a cow jumping over the moon, so this one pays tribute to that as well.

The sculpture is called, "Your Milk Comes from a Good Place," showing how milk is produced locally and moves from farm to shelf.

It was chosen the symbolize the connection from the farm, where New Yorkers' milk comes from, and the consumer. The exhibit displays a woman grabbing milk from a "farmer" at a grocery store, while the other side features the farmer's son -- taking a selfie with a cow. 

"It's a good reminder for consumers to know that dairy farmers are working hard.  When they produce milk, it's fresh it's local, it's within their grocery store within 48 hours," Diana Dibble said.

They've also hidden 50th anniversary logos within the sculpture, that you can take pictures of and submit them for a prize. The rules are posted right at the exhibit.

Last year’s model honored the New York State Police on their 100th anniversary, showing troopers at the fairgrounds.

Over the years there have been a number of themes including nursery rhyme themes, sports figures, and several dairy-related themes. Each year it’s picked by the American Dairy Association.

Since 2003, the sculpture has been created by Jim Victor and his wife Marie Pelton of Pennsylvania.  And you guessed it -- they are the creators again this year.

Each year it’s crafted with 800 pounds of butter and kept right in the Dairy Products building.  It's safely tucked inside a 38-degree revolving cooler throughout the entire fair.

It generally takes the couple about 10 days to put this masterpiece together each year. Each day they put in about 8 hours, so by the end of it all, around 80 hours of hard work is put in.

The butter sculpture unveiling has become the unofficial start of the fair.