The big picture: This year's Minnesota State Fair crop art contest features depictions of all of these and more, made with Minnesota-grown seeds. By the numbers: Participation in the contest has ...

There’s lots to see and do here at the Minnesota State Fair. And most importantly, eat: It’s before noon, and already I’ve sampled the (allegedly) world’s smoothest ice cream, a Norwegian ...

Minnesota's crop art community rocked by upcoming ban on popular seed at State Fair. Seeds of controversy as yellow mustard is banned from future crop art competitions.

CATHY WURZER: OK speaking of the state fair, the Crop Art exhibit at the fair has become a must-see. There have been long lines of people winding through the Ag Hort Building waiting to get an up ...

In the seed art section of this year’s fair, which runs through September 2, there’s a portrait of Walz wearing a Minnesota-emblazoned sweater, exclaiming “Ope!” like a typical Midwestern ...

Schreiber’s commemorative artwork was a seed art creation, featuring a ... Ta-Coumba T. Aiken's commemorative art for the 2017 Minnesota State Fair captured the energy of the "Great Minnesota ...

(Minnesota State Fair, 2023) The crop art piece, created by artist Liz Schreiber, is made from 29 types of seeds , according to a press release from the fair. All but one were Minnesota-grown seeds.

Wisconsin and New York are about as far-flung as most entries get for the seed art creations at the Minnesota State Fair. Except this year. For the first time in the contest’s 45-year history ...

To be in the State Fair competition, the work has to have seeds grown in Minnesota. That's what makes it crop art, instead of just seed art. Gallery: State Fair Crop Art 2015 ...

Liz Schreiber demonstrates seed art at the Minnesota State Fair. “A crop art picture can take dozens and, in many cases, hundreds of hours to complete,” said Joel Alter, a former political ...

The Minnesota State Fair added the crop art competition to the fair in 1965. Only seeds grown in Minnesota can be used to make the piece. “I’m honored to create the 2023 commemorative artwork.