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BinMaster Rebuilds After Tornado Ravages Factory in Nebraska
Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, BinMaster designs and manufactures measurement sensors that are used to measure grain bins, silo levels and monitor tanks. On April 26, 2024, a tornado outbreak hit Nebraska and Iowa, with several tornados decimating homes and businesses throughout the region. According to the National Weather Service, these were the strongest tornadoes to hit the area in nearly 10 years and in their path stood BinMaster's 115,000-square-foot factory. In less than 20 seconds, an F3 tornado obliterated the plant, and remarkably, the footage was captured by a dashcam in the parking lot.
Water Rocks! Visited More Than 200 Schools during the Last School Year
AMES, Iowa – Water Rocks!, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach youth water education program, recently published its 2023-24 Water Rocks! Evaluation Report, which details its activities and programs, summarizes encounters with youth across the state and includes feedback from teachers, conservation educators and students who have participated in programming including summit workshops, in-school visits and virtual classroom visits. The report also highlights visits to community fairs and events with the organization’s signature fleet of Conservation Station trailers.
Iowa Young Birders to Meet at Thorpe Park
The Iowa Young Birders group will be holding an event at Thorpe Park on Saturday, September 14 th , from 9:00-11:30 AM! The program will be free of charge and all participants will meet at the shelter house. Iowa Young Birders was founded in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization...
Iowa Department of Education launches new online reading tutor
ANKENY, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Education is providing all elementary schools in Iowa with access to a personalized online reading tutor to help students improve their reading skills. The tutor is a virtual avatar named Amira, and uses the EPS reading assistant to help kids learn to...
Vote for top linebacker in the state entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the state’s best linebacker entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the state’s best LB recruit and be sure to read all of our preview coverage...
Iowa community colleges receive federal support to expand CDL training programs
Four Iowa community colleges will receive support for their commercial driver’s license training programs through U.S. Department of Transportation grants. Des Moines Area Community College, Hawkeye Community College, Iowa Central Community College and Western Iowa Tech Community College will receive a combined total of almost $510,000 to expand their CDL programs, according to a news […]
Promoting Iowa’s dairy industry
DES MOINES, Iowa — New royalty was crowned Aug. 7 on the eve of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Haley Ronnebaum of Earlville was crowned the 2024-2025 Iowa Dairy Princess. Ronnebaum is the daughter of Mitch and Jenny Ronnebaum. “I’m really excited,” Ronnebaum said. “It hasn’t fully sunk in...
Pro Farmer Crop Tour Projects Record Corn Yield for Iowa Amid Mixed Regional Forecasts
(Undated) The Pro Farmer Crop Tour has projected a record corn yield of nearly 193 bushels per acre for Iowa, surpassing last year’s and the tour’s three-year average. While Iowa’s prospects are strong, Minnesota’s corn yield is forecasted at almost 165 bushels per acre, the lowest since 2012, due to excessive June rains impacting fertilizer. The tour covers key Corn Belt states and noted generally favorable conditions for most crops, although an early frost remains a potential risk. In contrast, Minnesota’s soybeans showed resilience, with pod counts above last year’s average.
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