• Tornado Watch - Click for Details
    ...A Tornado Watch has been issued...
    Expires: May 21, 2024 @ 9:00pm
    LOCATIONS
    Iowa, Northwest Illinois, Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin
    EFFECTIVE
    This Tuesday afternoon and evening from 110 PM until 900 PM CDT. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
    THREATS
    Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely, Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90 mph likely, Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter possible
    SITUATION
    An increasingly volatile environment and very strong atmospheric winds are expected to yield an outbreak of severe storms including tornadoes and widespread damaging winds across the region through the afternoon and early evening. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Ottumwa IA to 50 miles northeast of Mankato MN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
    PRECAUTIONS
    A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.

Women in Agriculture Conference

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The Women in Agriculture Conference committee is excited for the 2024, Women in Agriculture Conference. Dr. Annie Kinwa-Muzinga will headline for the annual Women in Agriculture Conference in Rock Island on Friday, March 22nd. Dr. Annie Kinwa-Muzinga is a Professor of Agribusiness in Agribusiness in the Regina Roth Applied Agricultural and Food Studies Department at Morningside University since August 2018.

Dr. Annie Kinwa-Muzinga’s research on Gender Assessment of the Agricultural Sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in
2012 helped her understand that the fight against hunger and malnutrition of one widow and her children.

Leader Tony McCombie will be the featured mid-day speaker. In January 2023 Leader McCombie began her fourth term of office as State Representative and first term as Leader of the House. She is also the first woman to serve as House Republican Leader in Illinois. Please join Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and House Leader Tony McCombie for a listening session.

Closing out the conference is Annaliese Wegner. Also known as Modern-day Farm Chick, is a dairy farmer, mother, wife and AGvocate. Through social media, speaking, workshops, retreats and events, Annaliese helps others in agriculture effectively share their farm story in an effort to
bridge the gap from farm to table.

More details can be found at womeninagricultureconference.com. This Conference is sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee.

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