Golden Silo Award winners pictured are, front row (L to R): Joanne Lane of Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm; Debbie Miller of Dysart Historical Society; Catherine Wieck of Dysart Historical Society; Helen Wieben of Dysart Historical Society, and Vickie Grube of Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm. Back row: Ron Birkenholz, Silos & Smokestacks Board of Trustees Vice Chair; Dave Allbaugh: Doug Reimer of Land o’ Lakes, Megan Wolle of Land o’ Lakes; Cara Miller Silos & Smokestacks President, Barb Schwamman of Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm; Mark Johnson of Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm; and Dan Schurr, Silos & Smokestacks Board of Trustees Chair.

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) honored the Heritage Area’s finest during its 12th Annual Golden Silo Awards & Barn Party, Thursday, Nov. 3, at Beck Orchard and Historic Barn in Buckingham, Iowa.

Awards are presented to individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate excellence in preserving and telling America’s agricultural story, both past and present.

Outstanding Partner Site was awarded to the Dysart Historical Society, Dysart, Iowa.

The Golden Silo Award Partner Site honors a Partner Site who has shown excellence in interpreting the story of American agriculture.

Thank you to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa Pork Producers Association and the Beck Family for their support of this year’s awards event.

SSNHA is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service. The Heritage Area covers 37 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa. Interstate 80 borders it on the south and Interstate 35 borders it on the west. Through a network of sites, programs and events, SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness and rural communities – past and present.