Merlin Plagge, who served as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) from 1987 through late 1995, passed away Feb. 14 in Sheffield. He was 91.

Plagge, who farmed near Sheffield, served as president of the Cerro Gordo County Farm Bureau and as IFBF District 2 director before being elected president of the state organization at the 1987 annual meeting. He succeeded Bob ...