Ian and Valerie Plagge of Franklin County earned the Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2016 Young Farmer Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting last week in Des Moines.

The annual award honors young farmers who show outstanding management ability in their farming operations and involvement in Farm Bureau and community activities.

Ben and Susan Albright of Calhoun County placed second in the Achievement Award competition, while Adam and Brooke Drewelow of Chickasaw...