Tanner Sanness, a mushroom grower from Allamakee County, earned top honors in the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) “Grow Your Future” Award pitch-off Jan. 28 at the 2023 IFBF Young Farmer Conference.

The award promotes ag entrepreneurs, ages 18-35, with a niche market, unique ag service or specialty business.

The 26-year-old Sanness took home the $7,500 top prize to use...