Area 1 Don Payne and his wife operate a diversified farming operation in Davis County with their son Dan. Susan Stewart and her husband, Dennis, have maintained a 450-acre family farm operation in Davis County since 1976. Susan was a reporter for 10 years before quitting to devote more time to the livestock operation. Her husband is employed by John Deere Ottumwa Works and the couple has a son, Nolan, a student at Iowa State University. Area 2 Warren Angus operates a diversified farming operation in Ringgold County that includes 80 beef cows.
Warren is active in numerous beef industry and community committees.
Their cow herd consists of 120 crossbred cows, with the calves being retained to market weight. Area 3 Brent Potter and wife Amie farm near Griswold in a family operation with Brent's father Max. The Potter's operation consists of Angus and Simmental commercial and registered cows. They develop and sell their bulls with Dave Nichols in Bridgewater, Iowa. There has been strong demand for these females because of this source verified information.