In addition to working as a fifth-generation cattle rancher, Mark has also held leadership positions on the football team, basketball team, Future Farmers of America, 4-H, and the Montana and Wyoming Junior Hereford Associations. Mark explains his largely agricultural community’s livelihood is often affected by uncontrollable circumstances such as the conditions of cattle markets, the weather, consumer interest, natural disasters, and cattle loss. Mark is passionate about serving his family and community through unforeseen hardships and continuing their agricultural traditions.