Mark DeVries laughs when he is asked what he likes the most about the beef industry.
In our blood: Iowa producer keeps beef business in the family
Mark DeVries farms near Sheffield in Franklin County, Iowa, with his wife Carma and their son, Joe. They operate a cow-calf herd and also feed out their own cattle, along with some custom feeding. Most of the cattle genetics are Simmental and Angus, and the family retains its own heifers.





