Greg is a rancher residing near Ericson. Greg and his family have been on their ranch in Wheeler and Greeley Counties since the early 1990s. Greg spent two years in Virginia working as a Quality Control Inspector in a concrete plant before coming back to Nebraska to take over his wife’s family ranch in 1991. Greg and Susan started out working with her father and running their own herd of cows. Greg is part of the Ericson Fire Department and serves on the rural fire board. Greg is also a Nebraska Cattlemen member and has been part of several breed associations. Susan works for Citizens State Bank. Greg and Susan have been married for 36 years and have three daughters, Sidney, Kodi, and Neligh, who all live within a few miles of home. The family spent their free time raising cattle and in the show ring when the girls were growing up. Greg and Susan raise their own bulls and implement an AI program for their herd. Their first pipeline and cross fencing projects were in 1995 for grazing improvement on the ranch.