Management Team

Marvin J. Walter - President and Chairman of the Board

Marvin J. Walter was born and raised on the livestock and grain farm at Watkins, Iowa which he and his wife, Janice, still own. He graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. and M.S. in Meat and Animal Science. Mr. Walter is an avid beef enthusiast and has been an active cattle feeder over the years. He also serves as President and Chairman of the Board of W & G Marketing Company, Inc., a purveyor and manufacturer of meat products.

Mark J. Henry - Director of Operations

Mark was born and raised on a diversified livestock and grain operation in North central Iowa. The livestock portion consisted of purebred Angus cows, a beef feedlot, purebred Suffolk ewes, and Quarter Horses. His formal education was at Iowa State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. He was a member of the 1988 Livestock Judging Team. Graduate level courses in ruminant nutrition were taken at Michigan State University. Since then Mark has held positions in both sales and management prior to joining Walter & Associates in 2001. Mark has been a UGC certified field and laboratory technician since 2001.