After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1975, Allen returned to the family seed cleaning business knowing two things for certain: He didn’t want to work behind a desk for a living and he wanted to work for himself. His first love was always raising cattle, leading him to start Powell Cattle, a passion which still drives him to this day. He leads our land and infrastructure maintenance and improvement projects, while also running the Fall-bred herd.
Better known as "Mom" (and more recently, "Grandma"), Tauna coordinates all ranch activity and oversees the majority of the cow/calf operation by managing the Spring-bred herd. Her willingness to jump into the middle of any catastrophe that needs fixing has earned her a reputation as a frontier woman on her blog, Tannachton Farm, linked below her name.
Nathan rejoined the family operation after moving back to Missouri in 2023 with his wife, Heather, and 1-year-old daughter, Genesis. While he continues to work off the farm as a tax professional in the winter months, he contributes his administrative background to handle bookkeeping, marketing, and general administration for the ranch.
Born and raised in north-central Iowa, Heather studied Agronomy at Iowa State University. Having experience working with a variety of grasses, wildflowers, and trees in the Des Moines area, she contributes valuable scientific input to our operation. Despite not having grown up with livestock, her keen eye for all things agricultural enables her to rapidly learn the skills to begin managing grazing operations.