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Rob Rule retired in October after decades of procuring sheep for Superior Farms and Iowa Lamb. Tyson’s dad now works wherever he’s needed at Rule Sheep Co. (but not in the office).

The livestock supplements business is spearheaded by his wife, Amber, who was brought in as the organization’s chief operating officer. She helps run the marketing department, the office and the production crews, allowing Tyson to do more strategic planning, sales and the reproductive work. Amber is a native of Oklahoma City and the couple actually met at a sheep show in Oklahoma when Tyson was in his last year at Iowa State. Amber was there to watch her niece exhibit in the show. “She stood out as a city girl at a livestock event. She was dolled up and ready for a night on the town and here, you know, we were at a county fair barn-type of deal. We met that first night and the next night we went out on a date to Chili's. The next weekend she came to Iowa State to visit, so it was a pretty fast-moving relationship – from not knowing each other at all to her driving nine hours the next weekend to come visit me.”

RULE KIDS MAKE THEIR MARK

Amber and Tyson have been married for almost 19 years and have three children. Madison is a sophomore at Iowa State, where she is currently majoring in political science. Makenzie is a freshman at West Sioux High School where she is in FFA and is a cheerleader. She’s also an active member of a competitive cheer team in Sioux City. Maverick is a second grader at Ireton Christian School and is active in youth sports, especially wrestling, in Hawarden. Their daughters have already made a mark in the sheep world. According to Tyson, “Madison pretty much won grand or reserve at every national in America. When she

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