Steve is a partner in Rustin Farms, a grain and Christmas tree operation in Mercer County.

Steve has been a member of the Mercer County Board of Agriculture since 1986.  Steve served as a member of the State Board of Agriculture from 1997 to 2002, serving as its president in his final year.  Steve served as a county director to the NJFB Board, before being appointed Treasurer in 2002. 

Steve has also been active in several other organizations and activities including: serving as a member of the Cook College Board of Managers; serving as a member of the First Pioneer Farm Credit Advisory Committee; serving on the Garden State Ethanol Board; serving as a member and past president of the New Jersey Grain and Forage Producers Association; and also serving as a member of New Jersey Soybean Board, the National Corn Growers Association, The Midatlantic Soybean Association and the New Jersey Christmas Tree Growers Association.