Ag View Solutions

Bringing solutions and peace of mind to farmers in the United States and Canada

About Us

Empowering Growers to Better Understand Their Operations

Ag View Solutions is here to bring peace of mind to growers through logic and reasoning while making decisions. Located in Iowa and Illinois, we present services, tools, and consulting information to growers locally and globally. Over the years, these tools have been developed by growers, for growers, to develop a better understanding of their operations.

Repeatable Analysis

Strategic Business Growth

Future Business and Transition Planning

Collaboration and Business Structuring

Cost of Production

Target Audience Speaking

Services

Growing Your Farm, Growing Your Future

Experts in Margin and Profit Management Systems, Multi-generational Growth and Networking Model, and provider of Consulting and Speaking Services.

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What tools and guidance does your operation or business need to help it be profitable and successful? Chris Barron and Shay Foulk speak on a vast array of subjects tailored specifically to your business’s needs. Profit Management, multi-generational business models, collaboration, and financial analysis are just a few topics we can speak on for your event or professional development.

Speaking Services

Ag View Solutions Farm Profit Manager Tool - Accounting Spreadsheet

For nearly 30 years, we have been providing margin management tools for crop producers across the United States, giving them a better understanding of where they sit in the industry for their cost of production. The tools also bring an in-depth analysis of input costs to help with decision-making on a day-to-day basis, and for long-term repeatability.

Farm Profit Manager

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Have you ever thought about being part of a peer group? Maybe the words “peer group” have turned you away because you’re not really sure what that means. While peer groups differ amongst industries and facilitators, ours is very straightforward in pairing you with other farms and Ag business looking to grow and improve their operations in a strategic way. You don’t have to have it all figured out to join a peer group!

Peer Groups

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We often hear “I’m in a bit of a unique situation” or “We have a huge challenge/opportunity facing us that I’m not sure we can handle”;we work specifically with these types of situations, as well as more routine or normal scenarios like transition planning, business structuring and more, to provide the most value and get your operation moving towards its goals.

Consulting

Meet Our Consultants

Plan for the future and let us help you along the way

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    Chris Barron, IA

    President/CEO

    Chris Barron uses 30 years of experience in business consulting, transition planning, collaboration farming, peer groups, and farm management to elevate our consulting team and the customers he works with. Chris cares about your operational success, and has the know-how to make it happen. Chris farms collaboratively with several farmers in NE Iowa on a progressive corn and soybean row-crop operation.

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    Shay Foulk, IL

    Consultant

    Shay Foulk is a strategic consultant focusing on farm transition, strategic growth, and particularly farm profit management. Shay is the key lead for several peer groups and also the Profit Manager cost of production system. Shay is a visionary for the development of the Ag View Solutions team and how we can best serve our clients, your farm business, moving forward. Shay farms and runs a vertically integrated seed business in Central Illinois, and is actively transitioning into the family farm.

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    Andy Hruby, IN

    Consultant

    Andy Hruby specializes in farm management, profit analysis, and business decision-making in multi-faceted operations. He draws on extensive transition, peer group, and collaborative business models, as well as seeking opportunities in a business-minded approach that resonates with progressive farms. Andy oversees multiple businesses in Northeast Indiana and is keen to help farms across the US and Canada improve profitability and business operations.

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    Joe Paulson, IL

    Consultant

    Joe Paulson knows strategy, implementation, and the benefits of business structure in farm growth. His experience in transition, love of peer groups, farm collaboration, and growth with a strategic outlook make him a great fit for multi-business operators looking to chart their future growth strategies and profitability. Joe farms and manages multiple business ventures collaboratively in North Central Illinois.

The Ag View Pitch

Providing value to our clients and producers with a variety of interviews and farm related discussion from a grower and marketer perspective.

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Get in Touch

Contact us to find out how we can help your farm business or family operation grow.

Contact us.

abarron@agviewsolutions.com | (319) 231-8296

3238 Jamestown Ave Rowley, IA 52329

 

Grow with Us, Thrive Tomorrow

You don’t have to have it all figured out to join a peer group. We conduct an extensive search into your operation to pair you with the operations that will best facilitate growth, feedback, and synergistic networks for taking your farm to the next level.