Leadership Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on leadership — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
Episode 602
Dad's wisdom with Larry Gamble
Larry Gamble on buying his first 80 acres, handing the planter to his son, keeping landlords for decades, and the land he wishes he had bought sooner.
Episode 600
Is it backyard-itis season?
Greg McBride names the backyard bias, shows what gives funds doubt in a big carryout year, and explains why you place orders ahead of round numbers.
Episode 584
Putting faith in your peer group
Shay Foulk and Ken Stewart explain how a faith-based peer group runs: monthly all-day meetings, 12 members, one-on-one coaching, no industry twice.
Episode 582
Waiting for a spring rally? Weekly market outlook, April 22-26th
Jeff Fichtelman explains why a rally everyone is waiting for rarely arrives, and why basis and futures should be locked as two separate decisions.
Episode 578
Introducing Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson, the newest Ag View Solutions team members
Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson join Ag View Solutions as clients turned consultants, taking on Profit Manager, peer groups, and transition planning work.
Episode 573
The most important piece of equipment on your farm, part two: health equals wealth
Dr. Kurt House and Chris Barron on farmer health: 150 minutes of exercise a week, 80 ounces of water a day, better sleep, and cab hearing loss.
Episode 562
Harvest Profit with Nick Horob
Nick Horob on why farmers stay frustrated after a rally, what subscription software should deliver, and the daily journal habit he says slows time down.
Episode 559
PGA championships, World Series rings, and the Navy SEAL coached them to it
Navy SEAL Jason Kuhn on mental toughness, meaningful purpose, and freeing yourself from outcomes you cannot control in a low margin farm year.
Episode 553
Do business better
Damian Mason on four entrepreneurial traits, why improvement is a marathon, and why net worth is the only number on the balance sheet that matters.
Episode 550
10 lessons from 2023
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk share 10 lessons from 2023: stay disciplined on marketing, guard working capital, and start transition 7 to 10 years out.
Episode 543
Thanksgiving week markets: weekly market outlook, Nov. 20-24th
Ryan Moe on Teddy Roosevelt's rule against doing nothing, why a bifurcated basis market rewards the west, and selling 2024 before 2023 is done.
Episode 538
Spooky season! Weekly market outlook: Oct 16-20th
Matt Bennett explains why insurance stops protecting you in mid-October, when storage pays, and how to sell forward after multi-year highs in grain.
Episode 512
Weekly market outlook June 26-30th: weather and civil war in Russia
Joe Vaclavik argues yield uncertainty outranks demand in a drought market, and explains why locking a strong return is business, not a bad call.
Episode 511
Dad's wisdom with Gary Monson in Colfax, Washington
Gary Monson on getting his first lease in 1978, splitting the ranch in 2007, the equipment he kept too long, and letting his sons make their own decisions.
Episode 510
Weekly market outlook: June 20th-23rd - extreme localization
Ryan Moe splits board risk from basis risk, warns that your local buyer may already be full, and explains when accumulators actually make sense.
Episode 507
Citizen data scientist program details and sign-up now open
Chris Barron, Shay Foulk, and Matthew Bertram lay out the 12-week citizen data scientist course: dates, the $1,500 fee, the 25-seat cap, and who fits.
Episode 505
Internships matter
Shay Foulk and intern Tim Moon on shaping an internship around the student, what it costs for a summer, and why the payback is not free labor.
Episode 503
Weekly market outlook May 22-26th: are the lows in?
Grant Shimek explains how to read an inverted seasonal, where value zones sit, and why panic among the worst marketers is a signal to get optimistic.
Episode 496
Maximize the value of your data: become a citizen data scientist
Scott Klososky and Matthew Bertram explain how to train someone on your farm to turn scattered data into decisions, in about 50 hours over 12 weeks.
Episode 492
Why is it so hard to keep people? Secchi founder Mike White
HR veteran Mike White explains why farms lose good people: undefined goals and roles, no documentation, and toxic workers who cut team output 40 percent.
Episode 487
Farm to freight: blurry logistics made clear with Michael Steeke, Rocket Shipping
Michael Steeke bought his family farm outright, then built Rocket Shipping to 29 people. He explains LTL, partner carriers, and freight bill audits.
Episode 482
The Captain Patrick in Jamaica show: tips for success in life and business
Captain Patrick, 23 years with one Jamaican employer, tells Chris and Alissa Barron how love, honesty, and teaching keep good employees from leaving.
Feb 2023
Progressive farm outlook with Kristjan Hebert
Kristjan Hebert explains his time, brains and money split, monthly draws for parents, a known $780,000 burn rate, and keeping equity out of equipment.
Jan 2023
AI, tech, and farming
Scott Klososky on why farm technology now outruns the people using it, what machine intelligence means for equipment, and how to keep up daily.
Jan 2023
75 Hard for the farmer: not the faint of heart
Four farmers who ran 75 Hard through harvest on the gallon of water, the night walks, the books they read, and what discipline did for their decisions.
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