Chris Barron

Chris B. Barron is the Director of Operations and President of Carson and Barron Farms, Inc. which is located in Rowley, Iowa, the northeast area of the state. Chris graduated from the University of Dubuque in 1992 with a degree in Communications. In 1992, Chris, along with his brother-in-law took over their Pioneer Sales agency which had been run by his father for the past 22 years. Today the Pioneer agency is still an integral part of their operation. Chris has over 18 years of experience working with and understanding customer needs while at the same time steadily growing their own farming operations. During the last 20 years, Chris has developed many decision tools to help producers improve the profitability of their operation. Most notably, he developed “Profit Manager” which is a tool used by hundreds of corn and soybean producers across the Corn Belt. Most recently, Chris has developed a new business model to assist producers with multi-generational growth. Chris has implemented this plan into their own operation with the mission of improving quality of life and maximizing profit opportunities.

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Use this spreadsheet, provided by Chris Barron, to provide an accurate perspective of your level of risk and opportunity.
Use this spreadsheet, provided by Chris Barron, to keep current on margin opportunities.
What’s your desired profit margin per acre? Use Chris Barron’s profit margin calculators to determine your marketing needs.