Shay Foulk

Shay Foulk is an Illinois farmer, farm-business consultant, podcast host and U.S. Army veteran. Raised on a grain and livestock operation in northeast Iowa, he studied agronomy at Iowa State University before serving five years with the 75th Ranger Regiment, including two combat deployments to Afghanistan. He later continued serving with the Illinois National Guard and deployed to Iraq. At Ag View Solutions, Shay works with farm families across the U.S. and Canada on profitability and cost of production, strategic growth and structure, transition planning, peer groups, equipment economics, team communication and more. He co-hosts The Ag View Pitch and 19 Minutes Podcasts, is the face of Farm Profit Manager software and writes for Farm Journal’s Top Producer/AgWeb. He also farms and operates Monier Seed with his wife, Hannah, and family near Sparland, Illinois.

Latest Stories
Vision without a written plan is just a daydream. Here’s why putting your goals on paper, and doing the math, changes everything.
Government payments, insurance and regenerative incentives are worth about $0.52 per bushel on a 220-bu farm. Add them to a $5.49 December board and the marketing math changes — if you know your numbers line by line.
Hiring help is never easy, but waiting too long can cost more than the paycheck.
The future is now. It’s time to learn these tools, or your operation will get left behind.
Go ahead and put off transition planning, training the next generation, handing over responsibility or starting a new venture. It’s a decision, but it’s probably not a good one. It’s time to get going.
Many farmers will admit buying land almost never cash flows or makes sense at the time. But a new land investment tool shows now might be the time to act.
The term “cost of production” seems a bit disconnected at times because, in reality, we choose our costs. Shay Foulk outlines four ways to keep expenses in check.
Are you being honest with yourself? It’s time to set appropriate expectations and write them down on paper.
Until your needs for the next chapter of transition or retirement are put on paper, there is likely fear about the unknown. Thankfully, it’s easy to navigate with these steps.
You can’t save your way to prosperity — you need product, and you need to capture the best price.