About AgValue Consulting

Agricultural expertise behind every conclusion.

We bring together appraisers, farm managers, analysts, and agricultural investment professionals to solve difficult questions of value.

Agricultural valuation professional surveying a large-scale operation

Built around specialized knowledge

We understand more than the property. We understand the business of agriculture.

AgValue Consulting was founded to address a gap in conventional valuation: complex agricultural assets cannot be understood through acreage and comparable sales alone.

Production capacity, infrastructure, management, water, permanent plantings, contracts, commodity markets, income, and risk all shape value. Our multidisciplinary team brings those realities into every engagement.

How we work

01

Agricultural fluency

Direct experience with production agriculture, lending, management, and investment.

02

Defensible analysis

Clear, supportable conclusions for decisions facing institutional, fiduciary, or legal scrutiny.

03

Independent judgment

Objective work using the scope and methodology each asset actually requires.

Our team

Experience across valuation, operations, lending collateral, and agricultural investment.

A multidisciplinary team equipped for sophisticated agricultural assignments throughout the Southeast and beyond.

Curtis Bearden, MAI
President and Founder

Curtis Bearden, MAI

A leading agricultural valuation specialist with more than two decades of experience across the Southeastern United States.

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Douglas K. Hodge, MAI, ARA
Senior Partner

Douglas K. Hodge, MAI, ARA

More than four decades of agricultural and rural property valuation grounded in firsthand farm operations.

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Tyler Foister
Senior Partner · Farm Manager and Appraiser

Tyler Foister

Agribusiness appraisal, collateral evaluation, farm management, and agricultural investment expertise.

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Will Coulter, MBA
Managing Broker · State Registered Appraiser

Will Coulter, MBA

A multidisciplinary real estate professional with experience across agricultural, commercial, and residential markets.

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Mark Royall
Senior Consultant

Mark Royall

More than 30 years in agricultural land investment, acquisitions, farm management, and strategic development.

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Emily Fields Olinger
Real Estate Data Analyst

Emily Fields Olinger

Market intelligence and analytical support for complex real estate and agricultural valuation decisions.

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A depth of perspective

Credentials matter. Relevant experience matters more.

MAI · ARA · AFMRecognized appraisal and farm-management designations
Institutional ExperienceAgricultural lending, acquisitions, risk, and portfolio strategy
Expert SupportLitigation consulting, testimony, tax appeals, and fiduciary matters
Regional IntelligenceDeep market knowledge across the Southeastern United States

Complex asset. Important decision.

Let’s discuss the right valuation strategy.

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