Profitable & Healthy Farm Businesses
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Farm Pulse: Crop Insurance and Grain Marketing
An online course for farmers interested in learning the importance of risk management, crop insurance, and grain marketing
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Becoming the Employer of Choice
A four week course mixing self-study with instructor-led discussion groups for farm managers looking to improve their farm’s employee engagement
Cultivating Your Farms Future
Wisconsin Extension has developed an interactive program, Cultivating Your Farm’s Future and a corresponding workbook that provides tools and resources for producers to begin the succession planning process.
Farm Pulse Financial Management & Analysis
A self-paced online course for farmers interested in learning how to use farm financials to explore their farm business decisions
Certified Farm Succession Coordinator Training
The UW-Madison Division of Extension in collaboration with the International Farm Transition Network (IFTN), offers the Certified Farm Succession Coordinator Training.
Getting Started with Your Food or Farm Business
Our weekly video series will give you the skills and connections you need to get started with your food business.
Navigating Your Ag Business: From Stress to Success
An online course designed to support farm businesses to make decisions, take action to move their farms forward, and reduce the farm members’ stress
Wisconsin Beginning Farmer Resource Guide
Designed as a road map, this guide walks beginning farmers through a variety of resources available to support them through their journey of starting an agriculture operation, farm, or food business. Print copies are available at your local USDA service center.
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Hay Oportunidad en esos “Casi Accidentes” en su Granja
Las granjas son lugares de trabajo dinámicos y exigentes, donde el potencial de sufrir lesiones o accidentes costosos puede estar presente en cada esquina. Una forma proactiva y a menudo subestimada de mejorar la seguridad en la granja y prevenir incidentes en el futuro es mediante una práctica simple pero poderosa: reportar y conversar sobre los “casi accidentes”.
Before You Buy: A Farm Tech Investment Planning Guide
Automation is no longer a distant vision. Technology is being used to fill labor gaps, trim costs, increase efficiency, and boost precision. Success, though, still begins with a solid plan.
▶ Watch: Asking the Right Questions Before Investing in Automation
With rising labor challenges and demanding work conditions, dairy farmers are increasingly turning to automation. However, the key to success isn’t the tech itself—it’s asking the right questions up front to avoid costly surprises.
Dairy Market Dynamics and Domestic Constraints: A Dairy Sector Assessment as of June 2025
This article presents current conditions in the U.S. dairy sector as of June 2025, drawing on insights from market sentiment and recent information.
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The Extension Farm Management Program partners with the agriculture community to develop research-based, culturally responsive educational information, resources and tools that inform decisions for profitable, healthy farm businesses.
Contact our Extension Farm Management team at farms@extension.wisc.edu
