Profitable & Healthy Farm Businesses
Your source for research-based, culturally responsive educational programs, information and tools that inform farm business management decisions.
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New Online Course
Integrating Health Care and Health Insurance into Your Wisconsin Farm
This free online course will guide you through aligning your family’s health needs with your farm business goals, exploring insurance options, understanding key terms and costs, and planning for changing needs. Upon completion, you’ll be equipped with practical strategies and resources to confidently manage health care and insurance as part of your whole farm plan.
Featured Programs
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
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Dairy Margin Coverage 2027 Enrollment with Leonard Polzin
Presentation and discussion on how Dairy Margin Coverage can be used as an effective risk management tool.
Wisconsin 2026 ARC/PLC Signup Recommendations with Paul Mitchell
Presentation and discussion on how ARC/PLC can be used as an effective risk management tool.
Are Your Employees Engaged or Just Showing Up?
Employee engagement can influence important areas of farm management, including employee retention, productivity, safety, and development.
2026 ARC and PLC Decision Tool
Variability in crop markets can make it challenging for farmers to choose the right ARC/PLC program for their specific area and crop. This ‘What-If’ Tool helps Wisconsin producers analyze potential payments at various price levels and county yields.
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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