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Addressing the most pressing issues that affect Wisconsin farm business management
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Agricultural Land Pricing & Contracts
Land is an increasingly rare and valuable resource for farmers. Across the nation, young farmers and ranchers report that farmland access remains their number one challenge.
Automation & Technology
Learn how robotic features and automated machines in agriculture can impact your farm businesses. Explore tools and resources to make smart business and automation decisions to enhance your operation.
Beginning Farm & Enterprise Development
Extension connects Wisconsin farmers with practical resources, trusted information, and opportunities to learn from others as they explore new business ideas or ways to bring in additional income. These tools can determine whether a new enterprise is a good fit and understand what it takes to make it successful.
Farm Succession & Estate Planning
Looking down the road at the future of the farm is never an easy process. And navigating all the legalities, paperwork, budgeting, and communication with different family members can be challenging. Extension is here to help you.
Finance & Risk Management
Our financial management and strategic planning programs, information, and resources are designed to improve the farm financial and decision-making skills of Wisconsin agribusiness, farmers, agricultural lenders, and educators.
Human Resources
Our human resource programs help farm managers gain the knowledge and skills needed to recruit, motivate, and retain quality people. We help lay the groundwork for agricultural producers to become better and more effective human resource managers through research-based best practices.
Policy, Markets & Marketing
Learn how policies, market trends, and other economic indicators impact dairy and crop profitability, and discover resources to help with risk management concepts, crop insurance, and marketing tools.
Safety & Health
Wisconsin’s agriculture industry is successful when farms and agricultural businesses are healthy and safe places to work and live for farmers, farm families, employees and service providers.
Small-Scale Farmers and Growers
Our program provides a wealth of information, insights, and support related to small-scale farming practices, agricultural programs, and market access. We also strive to support organizations to better serve the needs of non-English-speaking farmers.