The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension invites farm families and farm business owners to participate in Cultivating Your Farm’s Future, an interactive virtual program focused on farm succession planning.
This program helps participants address important questions about the future of their farm and business, including retirement planning, ownership transition, and the role of the next generation. Through a guided three-step process, participants will:
- Assess their current situation
- Define their future goals
- Create a plan to achieve a successful transition
Whether your farm transition is years away or already underway, this workshop series provides practical tools and structured guidance to help secure your farm’s future for generations to come.
Register Now!
Two sessions are currently scheduled for the upcoming season. The registration fee is $200 per farm. We encourage farms to sign up multiple farm/family members (all for $200/farm). This fee provides one Cultivating Your Farm’s Future workbook and one Cultivating Continuity book per farm, a participant manual for each person registered, access to course videos that are assigned as homework, and six live zoom classes.
Fall 2026 Series
Runs Thursdays from November 12 to December 10, 2026 (skipping Thanksgiving), with two optional sessions in January 2027.
The registration deadline is October 23, 2026.
Winter 2027 Series
Runs Thursdays from February 4 to February 25, 2027, with two optional sessions in March.
The registration deadline is January 22, 2027.
For more information or to register, visit the Cultivating Your Farm’s Future website or contact Joy Kirkpatrick at 608-263-3485 or joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu.