Ri$ky Business – A Farm Business Simulation Game for Better Decisions, Wirrulla (30 March, 2026)

Time: 9am-2.30pm

Cost: Free to attend, you will need to bring a laptop per ‘team’ or farm business (participants will need to pre-load an excel file prior to attending, to be supplied on registration). Morning tea and lunch provided.

Register: by Thursday 26 March

Contact: Naomi for more info eo@airep.com.au or phone 0428 540 670

Ri$ky Business – A Farm Business Simulation Game for Better Decisions

Ri$ky Business is a practical, hands-on workshop designed to help farmers improve their business and risk management skills.

In this fast-paced simulation, you run a farm business through several seasons in just one day. Every team starts with the same farm, the same resources and the same finances. From there, your success depends on the decisions you make. The farm with the strongest net worth at the end wins.

Along the way you’ll face the same challenges farmers deal with every year — seasonal variability, price volatility, expansion decisions and financing pressures. The difference is you can test strategies and see the financial outcomes without risking real money.

You’ll make decisions about enterprise mix, forward pricing, adopting new technology, purchasing land, financing growth and off-farm investment.

The real value is seeing how these decisions affect profit, cash flow and long-term wealth. Farmers often say the biggest insight is experiencing many seasons of management in one day and seeing clearly what good — and poor — management looks like. It’s both an insightful and fun workshop.

If you want to sharpen your business thinking and manage risk more confidently, Ri$ky Business is a powerful learning experience for farmers. Great learning for both young and the more experienced farmers.

Facilitator: Mike Krause, P2PAgri

Mike Krause is CEO and founder of P2PAgri, drawing on more than 35 years of experience improving farm business profitability. Ri$ky Business, P2PAgri software and the ‘Farming the Business’ book have been used by over 2,000 farmers across Australia. Mike has also trained bankers, accountants, and agricultural advisers nationwide with this Ri$ky Business Workshop.