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

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.

More details on the Workshop if you need it!

Ri$ky Business – Learn What Drives Farm Profitability

Ri$ky Business is a hands-on farm business simulation game. If you have played Squatter or Monopoly, you know games a great way to know how you handle risk.  Ri$ky Business is a computer-based game designed to sharpen your management skills and improve the way you handle risk on your farm.

In this practical one-day workshop, you’ll run a farm business through multiple seasons in just a few hours. Starting with the same farm as everyone else, your results depend entirely on the management decisions you make. By the end of the simulation, the farm with the strongest net worth wins.

Along the way you’ll experience the real pressures farmers face — seasonal variability, price volatility, financing decisions and investment choices. The workshop lets you test strategies and see the financial consequences of decisions without risking real money.

During the simulation game you’ll make decisions about:

• Enterprise selection and enterprise mix
• Forward pricing and managing commodity price risk
• Adopting new technology
• Purchasing and financing additional land
• Off-farm investments
• Balancing strategic planning with day-to-day tactical decisions

Ri$ky Business helps farmers better understand:

• How management decisions affect profit and long-term wealth
• The financial impact of expansion and borrowing
• When technology investments pay off
• How planning improves results in uncertain seasons
• The value of good information and budgeting

One of the biggest benefits is that you experience many seasons of management in a single day, learning quickly what works and what doesn’t.

Farmers consistently say the workshop helps them see their farm business more clearly, think more strategically and make better financial decisions.

If you want to strengthen your business management skills and better manage the risks that farming throws at you, Ri$ky Business is a powerful learning experience.