Financial and Business Management

Wisconsin Farm Bureau has teamed up with TASC (Total Administrative Services Corporation) to bring you AgriPlan. AgriPlan is based on Section 105 of the IRS code and can allow farmers and other self-employed individuals to deduct 100% of their family’s medical expenses through their farm or business. AgriPlan clients save an average of $5,000 a year on their medical expenses. Deductible expenses include all health and qualified long-term care insurance premiums, as well as out-of-pocket medical, dental and vision costs. In addition, Farm Bureau members will receive a 15% discount off the cost of AgriPlan.

Farm Bureau Bank was built on the understanding that not everyone lives a cookie-cutter life or needs the cookie-cutter solutions that most banks provide. It was created to provide services to those who choose life out here, where a commute doesn’t always mean a paved road and where no two days are the same. They are discreet, personable, and convenient, ensuring that clients spend less time worrying about their bank and more time focusing on the things that matter most.

Offering full-service banking, they understand the needs of those living outside big cities and are uniquely positioned to meet them. Because when your life isn’t the same as everyone else’s, your bank shouldn’t be either.

Farm Bureau, FB, and the FB National Logo are registered services marks owned by, and used by Farm Bureau FSB under license from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC. NMLS ID 2214437, visit NMLS Consumer Access for details.

Farm Bureau Financial Services is a dynamic multi-state insurance and investment organization headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. Their companies were originally formed to offer specialized service to rural Farm Bureau Federation members. But, as the years passed, the breadth and scope of those offerings have grown as have its clientele and the size of the organization. Today, FBFS serves thousands of individuals and families in not only rural areas, but also suburban and metropolitan. You can get more information about the financial services from your local Rural Insurance agent. Learn more about Farm Bureau Financial Services at www.fbfs.com.

New changes in the food industry are rapidly increasing expectations for all food and value-added farm enterprises. Old or young, big or small, businesses are scrambling to become more financially resilient and capable of adapting quickly. The Food Finance Institute helps food and farm businesses raise the money they need to grow. 

Farm Bureau members save 20% on the following training opportunities offered by FFI:

Financial Foundations for Farms – Helping farm entrepreneurs develop marketing and financial management skills, while also honing in on market positioning and pathways to profitability.

Raising Equity – Helping companies make their business model investible, start to assemble their financial package request, and develop a game plan to successfully raise debt and equity.

Scenario Planning – Helping businesses plan for multiple possible futures and identify what it will take to be successful in each of them.

To learn more about the Food Finance Institute, visit https://foodfinanceinstitute.org/.

Established by Michigan Farm Bureau, Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, LLC (GLALS) supports employers' efforts to meet their seasonal workforce needs through the H-2A foreign worker visa program. Services available to Wisconsin Farm Bureau members include application filing, worker recruitment, worker scheduling and virtual worker orientation and onboarding.

Members receive $2,000 in accidental death insurance for themselves and their spouse and $1,000 for unmarried children under 24 years of age residing in the same household; policy does not increase in value. The policy covers any accident, except those on a public road or highway occurring or arising out of occupancy or use of a vehicle required to be licensed under state laws.

As one of the top 50 property and casualty companies in the country, Rural Mutual Insurance has been protecting what they value in Wisconsin since 1934. Rural Mutual offers a full line of insurance products, including farm, business, home, auto and life exclusively for Wisconsin farms, businesses and families. With a network of more than 150 agents in 100+ locations across the state, Rural Mutual agents live and work in your communities, understand your needs and work as hard as you do to ensure you are well-protected.

Because Rural Mutual only does business in Wisconsin, premiums paid here, stay here to keep Wisconsin strong. Contact your local agent today for a free quote at www.RuralMutual.com. Stay connected at www.Facebook.com/RuralMutual

*Life insurance and annuity products offered through Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. See below for details.

Farm Bureau pays a $500 reward to people providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for arson, theft or criminal damage to a member's property that is posted with a Farm Bureau reward sign or sticker. Contact your county Farm Bureau office to request a sign or auto sticker and a complete list of requirements.