(NAFB) Challenges on the farm? Maybe your mind first moves to equipment malfunctions, animal health, or crop conditions. Weather and markets probably top the list, too. But Stephanie Plaster, the Farm Management Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin, says more and more families struggle with navigating child care and health insurance options. She calls these “hidden challenges” on farms.
If one parent has to work off the farm to pay for health care and childcare, it can limit the opportunities for the farm to grow.
The healthcare and childcare costs can be high because of the unique structure of farms.
Stephanie Plaster of the University of Wisconsin.
