Kevin Klair is an Extension Economist and Director of the Center for Farm Financial Management, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota. He has more than 30 years of experience teaching farm management workshops and developing farm management software tools. He has had a major role in the development of a number of farm management tools including AgPlan, an online business planning tool; the Ag Risk & Farm Management Library; Farm Answers; the beginning farmers information clearinghouse; and the FINPACK credit analysis software.