I want to offer benefits to employees on my farm. What are my options for health care, retirement, and pay raises?

There are options available for all types and scales of operations.

As a farm or ranch employer, employee retention, longevity on the team, and shared commitment to the business’ success are in everyone’s best interest. Offering employees benefits can help to support  all of this, and benefits like bonuses and pay raises, health benefits, and retirement benefits can also help to attract new hires in competitive markets.

If your operation is relatively new or small you may think there aren’t any benefits you can offer at this time, but we are here to tell you that you have options! There are benefit options that can be scaled to fit any size of farm and budget. A Basic Roadmap to Farm Employee Benefits is our free guide explaining common options and helps you identify which kinds of benefits you’d like to structure into your employment packages. If you already have an idea of what kind of benefits you’d like to offer or improve, you can go straight to our more in-depth guides:

 

 

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