Video
40 minutes
Getting Started with Farm Employee Benefits
Learn more about common employee benefit options like health care, retirement, bonuses, and pay raises.
Find a specific spot in this episode:
0:06 – Introduction and Overview of Farm Commons
4:12 – Purpose and Structure of the Webinar
5:49 – Importance of Offering Employee Benefits
8:51 – Strategies for Deciding Which Benefits to Offer
12:00 – Overview of Bonuses and Pay Raises
16:45 – Overview of Health Benefits
26:24 – Overview of Retirement Benefits
35:05 – Key Takeaways and Next Steps
Offering employee benefits like health care, retirement, bonuses, and pay raises can be an important consideration for employers who want to recruit and retain skilled workers, reduce turnover, and boost morale. But determining which benefits to invest in can also feel overwhelming. Gain peace of mind and explore common options through this 40-minute webinar recording.
Additional Resources
- A Basic Roadmap to Farm Employee Benefits: Learn about common options for employee benefits, including bonuses and pay raises, health benefits, and retirement benefits.
- Offering Bonuses and Pay Raises to Farm Employees: In this guide, you will learn how to offer bonuses and pay raises to your farm employees and how to determine whether these benefits are a good fit for your operation.
- Offering Health Benefits to Farm Employees: In this guide, you will learn how to offer health benefits to your farm employees through 3 main options: group health insurance, QSEHRA, and health stipends.
- Offering Retirement Benefits to Farm Employees: In this guide, you will learn how to structure and offer retirement benefits to your farm employees through four main options: SEP-IRA, SIMPLE IRA, 401(k)s, and Payroll Deduction IRAs.
Funder Credit
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2023-38640-39572 through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under sub-award number LS21-803. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
