FARM PAYROLL PRACTICES
Do your best & hire the rest
By Richard Kamchen, Better Farming April 2024
How Ontario farm workers get compensated has become more formalized and organized, and both employees
and employers are seeing the benefits.
Levi Derksen, senior manager with ag-focused accounting firm Buckberger Baerg & Partners, says that payrolls
have become more common as farm sizes have increased – as has their need for full-time workers.
“The trend started as farms grew, with more work being done by non-family members,” he says.
Kathy Neufeld, management and advisory services coordinator with Stark & Marsh, says farming has
changed significantly over the past generation, and so has farm owners’ progress with financial reporting.
Read more here.
How Ontario farm workers get compensated has become more formalized and organized, and both employees
and employers are seeing the benefits.
Levi Derksen, senior manager with ag-focused accounting firm Buckberger Baerg & Partners, says that payrolls
have become more common as farm sizes have increased – as has their need for full-time workers.
“The trend started as farms grew, with more work being done by non-family members,” he says.
Kathy Neufeld, management and advisory services coordinator with Stark & Marsh, says farming has
changed significantly over the past generation, and so has farm owners’ progress with financial reporting.
Read more here.