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Built with a family that's farmed Oregon for over a century.

Paper Timecards vs. FarmTC

An honest comparison for Oregon farms

Legibility
Paper: Handwriting — is that a 7 or 1?
FarmTC: Digital, GPS-verified
Durability
Paper: Lost in trucks, rain, pockets
FarmTC: Cloud + offline backup
Overtime calc
Paper: Manual math, error-prone
FarmTC: Automatic Oregon OT rules
Audit trail
Paper: None
FarmTC: Every record audit-ready
Tax credits
Paper: No tracking
FarmTC: AEOTC credit capture
Payroll time
Paper: 6+ hours/week
FarmTC: 20 minutes
Cost
Paper: $0/month
FarmTC: From $29/month

Paper is free — but 15 employees × 6 hrs/week × 52 weeks = 312 hours/year of payroll admin

Paper works fine for 1-3 employees. FarmTC is built for farms that have outgrown it.

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One farm family could barely read their own timecards. They were spending hours every month making sense of the mess. Now it takes minutes.

FarmTC started with a simple problem: one Oregon farm family, four generations deep, could barely read their own timecards.

Paper got wet. Handwriting was illegible. Collecting cards from the truck, the barn, and three pockets was a weekly ordeal. And when Oregon's overtime law changed, they were doing the math on a napkin — and leaving thousands in tax credits on the table because the filing paperwork was too painful.

So we built the tool they needed. Not a Silicon Valley product adapted for farms — a tool born in Oregon soil, tested in real fields, designed for people who work with their hands.

Oregon farming family · Four generations · One very specific problem

It’s simple and easy to use. Does everything I want it to and more and it looks awesome!

Dairy Manager, Tillamook County

Your operation, your numbers

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Your Oregon farm details

11580
$/hr
4052h70
1040 wks52
1h8h40h
Conservative Estimate— We purposefully undercount

These numbers use the low end of published ranges. Your actual savings are likely higher.

Estimated Annual Value

$8,451

6.6x return on $1,272/yr cost

AEOTC Tax Credit

$0/yr

Likely range: $0$0/yr

0% rate at 15 FTE

Conservative — uses lower bracket rate near FTE boundaries

Time Savings

$4,800/yr

Likely range: $6,240$7,200/yr

8h/mo × $50/hr

Conservative — OR bookkeeper rates range $45-65/hr; we use $50

Record Protection Value

$3,651/yr

Likely range: $4,746$5,477/yr

Avg protection value: $1,217/incident

Conservative — OSHA serious incidents can reach $16,131; we use the DOL WHD average of $1,217

Incidents capped at 5 regardless of farm size

Net ROI

$7,179/yr

Likely range: $9,714$11,405/yr

After $1,272 annual cost ($106/mo)

What we don't count

  • Reduced turnover from better worker experience— Not quantified; real but excluded from this estimate
  • Time saved on OSHA form preparation— Not quantified; real but excluded from this estimate
  • Compliance badge marketing/reputation value— Not quantified; real but excluded from this estimate
  • Reduced insurance risk from safety documentation— Not quantified; real but excluded from this estimate
  • Weather compliance alerts preventing heat illness incidents— Not quantified; real but excluded from this estimate

This is an estimate based on your inputs. Actual results depend on exact hours, wages, and FTE calculations. AEOTC availability per ORS 315.133. Not tax advice — consult your CPA.

Founding member pricing

30% off list pricing for founding members. Pricing scales with active headcount.

115100

Starter

$99/mo

List $42/mo + $10/mo per extra

$29/mo base + $7/mo per extra worker

5 workers included

Up to 10 active workers · 1 farm

Best for owner-operators and micro farms

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Essentials

$106/mo

List $109/mo + $9/mo per extra

$76/mo base + $6/mo per extra worker

10 workers included

8-25 active workers · 1 farm

Best for single-farm teams that need reliable field operations

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Professional

$139/mo

List $199/mo + $7/mo per extra

$139/mo base + $4/mo per extra worker

20 workers included

20-75 active workers · 3 farms

Best for farms buying compliance, payroll, and operations leverage together

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Enterprise

$489/mo

List $699/mo + $6/mo per extra

$489/mo base + $4/mo per extra worker

50 workers included

50+ active workers · Unlimited farms

Best for multi-farm operators and advanced controls

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Founding member pricing locks while you stay subscribed

All current signups receive 30% off list pricing for the life of the subscription. Prices will increase at general release.

What you're NOT paying for:

Setup fees
Per-feature charges
Data export fees
Support tickets
Training
Hidden overages
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Your timecards shouldn't be a mystery.

2 weeks free. Full access. No credit card. Cancel anytime.

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No credit card required · 2 weeks full access · Works offline in the field