Under the wide Washington sky is Walla Walla, where Harvust got its start. This is where Riley Clubb and James Christopher Hall decided the way farms handled HR needed to change.
After working directly with growers, crews, and managers, they saw the same issues everywhere: paperwork that slowed down operations, communication that broke down at the worst moments, and HR processes that simply weren’t built for agriculture. Instead of accepting this as the norm, they set out to build software that made farm HR clear, fast, and manageable for everyone involved.
Harvust began as a simple idea: give farms of any size the tools they need to manage people without the complexity or cost of traditional HR systems. From day one, we focused on affordability, straightforward pricing, and practical features that solve real day-to-day problems.
Today, Harvust offers flexible packages that scale with your operation. There are no long-term contracts, no hidden fees, and no bloated features you’re forced to pay for. You use what you need, and you pay for what you use. It’s that simple.
Our approach gained traction quickly. In 2021, Harvust was named the American Farm Bureau Entrepreneur of the Year—recognition that reflected not just our work, but the impact our customers were already seeing in the field.
Since then, we’ve continued to build with one goal in mind: make farm HR easier, more reliable, and more human. We know HR isn’t just forms and workflows—it’s people’s livelihoods, safety, and ability to do their best work. Every improvement we ship, from onboarding tools to safety training to communication features, is designed to remove friction and strengthen the link between the office and the field.
We also don’t believe software should stand still. Agriculture moves fast, and so do we. Our team continually develops new features and integrations based on real customer feedback and the evolving needs of the industry. We’re committed to creating tools that grow with your farm, not tools that force your farm to work around them.
Harvust started in Walla Walla, but the problems we’re solving are national—and the mission hasn’t changed: build reliable, accessible HR software that helps farms run better and helps the people who power agriculture succeed.
Having fun driving James's '54 Chevy at Riley's family vineyard in Walla Walla
Traditionally, implementing a new software system can be a long, and arduous process. Harvust is different, we create a personalized setup plan for each new grower so you can start seeing value as soon as possible. Below is an overview of what a typical Harvust deployment looks like.
Our HR specialist, Becca, will send you an email asking in-the-weeds questions about your farm so we can set up your new account just right. She'll also have you send us your hiring packet and any other onboarding documents. Finally you'll schedule a video call to go over any integration needs.
You'll meet with our co-owner, James, to go over how Harvust will work with your existing HR systems like payroll, and timetracking. Together we'll decide on the needed exports and imports for your various vendors. While we have most ag software integrations already working, in our experience you'll need small customizations, those will be identified in this meeting too. Finally, we'll map out the workflow you and your staff will practice to use these integrations effectively. This will take a couple iterations to get right, but we'll be there every step of the way!
While we were planning your integrations, Becca will have digitized your onboarding documents so they work on Harvust. She will send you a video going over each document; if anything looks off you can get back to her and she'll make the corrections.
While Harvust is simple and easy to use, that doesn't mean we'll leave you to fend for yourself. You will get a one-on-one training and coaching session with Becca that will make you the Harvust expert for your company. And of course, if you or your staff ever need more help, we're happy to provide follow-ups.
You're trained, your employees have been loaded into your account, and your documents are ready to go. Most new growers immediately start getting value by turning on our automations, testing out with their team, and gradually rolling out Harvust to the entire farm.
Nope! Harvust will work on any modern smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop that is connected to the internet. Here is an article we wrote about choosing the right devices for your farm's software.
While we can't promise to build everything you ask for, we do promise to listen to any feedback and feature requests you might have. The more growers who ask for something the more likely it is we'll build it, we don't just listen to our biggest customers.
Yes, there always are! While we don't share our roadmap publicly, if you're looking for a feature that has to do with ag labor compliance, there's a good chance it is already in the plan. If there is a specific capability you are looking for get in touch with us.
No, and you can see our current pricing here. We have found usage-based billing, invoiced at the end of the billing period, to be the fairest way to charge for our services. We don't do contracts, and any pricing changes will be communicated far in advance. Additionally, we only raise prices if we believe we have also raised the value we are bringing to you via new features and capabilities. The only time we've changed our pricing was in 2023. Not a single customer stopped using Harvust because of the price change. We try to be fair.
