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Harvust Featured in Good Fruit Grower Article: Nighttime harvest becoming the norm

Harvust contributed to the May 2025 edition of Good Fruit Grower's article on working at night trends, and safety best practices.

How to Get More From Your Ag Software Vendor: Brutal Feedback 101

Discover why speaking up - even about small annoyances - is the smartest way to get the improvements you need, keep your vendor accountable, and avoid the costly headache of switching ag labor software.

Harvust Now Integrates With Agri-Trak

Harvust and Agri-Trak now integrate so farms can have a fast, unified onboarding and labor tracking workflow for H-2A and domestic farmworkers.

Duplicate Employee Records Suck - Here's How to Prevent Them

Duplicate employee records can turn into serious compliance and payroll headaches for growers. With the right onboarding processes and tools in place, you can greatly reduce the risk. Working with countless growers, I've seen why duplication occurs, how it harms your operation, and the steps you can take to prevent it.

4 Reasons Why You Should Stop Managing (most of) Your Hiring Documents

It's time to leave hiring packet maintenance behind, embracing a common document model saves you back office time, and improves consistency and compliance. I cover how we do that at Harvust, and throw in a couple examples.

A Guide to Choosing the Right Device for Your Ag Software

The right device makes a difference. Here are some tips on what to avoid, what to do, and how to choose a reliable, modern device that fits your needs without adding unnecessary costs or complexity.

How To Get Your Farm's OSHA 300 Reporting Done in 60 Seconds

OSHA 300 reporting is due by February 1, and while the manual process works, Harvust can speed it up so you spend just a minute.

20+ Beginning of Year Farm HR To-Dos For a Better 2025

Prepping for the new season is already underway, here are some HR tasks that we've seen our ag employer customers find valuable.

Does It Make Sense to Invest In Employee Engagement in Agriculture?

I dig into the question of what employee engagement activities are worth it, and could the money be better spent elsewhere on the farm.

Advice For H-2A Employers in 2025 with Bertha Clayton

Bertha Clayton, WA ESD H-2A office director shares her advice on domestic recruitment for growers in 2025.