Labor compliance resources, and best practices for ag employers

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It's Time to Ditch Your Farm's "Do Not Rehire" List

Still relying on a ‘do-not-rehire’ list in someone’s head? Learn how ag employers can implement a system that results in documented, defensible hiring decisions. The result: better crew performance, less wasted time while hiring, better confidence, and reduced legal liability.

Faster Hiring, More Confidence: How Better Tech Delivers for Rocio

A real-world case study on how Harvust helped a major California farm labor contractor hire workers faster, cut errors, and breeze through her compliance audits.

The #1 Reason Your Farm Labor Software Isn’t Delivering ROI

Before bringing new tech into the field office, I’ve learned it’s worth understanding how ROI can slip away in the gaps between tools. In this post, I share what I’ve seen in tech-heavy farm offices and how those disconnected steps quietly chip away at efficiency.

What I’m Looking Forward to at the 2025 WAFLA H-2A Conferences

WAFLA's H-2A conferences are coming up, this is a huge opportunity to learn, and level up your farm labor compliance skills. Here's what I'm planning on checking out, and why.

Harvust Now Integrates With RBT Company Time Tracking

Harvust and RBT Company's Attendance on Demand now integrate so farms can have a fast, unified onboarding and time/labor tracking workflow for H-2A and domestic ag employees.

How AI can improve injury reporting on the farm

Labor costs are climbing, and every injury makes them worse. Learn how farms are using Harvust’s AI to turn accident reports into smart, OSHA-compliant insights and corrective actions that actually prevent the next injury.

7 Farm Injury Reporting Mistakes and How Harvust Prevents Them

Learn the top OSHA accident reporting mistakes ag employers make and how Harvust’s accident log helps farms stay compliant, avoid fines, and save time on injury reporting.

The $1.25M Lesson: How Harvust Could Have Helped This Farm Labor Contractor

If your farm is struggling to invest in compliance, this is for you. In spring 2025, a Washington FLC received a $1.25 million fine for failing to meet requirements, including time-of-hire disclosures. If you invest in compliance today, it will save you tomorrow.

3 Lessons For Ag Employers Considering A Mid-Season Tech Switch

Thinking about switching HR tech mid-season? Learn 3 key lessons from a real Harvust grower's harvest-time tech switch to minimize risk, avoid downtime, and keep crews moving.

2025 Mid-Season Farming Injury Insights

Most farm injuries aren’t freak accidents, they follow clear patterns. I've anonymized and analyzed the injury data across Harvust's growers. See what real accident data reveals about where and how farmworkers get hurt and how you can prevent it on your operation.