How can you use digital farm documentation to improve worker productivity?

Many farm managers are still documenting everything on separate pieces of software, running different operations from different spreadsheets, and rely on paper forms done for each job. This creates at least double the amount of time spent on inputting data. How much time would it save your business if everything was done from one place? Accessible by everyone; on their mobile device or tablet.  

Less admin 

The data and documentation side of farm management is time consuming but very necessary. Even without taking into account that your clients will want full documentation on traceability and crop inputs used, data will identify inefficiencies in your business. Which is why the farm administrator has been a crucial part of data entry for many years.

Lower input times

By sharing the digital farm documentation burden across all users, you will drastically reduce time spent on input. The labourers in the field are already making notes as they do their jobs, but they are bringing this information back to the admin to re-enter their notes. Cutting this in half can either save you money on hiring a full-time administrator, or you could have your admin focus more on the data analysis.  

Digital farm documentation =accurate time-keeping 

The work undertaken by your employees deserves the correct compensation. With paper time sheets there is the potential for wrong information being submitted. This can be both too many hours or too little. Seasonal workers are usually paid by the hours they work on the farm, they may not remember the exact time they started, or finished a given job.

Personalised digital farm documentation

As the workers log in to their own accounts, they see what jobs they need to do, click to start them, and then sign them off when complete. Digital farm documentation can show how much time is spent on tasks down to the second. This virtually eliminates pay discrepancies; lowering time spent by payroll to rectify any pay disputes.  

Simplify workflow and structure 

Having a framework for operations across the farm, makes it easier to get the most from your team. If every process has a similar workflow, so that even new hires can understand it, there will be fewer jobs missed. Structure is important in many people’s lives; both professional and personal. Routines are great for reducing stress, and increasing productivity. With LiveFarmer, you can control the workflow of every worker; you can then identify if there are any unproductive hours. Without a clear, timestamped workflow, you can’t visually represent areas for improvement.