For ag & food operations
Bakersfield is California's ag backbone. The work that eats your office week — H-2A paperwork, traceability, audit prep, grower statements — is exactly the recurring, rule-bound work that automates well. We run the same self-hosted stack on our own operation, and we'll build yours on tools you already pay for.
Three patterns we hear from Kern packing houses, growers, and shippers again and again:
Where to start
These are newly productized installs — we've built the underlying automations on our own operation, but we don't have ag-client case studies to point to yet. We'll be straight with you about where the edges are before you commit.
$7,500Kickstart · 30-day install
We'll build the record-keeping automation an H-2A employer maintains — the centralized worker file, payroll/hours reconciliation, housing and transport records. It is paperwork automation, not immigration legal services: we don't file visas or give legal advice, and we refer you to licensed immigration counsel for that.
What it covers:
$7,500Kickstart · 30-day install
We'll wire the lot codes and Critical Tracking Events FDA's Food Traceability Rule expects into one workflow, so a trace request takes minutes. FDA's compliance date is July 20, 2028 — this is a planning-window install, not an emergency. We implement your traceability plan; we don't author it or attest compliance.
What it covers:
$7,500Kickstart · 30-day install
We'll organize the document pack for an annual PrimusGFS / GlobalG.A.P. / USDA-AMS audit into a single search-and-export-ready workflow — so your food-safety lead spends audit week refining records, not hunting for them. We organize and export; your food-safety lead makes every judgment call.
What it covers:
Not sure which fits? Use the budget guide or book a 30-minute intro — no deck, just a conversation about your work pattern and whether we're a fit.
FAQ
No. We automate the paperwork and record-keeping an H-2A employer already maintains — the worker file, payroll and hours reconciliation, housing and transport records. Visa filing, ETA-9142A preparation, and any legal determination are handled by your licensed immigration counsel or a DOJ-accredited representative. We refer you to one if you don't have counsel.
The original January 2026 date was extended by FDA to July 20, 2028 (Federal Register 90 FR 52119, August 2025). So there's no emergency — but there is a real planning window. Installing traceability now means a trace request takes minutes instead of days, well before the compliance date arrives.
No — and anyone who promises that should worry you. We build the operational system: lot codes, capture forms, the document pack, the export. Your food-safety lead and your certification body (PrimusGFS, GlobalG.A.P., SQF, BRC, USDA-AMS) make the compliance and judgment calls. We implement your plan; we don't author it.
We work with 10–50-person operations doing real volume. The point isn't enterprise software; it's connecting the tools you already pay for so the office stops re-entering the same data. If a workflow isn't worth automating yet, we'll tell you before you pay for the build.
No rip-and-replace. We connect what's there and fill the gaps with focused pieces, then document every step so a non-engineer on your team can follow it. You own the workflow, the credentials, and the docs.
Every month we walk the Method through a real example — often one we just shipped on our own operation. Come see whether this fits your office before you spend a dollar.
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