Farm payroll preparation in California

Start with the work your crew does

Conditions and limitations

Work, location, dates, agreements and worker classification govern the rules. A farm category alone does not establish a rule or exemption. Local and program conditions can apply. These pages support preparation, not a compliance guarantee or legal advice.

Official rule context

Sources checked: 2026-10-08. Official sources may be in English.

• California DIR agricultural overtime

  Use the work date and applicable wage order; historical phase-in depends on employer size, and daily, weekly and seventh-day rules matter.

• California DIR wage-order classification guide

  Growing, on-farm preparation, processing others' products and retail can fall under different orders; classify actual work.

• California DIR minimum-wage FAQ

  Check state and applicable city/county wages for the location and work date.

• Federal agricultural classification — 29 CFR Part 780

  Primary and secondary agriculture, other growers' products, nonagricultural workweeks and range duties; state rules may differ.

• H-2A program — 20 CFR Part 655 Subpart B

  Only where the worker and job order are covered; dated program evidence, wage terms and hours offered are needed.

Make farm payroll fast and easy.

Your crew does the work. Paper, handwriting, chasing hours, re-entry and manual calculations add work in the office.

Capture hours on supported devices, keep crew scheduling visible, review corrections and prepare payroll files.

Choose the workflow that fits

Crew

Get crew hours organized and payroll ready to review—quickly, easily, and cleanly.

Producer

Review supported piece pay, applicable wage-floor adjustments and overtime alongside your hours.

Visa

Prepare supported H-2A calculations and documentation with the worker, job-order and program evidence in view.

Paid plans include AEOTC readiness support, starting with Crew and inherited by Producer and Visa. Confirm Oregon eligibility and current capture/review availability. An estimate is not a tax filing.

FILE_EXPORT_ONLY — Farm Timecard prepares files and review summaries. Your payroll provider or team handles applicable taxes, net pay, payments and filings. Direct submission to payroll providers is unavailable. A download does not mean workers have been paid.

Trial, founder and setup terms

• The approved reverse trial is 30 days of Visa-tier access, then Free. Trial enrollment does not reserve a founder place; confirm current access and enabled workflows.
• Founding membership is limited to the first 50 paying organizations. The first successful payment starts 12 calendar months of introductory pricing, followed by locked founder rates. Cancellation does not restart the introductory clock. Current availability comes from the live quote, not a countdown.
• Annual prepayment covers 12 months at 10 monthly equivalents. Employees and supervisors count as billable workers; management access does not. Additional workers use cumulative bands in the server quote.
• Free includes 3 workers. Paid Crew, Producer and Visa include 5 workers; Crew and Producer include one farm, Visa up to five. The Visa allowance does not promise self-service farm switching. Enterprise is a custom quote.
• The optional $499 assisted setup covers up to 100 workers and 10 fields, a 60-minute walkthrough, 30-minute follow-up and 14-day question window. Eligible founding membership waives setup only; historical migration and custom integrations are quoted separately. Founding rates and setup do not stack with promotional coupons.
• Confirm the supported CSV/PDF review files and provider format. QuickBooks handoff means Desktop IIF / Online CSV exports; confirm import suitability. This is not a direct payroll integration. Support availability and hours remain the terms shown by the current plan; no round-the-clock service is promised.