How It Works
From Setup to Daily Harvest
No complicated implementation. No months of training. Here's exactly what to expect when you adopt digital harvest tracking.
Before your first use
Most growers are tracking within a week of receiving their bundle.
Your bundle arrives
Hardware ships within 5 business days. Everything comes pre-configured and ready to use.
Quick setup call
30-minute remote session to walk through your operation, configure crews, and set preferences.
Train your lead person
We train whoever will manage the system day-to-day. Usually takes about an hour.
Practice run
Optional dry run before your first real harvest day. Most growers skip this and go straight to live.
What happens on harvest day
A typical day with FairPick + FairTrak running.
Check in crew members
Crew leaders scan or tap to register workers. Takes seconds per person.
Track every bin or tote
As fruit is picked, it's logged in real-time. No paper tickets, no lost counts.
See progress live
Field supervisors and office staff see harvest totals updating in real-time.
End-of-day wrap-up
Auto-generated summary: who picked what, inventory totals, any flagged issues.
The data you get
Everything captured during harvest flows into reports and dashboards you can access anytime, from anywhere.
- Individual picker productivity
- Crew-level performance comparisons
- Field-by-field yield tracking
- Harvest timing and duration
- Inventory counts (bins, totes, flats)
- Quality indicators and flags
- Labor cost per unit calculations
- Compliance-ready labor records
- Multi-season trend analysis
Why multi-year data matters
The real power comes from accumulating data over seasons. You'll see patterns you couldn't see before: which fields perform best, how weather affects timing, which crews are consistently productive. Year two is when growers say it really clicks.
"We're working through how to display the interrelation of sensor and imagery data in a simple way for growers, who are not data scientists, to understand at a glance."
— Steve Mantle, Good Fruit Grower, 2021
What to expect: week by week
Honest expectations about the adoption curve.
Week 1
Getting comfortable
Your team learns the rhythm. Expect a few questions — that's normal. Our support is available daily.
Week 2
Finding your flow
Most teams hit their stride. You'll start noticing patterns in the data.
Week 3
Insights emerge
Comparisons become meaningful. You can see which crews are performing, which fields are producing.
Week 4+
Operating differently
You're making decisions based on data. Labor planning, harvest timing, resource allocation — all informed.
Data that drives daily decisions
"We know exactly what their yields are across an orchard or a block of fruit, and a lot of times, what we're seeing is that there can be a 30, 40 percent difference in yield from one part of a field to another."
Kevin Oldenburg — 2nd Sight Founder & innov8.ag Board Chair
When you can see 40% yield swings within a single field, you stop managing by averages and start managing by blocks.
What changed:
- Block-level yield visibility reveals 30-40% variation within fields
- Data connects soil, water, and fertilizer inputs to yield outcomes
- Growers can target underperforming blocks instead of blanket-treating
Individual results vary. Outcomes depend on operation size, crop type, labor conditions, and other factors.
Ready to see it for yourself?
Configure your bundle and get started today.