Can you recommend a time and attendance system for tracking field hours and productivity on a large farm?

Yes — for a large farm, I’d recommend a mobile, GPS-enabled time and attendance system with offline support and job/task tracking. The best choice depends on whether you want something simple for payroll or a more complete system for labor productivity and field operations.

What to look for

For farm use, prioritize:

• Mobile clock-in/out via app, kiosk, or rugged device
• GPS/geofencing to confirm workers are on the right property or field
• Offline mode for areas with poor cell coverage
• Job, crew, or field assignment tracking
• Productivity reporting by worker, crew, crop, field, or task
• Payroll integration
• Multilingual support if you have a diverse workforce
• Supervisor approvals and exception handling
• Harvest/seasonal labor support

Good options for large farms

1. Paylocity / isolved / Paycor + mobile time tracking

Best if you want a full HR/payroll platform with timekeeping.

• Pros: payroll integration, compliance features, employee scheduling
• Cons: may not be farm-specific; GPS/job tracking can be limited depending on setup

2. QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets)

Best for straightforward time tracking with GPS and job codes.

• Pros: easy to use, mobile app, geofencing, job costing
• Cons: less robust for very large crews or complex farm productivity analytics

3. When I Work

Best for scheduling plus attendance.

• Pros: simple, good for shift management, mobile-friendly
• Cons: not as strong on detailed field productivity tracking

4. BusyBusy

Often used in field/service work and can fit farm crews well.

• Pros: GPS, geofencing, job costing, mobile-first, offline capabilities
• Cons: more construction-oriented, but adaptable for agriculture

5. Timeero

Good for location-based time tracking and mileage.

• Pros: GPS, route tracking, geofencing, offline mode
• Cons: not farm-specific, but useful for field crews moving across sites

6. Farm-focused workforce tools / ag management platforms

If you want labor tracking tied directly to field operations, look for:

• Agworld
• Granular
• Farmbrite
• Trimble agriculture workforce tools
  These can be stronger if you want labor tied to crop plans, inputs, and field performance.

Best overall recommendation

If your main goal is tracking hours + productivity across multiple fields, I’d suggest:

Best practical choice: BusyBusy or Timeero

They’re usually easier to deploy for field crews, offer GPS/geofencing, and handle productivity-style reporting better than many general payroll systems.

Best all-in-one if you want payroll + HR + time: Paylocity or isolved

Better if you want one platform for attendance, payroll, and compliance.

Ideal setup for a large farm

A strong farm system usually includes:

• Crew-based clock-in
• Field/job codes
• GPS verification
• Supervisor review at end of day
• Daily labor reports
• Payroll export
• Offline time capture

My suggestion

If you tell me:

1. how many workers you have,
2. whether crews move between fields during the day,
3. whether you need payroll integration,
4. and whether cell service is poor on the farm,

…I can narrow this down to the top 2–3 systems that fit your operation best.