Agriculture rostering & farm staff scheduling software
Scale seasonal crews around harvest, keep certifications current and control wage costs — without enterprise complexity or manual spreadsheets.
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Seasonal farm staff scheduling
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Pastoral Award rates applied
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Integrates with Xero and MYOB
Designed for the realities of farm work
Farm labour arrives in a rush and leaves again. The roster has to scale from a handful to a hundred and back inside a season.
Harvest peaks that triple the crew
Mostly casual and seasonal workers
Daylight-driven start times
ChemCert and machinery tickets
Visa and working-holiday tracking
Piece rates alongside hourly
Farm staff scheduling that scales with the season
Agriculture workforce scheduling is a supply problem for six weeks and a skeleton crew for the rest of the year.
Scale the crew with the harvest, not the calendar
One pool, scaled up and down
Build the crew from a seasonal pool filtered by ticket and availability, and scale it back without rebuilding the roster.
- Scale crew size per block and per week
- Filter by ChemCert, machinery ticket and licence
- Track labour cost per block or per crop
- Offer shifts to the seasonal pool and take the first qualified acceptance
Time and attendance in the paddock
Farm work rarely happens where the office is.
Attendance from the block, not the shed
GPS clock-in on the worker's own phone
Workers clock in on their phone at the block, with GPS confirming location so hours match where the work happened.
- GPS clock-in at each site
- Photo verification to reduce time theft
- Overnight and rotating shifts tracked accurately
- Worked hours convert straight into payroll-ready timesheets
Agriculture award compliance, made simpler
Penalty rates, overtime and break rules vary by day, time, employment type and shift length — and one week’s roster touches most of them.
Pastoral Award (MA000035) — pay rates by period
| Period | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary hours (Mon–Fri) | 100% | 125% |
| Saturday (overtime) | 150% | 175% |
| Sunday (overtime) | 200% | 225% |
| Public holiday | 200% | 225% |
Casual rates are set by the award directly, not by adding a loading to the permanent rate. Rates change each 1 July; the full breakdown by classification, junior age and allowance is in the pastoral award pay guide. Always verify against Fair Work.
Payroll-ready workforce data
Approved hours should reach the pay run without being re-keyed, penalties and all.
From the roster to the pay run without a spreadsheet in between
Award interpretation already applied
RosterElf connects farm scheduling and time tracking to payroll, so approved hours flow cleanly to Xero or MYOB with penalties already applied.
- Fewer payroll errors from manual data entry
- Less time reconciling timesheets each fortnight
- Clear records for audits and compliance checks
- Faster pay runs, even through a busy period
Australian farms using RosterElf report significant time savings on schedule creation. Based on customer feedback and ROI calculator data.
More than farm scheduling software
Scheduling is one job of several. RosterElf puts communication, HR and time tracking in the same place, so a farm team has one app rather than four.
Why farms choose RosterElf
RosterElf is built for Australian workplaces, with Fair Work compliance, modern awards and local payroll integrations as the starting point rather than an add-on.
Save hours on scheduling
Less time building and re-fixing the roster every week.
Control labour costs
See live wage cost as you schedule — no guesswork until payday.
Australian compliance
Pastoral Award rates and penalties built in.
All employment types
Works for casual, part-time and full-time staff.
Easy to adopt
Intuitive for managers and staff, with minimal training.
Single or multi-site
Scales from one site to a group.
Common roles in agriculture
Download free job description templates for your agriculture team
Calculate your farm scheduling savings
See how much time and money your business could save with RosterElf rostering software.
Your current rostering
Based on 70% time reduction with automated rostering
Your potential savings
No credit card required
Trusted by farms across Australia
Hear from Australian businesses that simplified their scheduling with RosterElf
Andrew Nathan
November 13, 2025
"We are extremely happy with Roster Elf, it's a great improvement on the previous system we were using. Sean and all the staff have been fantastic, really know their stuff and make using RosterElf a pleasure."
Monica Van De Laak
October 16, 2025
"Sean was an amazing help, very patient and thorough."
Mary C.
October 13, 2025
"I can see my roster, enter availability, put leave in advance and clock on and off easily."
Relevant awards for agriculture
Stay compliant with Australian Modern Award pay rates
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Agriculture scheduling and rostering resources
Free scheduling tools, templates and guides for Australian farms
Try farm staff scheduling free
Build your first farm roster in minutes. No credit card required.
Real support from people who understand your business
At RosterElf, support isn't a ticket system — it's part of the product. Our Australian-based team helps you set up correctly, understand award rules, and stay compliant as your business changes. No scripts. No offshore handoffs. Just real help when you need it.
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Guided setup and onboarding
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Award and payroll questions answered
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Ongoing help as your team grows
Agriculture staff scheduling FAQ
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The best farm scheduling software scales a crew from a seasonal pool, filters by ChemCert and machinery tickets before offering work, confirms attendance in the paddock with GPS, and exports to payroll with Pastoral Award rates applied. RosterElf does all four.
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Keep one pool and scale it rather than rebuilding a roster each week. Filter by the tickets the block needs, offer open shifts to the pool and take the first qualified acceptance — which replaces the ring-round that eats a manager’s evening during harvest.