Hectre

Hectre is a software solution designed to streamline operations for growers and packers of all sizes. According to the vendor, it offers a range of features aimed at enhancing productivity and efficiency. This software caters to professionals in various industries, including orchard managers, production managers, quality control managers, operations managers, and fruit growers. With Hectre, users can effectively manage their orchards, monitor fruit quality, track tasks, estimate crop sizes, and generate reports.

Key Features

Harvest Management: According to the vendor, Hectre allows users to create waterproof bin tickets in the orchard and track yield using GPS mapping. This feature is applicable for apples, pears, cherries, and stonefruit.

Timesheets & Payroll: The vendor states that Hectre offers digital timesheets to capture farm jobs and automatically calculates piece rates, wages, and breaks. The software also integrates with various payroll systems.

Quality Control: Hectre enables users to generate digital QC sheets from mobile devices and gain insights into picker performance, trends, and fruit defects. According to the vendor, this feature aims to improve packout rates by reducing picker damage.

Scout (Task Management): With Hectre, users can monitor and track pest and disease issues from mobile devices, GPS tag orchard tasks, and assign them to staff. The vendor claims that this feature enhances operational efficiency and saves time.

Spray Manager: According to the vendor, Hectre allows users to schedule and diary spray plans in advance, automatically calculate withholding periods and alerts, and print off spray plan documents for operators.

Crop Size Estimation: Hectre claims to provide accurate fruit sizing in seconds using Spectre technology. Users can increase sample size by 100 with one click and gain early size data for better planning and decision-making.

Reporting: Hectre offers a dashboard where users can access all harvest data, track costs and profitability by block, variety, and more. The vendor states that custom reports and analysis can be created effortlessly.

Bilingual Capability: Hectre provides bilingual functionality for English and Spanish and is available on iPad and iPhone. According to the vendor, this feature aims to ensure easy adoption for teams using leading-edge technology.