ERP for flower farms, from greenhouse to ledger.
A farm ERP records production where it happens, in the greenhouse, the bed and the harvest, and carries it into grading, stock, sales, payroll and the books, so the farm and the accounts are one picture. Helmsman built one for a flower farm in East Africa.
- A single module
- from $3,000
- First part live
- in 6 to 10 weeks
- The code
- yours, once paid
Sound familiar?
What we hear most from flower farms:
- Harvest and grading are counted on paper and typed in later.
- The sales team sells from yesterday's availability.
- Payroll for a large workforce is rebuilt in spreadsheets.
- The books are in one system and the farm in another.
- You sell in dollars or euros and pay costs in local currency.
What we build
- 01
Production
Recorded where it happens
Harvest by greenhouse and bed, entered on the day, with rejects recorded and explained.
- 02
Grading
By variety and length
Every stem graded by variety and length, becoming stock and availability straight away.
- 03
Availability & sales
Sell what you actually have
The sales team sells from live availability, and orders reserve the stock they need.
- 04
Inventory & stores
Chemicals, packing, spares
Store items issued to the farm and costed where they are used.
- 05
HRMS & payroll
A large workforce, paid right
Attendance, leave and payroll for the people who work the farm.
- 06
Accounts & currencies
One set of books
Sales in foreign currency and costs in local currency, with the exchange gain or loss worked out.
- A flower farm in East Africa runs production, grading, stock, sales, payroll and accounts in one system.
- Sales in foreign currency and local costs are kept in the same books, with exchange differences worked out.
- Its books were moved off NetSuite, and the opening trial balance matched to the cent.
What is a flower farm ERP?
It is one system for the farm and the business: production by greenhouse and bed, grading, availability, sales and exports, stores, payroll and accounts. Standard ERPs handle the ledger well and the greenhouse barely at all; a farm ERP starts from the greenhouse.
Can it track grading by variety and stem length?
Yes. Harvest is graded by variety and length as it is recorded, and becomes stock and availability straight away, so the sales team sells from today's flowers.
Can it handle sales in dollars and costs in local currency?
Yes. Each entry keeps its currency and rate, and the books work out the exchange gain or loss, so the farm sees its true margin.
How long does it take?
The first part is live in 6 to 10 weeks; the rest follows in stages, each with a date agreed in writing. We usually start with production and grading, because that is where the time and money are lost.
What does a farm ERP cost?
A single module starts at $3,000. Bigger systems are built in parts: you agree the price of each part before it starts and pay for one working part at a time. Adding users is free.
After go-live, support is optional, at a fixed 15 to 20% of the build a year.
- A single module
- From $3,000
- Bigger systems
- Built and paid one working part at a time
- Adding users
- Free
- Support after go-live, if you want it
- 15 to 20% of the build a year
Every price is agreed in writing after we have studied how your business runs.
Software for flower farms, answered.
Is there ERP software made for flower farms?
Most ERPs are built for factories or shops and need heavy changes for a farm. A custom farm ERP starts from the greenhouse: production, grading and availability, with sales, payroll and accounts built around them.
Can the ERP handle a large farm workforce?
Yes. Attendance, leave and payroll for the workforce sit in the same system as production and accounts.
Can it work in more than one currency?
Yes. Sales in foreign currency and costs in local currency are kept in one set of books, with exchange differences worked out.
Do we own the ERP?
Yes. Once the build is paid in full, the source code is yours, with the database and the documents. There are no user fees.