Meet the Expert
AgCheck develops food safety programs with training and support for American fresh produce operations. Its clients range from 200 to 2,000 acres in size.
CompanyAgCheck Compliance Services |
Founded2008 | |
OwnerKay Harmon |
HeadquartersColorado |
Commodities
Compliance Programs
“I had to learn how to implement food safety standards at the farm level all by myself. It’s been my goal to simplify the process for others so they don’t have to reinvent the wheel.”
Kay Harmon • Owner, AgCheck
The Path to Smart Solutions
Paper Burdens: The Starting Point
After five successful years running AgCheck, Kay Harmon knew their food safety programs needed to evolve off paper to ensure value and results for clients.
Barriers to Progress
AgCheck’s initial search for software did not uncover a solution, but instead, two common constraints.
Breakthrough
Finally, Kay’s persistent search led her to Provision – and its accessibility opened a new chapter for AgCheck.
“There’s a common theme in other software companies: they try to fit clients into their own rigid molds. But Provision is really flexible. They could digitize what I had already developed, adding value without causing clients to re-learn their food safety programs.”
Kay Harmon • Owner, AgCheck
Becoming a Provision Partner
Seeing the platform’s potential, AgCheck joined the Provision Partner program – which helps food safety experts to digitize their clients’ food safety management systems.
1.
Pilot
After becoming a Provision Partner, Kay quickly chose AgCheck’s most progressive client for a pilot: Mix Farms, a potato grower in Colorado. Shadowing Provision’s sales process, Kay counselled Mix Farms while advancing her knowledge of the software functionality – which complemented new services for AgCheck. When Mix Farms approved Provision, Kay remained involved throughout the implementation process, optimizing the software configuration for Mix Farms, while becoming an expert herself.
2.
Templates
When Mix Farms accomplished record results in their next GLOBALG.A.P. audit, Kay moved quickly to bring the benefit to a broader audience. She turned Mix Farms’ setup into repeatable Provision templates for other AgCheck clients, covering GLOBALG.A.P., PrimusGFS, and USDA Harmonized GAP. Kay listed AgCheck’s templates in The Compliance Store — Provision’s marketplace that enables food companies to subscribe to digital records and SOPs from experts. Like selling apps in Apple’s App Store, the templates gave AgCheck new, recurring revenue with a global reach. The templates also gave AgCheck clients a proven structure they could easily implement.
“The Compliance Store makes it easy for clients to access audit-tested templates that limit their compliance risk. It also makes it easy for Partners to access new growth; clients hire us to customize AgCheck templates and support their ongoing usage.”
Kay Harmon • Owner, AgCheck
3.
Education
Set up for success, AgCheck clients began gravitating to Provision. To demonstrate its impact, Kay scheduled an in-person learning series, showing firsthand how AgCheck’s templates streamlined compliance. This thoughtful group education format allowed Kay to quickly convert more than a dozen clients, proving AgCheck not only as a Provision Partner, but as a cutting-edge consultant as well.
The Results
In the world of agricultural compliance, Kay Harmon’s journey demonstrates a seamless blend of innovation, dedication, and partnership. She continues to write new chapters in AgCheck’s success story even as she helps drive the industry toward compliance excellence.
“My goal is that AgCheck and Provision make food safety management so simple and practical that even small farms with limited technical expertise can feel confident in their compliance.”
Kay Harmon • Owner, AgCheck
Benefits for Clients
Using Provision, AgCheck clients meet customer, regulatory, and certification requirements in less time, and with less risk.
“AgCheck has been a joy to work with. The program is top notch, and has greatly contributed to the success of our farm in complying with GAP requirements.”
Thomas Shephard • Owner, Shephard Farms
Benefits for AgCheck
When Kay derisked client compliance, she simultaneously differentiated AgCheck – proving they could demystify the path to smart solutions.
“It used to be so time-consuming to visit and help each client. But now, I can log into Provision on a more regular basis, see what’s going on remotely, and provide immediate value.”
Kay Harmon • Owner, AgCheck
Time Savings
Growers, packers, and shippers using AgCheck’s smart templates have become twice as efficient in food safety and QA.
60% |
Time saved on data entry |
50% |
Time saved on team management |
50% |
Time saved on record review and verification |
60% |
Time saved on audit preparation |
