Software · head to head
Bushel Farm vs Conservis
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path; Conservis acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
- They diverge on capability: Bushel Farm covers Field management, Conservis covers Field & crop planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bushel Farm and Conservis actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bushel Farm | Conservis |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 2017 | 2009 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Bushel Farm
- Field management
- Input tracking
- Grain marketing
- Profitability analysis
- Inventory tracking
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
- GDPR
Only in Conservis
- Field & crop planning
- Input management
- Activity tracking
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Equipment tracking
- Harvest tracking
- Custom reporting
Both cover
- John Deere
- SSL
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bushel Farm
- Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot Conservis
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Conservis
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Conservis
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Conservis
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Conservis
Conservis
- Farm ERP covering the business rather than the agronomynot Bushel Farm
- Grain contract managementnot Bushel Farm
- Crop planning and budgeting against actualsnot Bushel Farm
- Work order management across an operationnot Bushel Farm
- Reporting plans versus actuals for lenders and partnersnot Bushel Farm
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bushel Farm
- Prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
- Much of the value comes from integrations with John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView and the Bushel grain network, so the benefit depends on already using those
- There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
Conservis
- Acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
Pricing, plan by plan
Bushel Farm
$29/month- FreeFree
- Field mapping
- Activity tracking
- Basic reports
- Pro$1500/year
- Grain marketing
- Financial tracking
- Advanced analytics
Conservis
On request- Standard$undefined/year
- Field management
- Activity tracking
- Basic reporting
- Professional$undefined/year
- Everything in Standard
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-entity management
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Bushel Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input tracking.
Choose Conservis if
- You need field & crop planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want input management.
Questions people ask
- Is Bushel Farm or Conservis better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bushel Farm or Conservis?
- Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request.
- Does Bushel Farm or Conservis run on more platforms?
- Bushel Farm runs on Web, Ios, Android. Conservis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- What is Bushel Farm best used for?
- Bushel Farm is most often used for field-level profitability and cost of production tracking, grain contract tracking and price alerts, automatic field data import from machinery platforms, rainfall and weather records by field. Of those, field-level profitability and cost of production tracking and grain contract tracking and price alerts are not what Conservis is typically brought in for.
- What can Bushel Farm do that Conservis cannot?
- Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Conservis covers Field & crop planning, Input management, Activity tracking, Financial management. Both handle John Deere, SSL, Web support.