Software · head to head
Bushel Farm vs DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
Software
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
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; DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product
- They diverge on capability: Bushel Farm covers Field management, DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bushel Farm and DTN Agriculture actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bushel Farm | DTN Agriculture |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Founded | 2017 | 1984 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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
- John Deere
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
Only in DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- SOC 2
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android 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 DTN Agriculture
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot DTN Agriculture
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot DTN Agriculture
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot DTN Agriculture
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot Bushel Farm
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Bushel Farm
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Bushel Farm
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Bushel Farm
- Field-level decision support for growersnot 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
DTN Agriculture
- Pricing is not published for any product
- A wide portfolio, including ProphetX, ClearAg, MyDTN and Instant Market, so the relevant product depends on whether you are a grower, a trader or a grain processor
- Aimed mostly at the commercial agriculture chain rather than at individual farms
Pricing, plan by plan
Bushel Farm
$29/month- FreeFree
- Field mapping
- Activity tracking
- Basic reports
- Pro$1500/year
- Grain marketing
- Financial tracking
- Advanced analytics
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Bushel Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input tracking.
Choose DTN Agriculture if
- You need hyper-local weather.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Questions people ask
- Is Bushel Farm or DTN Agriculture better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bushel Farm or DTN Agriculture?
- Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month.
- Does Bushel Farm or DTN Agriculture run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 DTN Agriculture is typically brought in for.
- What can Bushel Farm do that DTN Agriculture cannot?
- Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.