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Bushel Farm vs Valley Irrigation

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Bushel Farm

Agriculture & Farming

All-in-one farm management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Valley Irrigation logo

Valley Irrigation

Agriculture & Farming

Smart irrigation management systems

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Valley Irrigation the technology products are tied to Valley irrigation hardware such as center pivots and ICON control panels rather than sold as standalone software
  • They diverge on capability: Bushel Farm covers Field management, Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bushel Farm and Valley Irrigation actually diverge.

Attributes where Bushel Farm and Valley Irrigation differ
AttributeBushel FarmValley Irrigation
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Hardware
Founded20171946

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture & Farming).

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 Valley Irrigation

  • Remote monitoring
  • Variable rate irrigation
  • GPS guidance
  • Water management
  • Pump control
  • Climate FieldView
  • Soil sensors
  • Encrypted

Both cover

  • John Deere
  • SSL
  • 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 Valley Irrigation
  • Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Valley Irrigation
  • Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Valley Irrigation
  • Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Valley Irrigation
  • Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Valley Irrigation

Valley Irrigation

  • Remotely monitoring and controlling center pivot irrigation machinesnot Bushel Farm
  • Variable rate irrigation applying different water depths across a fieldnot Bushel Farm
  • Diagnosing pivot faults and pump status without driving to the fieldnot 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

Valley Irrigation

  • The technology products are tied to Valley irrigation hardware such as center pivots and ICON control panels rather than sold as standalone software
  • No price is published for any product; the site routes buyers to a Get a Quote form and to local dealers

Pricing, plan by plan

Bushel Farm

$29/month
  • FreeFree
    • Field mapping
    • Activity tracking
    • Basic reports
  • Pro$1500/year
    • Grain marketing
    • Financial tracking
    • Advanced analytics

Valley Irrigation

$29/month
  • BaseStation3$1200/year
    • Remote monitoring
    • Basic control
    • Alerts
  • AgSense$2000/year
    • Full VRI
    • Advanced analytics
    • API

Which should you pick?

Choose Bushel Farm if

  • You need field management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want input tracking.
Bushel Farm review

Choose Valley Irrigation if

  • You need remote monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want variable rate irrigation.
Valley Irrigation review

Questions people ask

Is Bushel Farm or Valley Irrigation better?
Neither clearly leads. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Valley Irrigation at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bushel Farm or Valley Irrigation?
Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Valley Irrigation at $29/month.
Does Bushel Farm or Valley Irrigation run on more platforms?
Bushel Farm runs on Web, Ios, Android. Valley Irrigation runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
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 Valley Irrigation is typically brought in for.
What can Bushel Farm do that Valley Irrigation cannot?
Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring, Variable rate irrigation, GPS guidance, Water management. Both handle John Deere, SSL, Web support, Ios support.
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