Agriculture & Farming · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs Farmers Business Network (FBN)
DTN Agriculture
Agriculture & Farming
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
Agriculture & Farming
Farmer-to-farmer network and marketplace
- From
- $700/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; Farmers Business Network (FBN) the Internet Archive's capture of Farmers Business Network's homepage on 2 January 2021 stated core FBN membership is free, with fees applying only to add-on services such as FBN Direct input purchases, crop marketing advisory, brokerage, financing and insurance, each offered by separately licensed FBN subsidiary entities.
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Farmers Business Network (FBN) covers Seed performance analytics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Farmers Business Network (FBN) actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | Farmers Business Network (FBN) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $700/year |
| Founded | 1984 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- SOC 2
Only in Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Seed performance analytics
- Input price transparency
- Direct input purchasing
- Yield analytics
- Crop marketing tools
- Farm financing
- Agronomic insights
- Farmer network access
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Field-level decision support for growersnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Input purchasingnot DTN Agriculture
- Seed selectionnot DTN Agriculture
- Price comparisonnot DTN Agriculture
- Farm financingnot DTN Agriculture
- Market insightsnot DTN Agriculture
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- The Internet Archive's capture of Farmers Business Network's homepage on 2 January 2021 stated core FBN membership is free, with fees applying only to add-on services such as FBN Direct input purchases, crop marketing advisory, brokerage, financing and insurance, each offered by separately licensed FBN subsidiary entities.
Pricing, plan by plan
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
$700/year- FBN Membership$700/year
- Access to FBN Analytics
- Seed performance data
- Chemical price transparency
- FBN DirectFree
- Transparent input pricing
- Direct-to-farm delivery
- Seed & crop protection
Which should you pick?
Choose DTN Agriculture if
- You need hyper-local weather.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Choose Farmers Business Network (FBN) if
- You need seed performance analytics.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input price transparency.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or Farmers Business Network (FBN) better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Farmers Business Network (FBN) at $700/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Farmers Business Network (FBN)?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Farmers Business Network (FBN) at $700/year.
- Does DTN Agriculture or Farmers Business Network (FBN) run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is DTN Agriculture best used for?
- DTN Agriculture is most often used for commodity market data and analysis for grain traders, weather and agronomic modelling through clearag, grain origination and merchandising, market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliers. Of those, commodity market data and analysis for grain traders and weather and agronomic modelling through clearag are not what Farmers Business Network (FBN) is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that Farmers Business Network (FBN) cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Farmers Business Network (FBN) covers Seed performance analytics, Input price transparency, Direct input purchasing, Yield analytics. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.