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DTN Agriculture vs Valley Irrigation

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DTN Agriculture

Software

Weather, markets, and agronomic insights

From
$29/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Valley Irrigation logo

Valley Irrigation

Software

Smart irrigation management systems

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; 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: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Valley Irrigation actually diverge.

Attributes where DTN Agriculture and Valley Irrigation differ
AttributeDTN AgricultureValley Irrigation
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Hardware
Founded19841946

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), 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 DTN Agriculture

  • Hyper-local weather
  • Market data
  • Spray conditions
  • GDD tracking
  • Alerts
  • Farm platforms
  • Equipment systems
  • SOC 2

Only in Valley Irrigation

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

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 Valley Irrigation
  • Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Valley Irrigation
  • Grain origination and merchandisingnot Valley Irrigation
  • Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Valley Irrigation
  • Field-level decision support for growersnot Valley Irrigation

Valley Irrigation

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

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

DTN Agriculture

$29/month
  • Progressive Farmer$399/year
    • Weather
    • Markets
    • Basic tools
  • Premium$999/year
    • Advanced weather
    • Full markets
    • Agronomy tools

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 DTN Agriculture if

  • You need hyper-local weather.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want market data.
DTN Agriculture 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 DTN Agriculture or Valley Irrigation better?
Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture 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, DTN Agriculture or Valley Irrigation?
DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Valley Irrigation at $29/month.
Does DTN Agriculture or Valley Irrigation run on more platforms?
DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Valley Irrigation runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
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 Valley Irrigation is typically brought in for.
What can DTN Agriculture do that Valley Irrigation cannot?
DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring, Variable rate irrigation, GPS guidance, Water management. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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