Bushel is a cloud‑based platform that unifies farm management, grain contracts, and financial data for independent farmers and agribusiness professionals. By syncing machine data, automating rainfall and price alerts, and offering digital payments through an FDIC‑insured account, it eliminates paper records and manual entry, enabling real‑time profitability insights and faster decision‑making across the agriculture supply chain.
Funding
$26M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Farmers and agribusinesses often rely on paper records, disconnected software, and manual data entry, leading to delayed decisions, inefficient workflows, and difficulty tracking field-level profitability and grain contracts.
Solution
Bushel provides a cloud-based farm management platform that integrates machine data, grain contracts, and financial information into a single system. The platform automates data capture from equipment and the Bushel Network, calculates production costs, and delivers real-time profitability insights. Farmers can monitor rainfall, track contracts, and receive price alerts, while agribusinesses gain visibility into grower activities through shared portals and CRM tools. The solution also includes a Bushel Business Account for FDIC‑insured digital payments, reducing reliance on checks and manual processing.
Target Audience
Primary users are independent farmers and agribusiness professionals (grain merchandisers, retailers, lenders) who need a unified digital workflow for farm management, contract handling, and payments.
Features
- Integrated data sync with John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView, and over 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities
- Real-time field‑level profit and loss calculations without spreadsheets
- Automated rainfall notifications and price‑change alerts for each field
- Customer portal and CRM for growers to view contracts, scale tickets, and submit offers
- eSign and digital payment processing via Bushel Business Account with FDIC insurance
- Mobile‑friendly interface for on‑the‑go access to records, bids, and settlements
- API integrations with leading ERP systems to streamline accounting and operations