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09/01/2026

What’s standing in the way of checkless grain settlements? In many cases, it’s liens.

Bushel Fintech Product Manager Nathan Joraanstad joined Margy Eckelkamp on The Scoop Podcast to talk about why lien requirements keep grain payments tied to paper and what Bushel is doing about it with the Lien Protection Program.

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In todays episode of The Scoop Podcast, Margy Ecklecamp sits down w...

08/27/2026

Agriculture is a remarkably transparent industry. Sometimes, that transparency comes with risk.

Public records, government programs and even canceled checks posted online can expose personal information about farmers. Account numbers, routing numbers and other identifying details can give fraudsters more to work with than you might realize.

So how should farmers and agribusinesses think about protecting information when so much of it already exists in public view?

Hear the conversation in The New Risk Landscape: Cybersecurity, Fraud, and Customer Trust, a 2026 Bushel Buddy Seat session focused on the risks facing agriculture today.

▶️ Watch the full session: https://hubs.li/Q04tt8gq0

08/25/2026

Paper checks still dominate grain settlements, and liens are one of the biggest reasons why.

Bushel Fintech Product Manager Nathan Joraanstad talks with Margy Eckelkamp about why liens make paperless settlement so challenging and how Bushel’s new Lien Protection Program helps address the problem.

Hear how the program can help grain buyers reduce paper and manual work while helping farmers get paid faster.

https://hubs.li/Q04v5wzP0

08/20/2026

Bushel is honored to be named "Farm Management Platform of the Year" in the 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards. 🌾

Farmers make operational and financial decisions every day, but the information behind those decisions often lives in different places. Bushel brings more of it together, from cost of production and crop plans to grain marketing, financing and expenses, so farmers can see a clearer picture of their business and spend less time piecing it together.

Check out the full article here 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04tJXmY0

08/18/2026

Cybercriminals don’t just watch your systems. They watch your calendar.
When spyware gets into a system, a threat actor may wait 60–90 days before making a move.

Why wait? Timing.

Harvest brings long days, ringing phones, trucks lined up and teams stretched thin. That pressure can create an opportunity for attackers.

“They watch more than code. They watch the calendar.” Hear more about how agribusinesses can think about cybersecurity, fraud and customer trust in this 2026 Bushel Buddy Seat session.

▶️ Watch the full recording of the session: https://hubs.li/Q04tswBp0

08/11/2026

What if farmers could access financing where they’re already doing business? For Farm Credit Bank of Texas, that’s part of the opportunity behind working with Bushel.

Tony LaBarbiera, Senior Vice President at Farm Credit Bank of Texas, sees digital access helping bring financing closer to the day-to-day work of farmers.

By connecting farmers with access to their lines of credit through Bushel, Farm Credit Bank of Texas can meet borrowers where they work and make financing a more connected part of their operations.

Hear more from Tony about why Farm Credit Bank of Texas chose to work with Bushel 🌾

08/07/2026

Our latest release notes include updates designed to help agribusiness teams bring more efficiency to the tools they're using everyday.

See what’s new:
🔹 Enhanced crop cards with new varieties, crop year, and archiving
🔹 More visibility into contract and settlement totals
🔹 View more customer details with our new tabs in CRM
🔹 Sticky filters to keep important customer views in place

Check out the full release notes for all the details 👉https://hubs.li/Q04shS820

07/30/2026

In the latest episode of The Business Blueprint, Bushel Co-founder and CEO Jake Joraanstad shares stories from his college years and the early days of building Bushel, along with a few experiences that helped shape his entrepreneurial journey.

It's an honest conversation about building a company, taking risks, and learning through unexpected experiences along the way.

Watch or listen to the episode: https://hubs.li/Q04rcXMr0 (https://hubs.li/Q04rcXMr0)

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07/29/2026

“If your customer wants to pay by card, you need to be ready to accept it.” Because when it’s easy to pay, you get paid faster. It’s that simple.

We sat down to discuss how Bushel’s partnership with CFA helps ag retailers get paid faster, reduce the cost and risks associated with paper checks, and showed a walkthrough on how this integration works on the technical side for our retailers and their farmers.

Watch the full replay here:https://hubs.li/Q04mvRVm0

07/27/2026

Payments used to sit in the back office. Not anymore. New research shows that payments now shape customer experience, revenue, and growth. And in agriculture, you feel that every day.

When a payment slows down, it doesn’t stay behind the scenes. It impacts your team, your cash flow, and the farmer waiting on settlement.

Here’s what we’re seeing across grain and ag retail:
• Farmers want faster, simpler ways to get paid
• Paper checks still create delays and extra work
• Digital payments help teams collect faster and reduce friction

Bushel customers collect payments 13 days faster on average, freeing up working capital and giving teams time back.

Read the full blog: https://hubs.li/Q04mvsfY0