Bushel, a leading provider of integrated workflow and payment solutions for agribusinesses, introduced its new ag retail quoting feature, offering a streamlined, digital solution to simplify and improve the quoting process for ag retail teams and farmers.
Ag retail quoting has traditionally been a manual and fragmented process, often relying on spreadsheets, emailed price updates, and constant follow-through, which can lead to miscommunication and inefficiencies. Bushel’s new digital quoting feature provides an integrated, user-friendly experience that enhances clarity, efficiency, and transparency between agronomists and farmers.
"Over the past year, we’ve focused on adding features that solve specific challenges for ag retailers, such as enabling farmers to initiate requests for products or services," said Bushel CEO Jake Joraanstad. "By integrating quoting functionality into the Bushel platform, we’re helping agribusinesses create full visibility into the top of the sales funnel for each team member and customer."
Key benefits of the new quoting feature include:
- Faster quote creation: Agronomists can quickly build quotes with up-to-date pricing and product information directly uploaded to the platform.
- Farmer-friendly user interface: Farmers can easily request pricing, view, accept, or decline quotes digitally, minimizing errors and improving communication.
- Sales insights: Retailers gain valuable insights into quote activity and acceptance rates, providing greater visibility into the sales funnel.
- Seamless integration: The quoting functionality is fully integrated with Bushel’s invoicing and payments capabilities, reducing administrative workload and the risk of errors.
This enhancement reinforces Bushel’s commitment to supporting agribusinesses by providing a comprehensive platform for both grain and ag retail operations.
"The updates to these quoting capabilities are exactly what we’ve been looking for to make our processes more efficient and transparent for both the retail and energy sides of our business," said Tess Jarmin, grain procurement manager at United Quality Cooperative. "With early access to enhancements like this, we’ve seen firsthand how Bushel listens to our feedback and turns it into action. Using the Bushel platform has helped us streamline operations and improve how we communicate with our farmer customers daily."
The new quoting feature will be available to agribusinesses in Spring 2025.
