Bushel announced the live launch of a new integration with the Cooperative Finance Association through Bushel. The integration enables real-time access to input financing loans for farmers and unlocks digital payments for ag retailers.
Several ag retailers now have this feature live and available for their farmer customers, including Adell Cooperative, Cloud County Cooperative, C-W Valley Co-op and Golden Valley, Inc.
Any farmer with an eligible CFA loan can connect their account directly to Bushel Wallet and manage repayments digitally. This marks the first time CFA funds can be used to pay a retailer digitally within Bushel's platform, simplifying a process that previously required multiple manual steps, including phone calls, check mailing and spreadsheet tracking.
"Before this, we had to manually process CFA loan requests and payments," said Katie Hammeke, office manager at Golden Valley, Inc. "Now, we can receive digital loan advances and payments directly from the farmer, which saves time for both sides and keeps our operations moving."
The integration offers a full end-to-end experience. Farmers can view real-time loan balances, move money digitally and manage their loan and operating funds from one place in Bushel Wallet. Retailers can receive digital advance requests from their customers and process them instantly in the CFA Dealer Portal, cutting out unnecessary paperwork and delays.
Farm debt in the U.S. is hitting an all-time high, with USDA projections showing total farm lending surpassing $540 billion in 2025. Higher input costs, tighter margins and equipment expenses are driving increased reliance on credit lines.
Ag retailers using digital payment tools from Bushel report an average reduction of 13 days in Days Sales Outstanding.
