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Cropwise (Syngenta) vs DTN (MyDTN)
Both rows from the comparison table, set side by side. Nothing here is a recommendation; the facts are the vendors' own public statements, cited on each product page.
Capabilities
Cropwise (Syngenta) describes 4 of 10 capabilities (4 partial); DTN (MyDTN) describes 4 (1 partial). They differ on ai assistant, accounting, grain marketing, field maps & agronomy, inputs, labor & staff, equipment data, elevator / buyer connection. Both describe weather, mobile app.
| Capability | Cropwise (Syngenta) | DTN (MyDTN) |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant | ◐ Partial | ? Unverified |
| Accounting | ◐ Partial | ○ No |
| Grain marketing | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Field maps & agronomy | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Inputs | ◐ Partial | ○ No |
| Labor & staff | ◐ Partial | ○ No |
| Weather | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Equipment data | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Elevator / buyer connection | ? Unverified | ● Yes |
| Mobile app | ● Yes | ● Yes |
Cropwise (Syngenta): US product list on cropwise.com: Financials, Operations, Sustainability (free), Commodity Pro, Explorer, Protector. Cropwise Financials tracks inputs, equipment, labor, water, harvest records, crop budgets, field-level profitability, and imports controller data; Syngenta states it is 'accessible only through the AgriEdge partnership'. Syngenta describes Cropwise as 'AI-powered' with Cropwise AI generative assistant announced 2024 (US availability unverified). Equipment: Syngenta/CNH release cites integrations with John Deere, Ag Leader, CNH (Case IH/New Holland) and a planned Farmobile US integration. Cropwise Operations iOS app on US App Store.
DTN (MyDTN): Grain marketing: MyDTN provides local cash-bid database, commodity/cash prices, price alerts and DTN analyst recommendations for futures and cash marketing; DTN Ag Marketplace (free iOS app) lets producers receive/confirm offers from buyers, track inventory, set target/break-even prices and view nearby bids; ProphetX adds 20-year cash-bid history, charting and futures data. Weather: hourly local forecasts and observations (vendor core strength). Agronomy: Wikipedia notes Adapt-N-based nitrogen tools in MyDTN; vendor producer page describes weather-timed spraying/irrigation/harvest only. Elevator/buyer integrations: DTN Grain Portal (web and mobile) and Grain Discovery (acquired 2025) are sold to grain buyers, who give growers branded apps for bids, offers and e-signed contracts; Grain Portal connects to FCMs for hedging. Mobile: MyDTN is mobile-responsive (no dedicated MyDTN app described); DTN Grain Portal Mobile and DTN Ag Marketplace are App Store apps; ProphetX has a mobile app.
Price, data and ownership
| Cropwise (Syngenta) | DTN (MyDTN) | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Syngenta Group / Syngenta Crop Protection LLC (US) (Syngenta Group (owned by Sinochem Holdings, China)) | DTN, LLC (TBG AG (Switzerland-based private holding company of the Thyssen family); DTN entities sit under DTN Global Holdings B.V.) |
| Category | field maps-agronomy | grain marketing |
| What the AI does | Unverified — Syngenta describes Cropwise as 'AI-powered'; what the AI does for a US farmer could not be confirmed from pages that loaded. | Unverified — AI level not assessed. |
| Pricing model | Contact sales | Subscription |
| Published price | Not published | Not published |
| Your data | Cropwise Financials US page states 'Your data is yours and only you can authorize sharing it with other stakeholders' and that data is not analyzed or aggregated unless authorized; Syngenta 2025 release says it 'does not share individual grower data without the owner's consent'. | DTN's privacy statement says it does not sell or rent personal data except for the categories listed in its California disclosure (identifiers, customer records, commercial information), which it states are sold to 'providers of products and services to farmers, purchasers of products from farmers, and general sales and marketing companies' - key phrase: 'We may also share your personal information by selling it as part of our Services.' |
| Crops and regions | Row crops globally; US products listed for Financials, Operations, Sustainability, Commodity Pro, Explorer, Protector | US row-crop and livestock producers (grain cash bids, corn/soy/wheat markets; Progressive Farmer editorial); DTN also serves Canada and global agribusiness. |
| Farm size | Not published | Not published |
| Ownership | Public company (subsidiary) — subsidiary of public | Private — private (subsidiary of TBG AG, a Swiss private holding company) |
| What else they sell | Seed / chemical co. — part of input/seed-chem company | Farm software co. — farm-software-only company (DTN is a multi-industry data company serving agriculture, refined fuels, aviation, marine, utilities; not owned by an equipment, input, grain-buyer or retail firm) |
| Headquarters | Basel, Switzerland (US) | Bloomington, MN (US) |
| Built and supported | Global platform (launched 2020, 30+ countries); US offering sold through Syngenta/AgriEdge specialists and retailers | Global company (1,200+ employees, customers in 126 countries, offices in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific); US ag editorial and support based in Minnesota; Grain Discovery team acquired from Canada |
| Founded | 2020 | 1984 |
| Status | Active. Cropwise AI (generative) announced 2024; US farmer access to Financials is bundled through Syngenta's AgriEdge program per Syngenta pages. | Active. MyDTN remains the producer-facing subscription; farmer-facing grain transaction tools are shifting toward the Grain Discovery grower portal (acquired 2025) within DTN Ag Hub, which DTN plans to integrate with Grain Intelligence during 2026. The DTN Grain Portal iOS app has not been updated since v1.0.1 (2022-02-08). Variants treated as one row: MyDTN, DTN Ag Marketplace, DTN Grain Portal/Grain Discovery, ProphetX. |
| Confidence | partially verified | partially verified |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
Sources with access dates are on each product page: Cropwise (Syngenta) and DTN (MyDTN). Request a correction.