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DTN (MyDTN) vs Sentera FieldAgent
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Capabilities
DTN (MyDTN) describes 4 of 10 capabilities (1 partial); Sentera FieldAgent describes 2 (1 partial). They differ on ai assistant, grain marketing, field maps & agronomy, weather, equipment data, elevator / buyer connection. Both describe mobile app.
| Capability | DTN (MyDTN) | Sentera FieldAgent |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant | ? Unverified | ○ No |
| Accounting | ○ No | ○ No |
| Grain marketing | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Field maps & agronomy | ◐ Partial | ● Yes |
| Inputs | ○ No | ○ No |
| Labor & staff | ○ No | ○ No |
| Weather | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Equipment data | ○ No | ◐ Partial |
| Elevator / buyer connection | ● Yes | ○ No |
| Mobile app | ● Yes | ● Yes |
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.
Sentera FieldAgent: FieldAgent processes drone, satellite and ground imagery for stand count, canopy cover, tassel count, NDVI/NDRE/VARI crop health, elevation, zone analytics and weed pressure; includes drone flight planning and ground scouting. Integrations named: John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView ('keeping data in sync'); Enterprise tier adds ERP/GIS/R&D API integrations. SMARTSCRIPT Weeds generates drone-based weed prescriptions (sold to farmers and to retail/consultants). Analytics lean toward hybrid seed production and research plots as well as grower scouting.
Price, data and ownership
| DTN (MyDTN) | Sentera FieldAgent | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DTN, LLC (TBG AG (Switzerland-based private holding company of the Thyssen family); DTN entities sit under DTN Global Holdings B.V.) | Sentera, Inc. |
| Category | grain marketing | field maps-agronomy |
| What the AI does | Unverified — AI level not assessed. | None |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Published price | Not published | Annual subscription: Collaborator $99; Scout (500 GB) $499; Advisor (1,000 GB) $999; Advanced (2,000 GB) $1,499; add-ons: +500 GB storage $100, male/female stand counts unlimited $1,999, research plot trial package $4,999; Enterprise and SMARTSCRIPT Weeds contact sales (sentera.com/fieldagent, accessed 2026-10-25) |
| Your data | 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.' | Sentera's website privacy policy covers personal information only ('We do not sell your personal information' in its Nevada section) and says customer-data terms are in the separate Sentera Software/Application License Agreement, which was not retrievable; farm-data ownership statement not published on the privacy page. |
| Crops and regions | US row-crop and livestock producers (grain cash bids, corn/soy/wheat markets; Progressive Farmer editorial); DTN also serves Canada and global agribusiness. | Row crops (corn imagery/tassel and male/female stand counts), seed production, research; US-based with global research customers |
| Farm size | Not published | Not published |
| Ownership | Private — private (subsidiary of TBG AG, a Swiss private holding company) | Private, investor-backed — VC-backed private |
| What else they sell | 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) | Farm software co. — farm-software-only company |
| Headquarters | Bloomington, MN (US) | St. Paul, MN (US) |
| Built and supported | 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 | US-built, US support (1-844-SENTERA) |
| Founded | 1984 | 2014 |
| Status | 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. | Active. Company moved HQ from Richfield, MN to St. Paul (Midway) after 2021. Sells drones, multispectral sensors and FieldAgent software directly and through distribution partners. |
| Confidence | partially verified | partially verified |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
Prices are quoted as shown on the vendor page on the review date and change often. Sources with access dates are on each product page: DTN (MyDTN) and Sentera FieldAgent. Request a correction.