Lien Protection Program
Automate Settlement Payments
Reduce settlement costs and administrative hassle, while decreasing your risk and improving customer satisfaction with Bushel’s Lien Protection Program
relying on multi-party checks, mail, and paper records to manage Payments?
It's expensive, slow, and leaves your team carrying the risk.
Bushel automates lien resolution so farmers and lenders receive payments accurately and electronically, while agribusinesses can move all settlement payments to ACH.
Zero Lien Searches
Eliminate manual lien searches from your workflow.
Indemnification
Gain peace of mind with protection against improper payments. If a lien is missed, you are covered.
Stop Check Fraud
Moving to digital payments eliminates the risk of mail theft and forgery associated with physical checks.
How It Works
Agribusinesses
Issue payment through ACH to a designated account
Bushel
Performs lien search, validates payment requirements, and distributes funds to lenders and farmers as required
Farmers and Lenders
Receive payments through a documented, auditable process
The Result
A clean, documented process that reduces risk for your business
The Easier Way to Resolve Agricultural Liens on Crop Payments
Move beyond the paperwork. Automate lien searches and get funds distributed electronically.
Reduce Costs
Handle lien resolution for roughly one-third the cost of traditional manual check processes.
Mitigate Risk
Bushel conducts lien searches and provides indemnification against missed lien payments.
Save Time
Offload a cumbersome process that pulls your admin team away from higher-value work.
Improve The Experience
Provide farmers and lenders with a cleaner payment process while maintaining compliance.
of farmers dissatisfied with the current manual process say they would likely use a digital alternative to collect signatures and release funds.
According to the 2026 State of the Farm Report
Protect Every Settlement
Ensure farmers and lenders receive the funds they're owed while reducing cost and risk for your agribusiness.