specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Farmers Business Network
providerId: farmers-business-network
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AgTech
- Agriculture
- Marketplace
- Farm Analytics
- AI Advisor
- Plans
description: >-
  FBN membership is free for farmers and unlocks the full platform: the FBN
  Direct inputs marketplace, FBN Insights analytics and seed benchmarking, crop
  marketing tools, and the Norm AI agronomy advisor. There is no API plan,
  subscription tier, or metered developer pricing because FBN does not expose a
  public developer API. Revenue is transactional and fee-based - members pay for
  the inputs and supplies they purchase through FBN Direct, for financing and
  insurance products through FBN Finance, and through crop marketing services.
notes: >-
  Plan structure reflects FBN's free-membership consumer/product model, not API
  product tiers. No developer API pricing exists to reconcile; the free
  membership and fee-based service model is documented from FBN's public pages.
sources:
- https://www.fbn.com/signup/free-membership
- https://www.fbn.com/about
- https://www.fbn.com/direct
plans:
- id: fbn-free-membership
  name: Free Membership
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free FBN membership for farmers, unlocking marketplace access, analytics,
    crop marketing tools, the Norm AI advisor, and community resources. No
    membership fee.
  entries:
  - label: Membership
    name: membership
    type: free
    metric: account
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: US-CA
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: FBN Direct Inputs Marketplace
  - name: FBN Analytics and Insights
  - name: FBN Crop Marketing
  - name: Norm AI Advisor
  - name: Community and Resources
- id: fbn-marketplace-purchases
  name: FBN Direct Purchases
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Transactional spend on crop protection, seed, fertilizer, livestock
    products, and farm supplies bought through the FBN Direct marketplace,
    priced per product with direct-to-farm delivery.
  entries:
  - label: Product Purchases
    name: product_purchases
    type: usage
    metric: orders
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: US-CA
    unit: 1
    price: per product / per order; see marketplace listings
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Crop Protection
  - name: Seed
  - name: Fertilizer
  - name: Livestock and Animal Health
  - name: Farm Supplies
- id: fbn-finance-services
  name: FBN Finance and Services
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Fee- and interest-based agricultural financing, refinancing, and crop
    insurance, plus crop marketing services. Terms vary by product and
    eligibility.
  entries:
  - label: Financing and Insurance
    name: financing_insurance
    type: usage
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: US-CA
    unit: 1
    price: rates and fees vary by product; contact FBN
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Operating Lines and Loans
  - name: Equipment and Land Financing
  - name: Crop Insurance
  - name: Crop Marketing Services
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com