THE BEST MINDS AND BEST IDEAS COME TOGETHER ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10 AT USER CONFERENCE XI
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Definitely not a Swift Boat. |
Come.
There's still time to reserve a space at User Conference XI, September 9-10, in Moline, Illinois. It's a convenient location and the most practical management seminar you'll attend this year.
Learn. We've assembled a great lineup of speakers, ready to share their knowledge and practical experience with you. In just a few hours you'll learn how to:
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Speed up reporting. |
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Taylor your menus and preferences to match your workflow. |
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Convert data from Quickbooks (or virtually any accounting
system) to TransAction Plus. |
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Find and correct problems quickly. |
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Network computers using the Internet. |
Know. In addition to solving today's problems, we'll introduce you to tomorrow's challenges and help you think through solutions that apply directly to your business. Topics include:
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Managerial accounting case studies in a wide variety of agricultural
products. |
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How to apply and interpret activity-based costing and budgeting. |
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Interfacing opportunities with the FSA. |
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What it takes to move from "Good to Great" in production agriculture. |
Grow. Grow intellectually through our challenging "mini-MBA" classes. Grow professionally by receiving CPE credits. Grow socially through a relaxing Mississippi River cruise.
To register, call 800.437.7639, or e-mail sales@fbssystems.com.
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FBS CASE STUDY PRESENTED TO FARM FINANCIAL STANDARDS COUNCIL
FBS Systems
is the first software company to prepare a completed case study based
on the Farm Financial Standards managerial accounting standards. The
case study was presented at the FFSC Summer Technical Symposium in Chicago
on August 23, 2004. FBS was assigned "John and Mary Farmer,"
a Midwest corn-soybean operation with multiple landlords and shared machinery. The
implementation by FBS used TransAction Plus, Crop Audit, and e.CLIPSE
to develop an activity-based costing system that monitored costs by activity,
crop, farm and production cycle. A summary of the center schematic,
allocation process and resulting reports can be found on Farm Financial
Standards website: www.ffsc.org.
An interactive demonstration of the case study
will presented at the FBS User Conference on September 10th, 2004.
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DISK TO DISK. SEE YOU AT THE FARM PROGRESS SHOW!
If you're
at the Farm Progress Show this year checking out the latest in "big iron,"
don't forget to stop by our booth in the V.I.T. tent. You'll
see ways we've broken new ground to keep your farm financial management
at peak performance. This includes the e.CLIPSE
integrated management information system.
The show is Tuesday through Thursday, August 31-September 2, 2004,
at Alleman, Iowa. As always, we'll be happy to see you!
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ANYONE HOME?
If you've
had difficulty getting into our phone system recently, we apologize. Like
every technology these days, it's ultimately tied to a computer. Even
though our phone's internal computer is not running a Windows operating
system, we've had to "re-boot" it several times a day to keep it operating. We're hoping the parts arrive as promised so we'll be back on line by
the time you read this. In the meantime, our e-mail and website are functioning
normally.
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CLIENT'S CORNER
• Welcome!
New
clients Bryan Bradshaw and Harrison Business Services, Pittsfield, Illinois.
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SOFTWARE Q&A
– WITH Q'S FROM YOU, OUR CLIENTS!
Send us
your questions/problems–be they short, long, simple or downright
frustratin'!–about SeRVware
and we'll handle them right "on the air" for the benefit of all.
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How do you split or combine fields in Crop Audit without distorting historical production data?
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First, make sure that the fields
really need to split or combined. If your goal
is to adjust for different crop mixes from season to season,
then just use the center field assignments or projects to
define those acres and leave the total field and tillable
acres as-is.
Most Crop Audit reports are driven
by center or project acres so that changing field acres
will not skew historical analysis. The exceptions
are:
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Two
or more existing fields now will always be farmed
as a unit.
We'll assume you already have a meaningful farm
and field numbering system that you don't want to
disturb. (i.e. combine Farm 21's fields 2102, 2103
and 2104 into a single field 2102.) |
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The
first step is to re-label the old fields while
making sure the farm identification codes line
up (i.e. 2102 becomes 21z2 or 212z) so that all
fields past and present in Farm 21 can still be
consolidated in reports using ranges or "wild
card" (21??) selections. |
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Next, inactivate the old fields to prevent unintentional data entry. (They can still be selected for reports.) |
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Finally, add the new consolidated field (2102) and define the appropriate acres. |
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One
field will be split into two or more units because it
will now always be farmed as two distinct, permanent
tracts. |
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Re-label
the old field in such a way that it can still be ranged
into reports for the farm (i.e. 2102 becomes 21z2
or 212z). |
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Next,
inactivate the old field to prevent unintentional
data entry. (It can still be selected for
reports.) |
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Finally,
add the new fields (reusing the old field code if
desired) and define the appropriate acres. |
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Call in your questions (800.437.7638) or e-mail them
to support@fbssystems.com. |
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