“I just wanted to touch base with you after the user conference.  I want you to know that the conference was awesome... all the information will be very useful.  I would like to get the procedures to download Insight records directly to Crop Audit.  That would be a great tool to use and I look forward to using it.  Thanks again for the great information.”
Dave A.
A record attendance of producers, consultants and professional farm managers from nine states helped made the 2009 FBS User Conference a memorable and even “awesome” experience.  Please put August 24-26th, 2010 on your calendars so you can join us next year.
A stalwart FBS User Conference “crew” prepares to shove off on the Celebration Belle.
Commercial Lending Services Officer Mike Zook leads off the panel discussion on “Preparing Your Records for Your Accountant & Banker” by demonstrating the analysis tools used by the 1st Farm Credit System.
John McNutt offers guidelines for making farm records compatible for accountants.	Joe Dykhuis explains how Dykhuis Farms integrates their internal accounting processes to streamline auditing and external financial reporting.
Howard Doster explains how LifeCycle Budget can be used by lenders and farmers.	Doster, McNutt and Dykhuis graph strategies using the tried-and-true “bar napkin” format.
Relaxing and rolling down the river.	Dueling Blackberries.
Ron Swanson updates the group on the latest work of the Farm Financial Standards Council.	Ev Chambers challenges us with, “What is possible?”
Bernard Peterson demonstrates how his electronic document management system links invoices to his FBS accounting data.	Paul Hey describes how to create custom accounting, crop and breeding reports using Report Generator.
Download these presentations from the 2009 FBS User Conference: Farm/Trust Manager (Greg Streeter and Norm Brown) Extracting Extra Value from Your FBS Data (Norm Brown) Preparing Your Records for Your Banker (Michael Zook) Preparing Your Records for Your Accountant (John McNutt) Farm Financial Standards Update (Ron Swanson) LifeCycle Budget Training and Case Studies (Howard Doster and Norm Brown) FBS Boo-Boos (Cheryl Brown) FBS Windows Basic Setup (Doug Ball) Do You Need to Update Your Computer or Your Phone (Ken Wedig) Report Generator (Paul Hey) Managerial Accounting Forum (Dave Lepley, Norm Brown)

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WELCOME ANDY MILLAGE!

We’re thrilled that Andrew Millage, DC, has joined our sales consulting team.  Although Andy is from the Quad Cities area and his wife, Deanna, grew up on an Iowa farm, his life experiences as an Airborne Ranger, paramedic/firefighter, chiropractor and father of three kids have uniquely equipped him for active duty and rapid response to FBS clients.  User Conference attendees have already met Andy; he’ll be contacting the rest of you soon.  You can reach him directly at 800.437.7638 /Extension 106 or andrew@fbssystems.com.

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WEBINAR SCHEDULES

Join us for these free webinars at 10:00 am CST:

•	Getting Crop Audit ready for harvest on Monday, September 14.
•	Real-time LifeCycle budgeting on Monday, September 21.

If you'd like to attend any of these virtual meetings, e-mail norm@fbssystems.com by 8:00 am CST on the day of the webinar to receive login instructions.

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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. Q. Where can I find a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on FBS software? A. You can find FBS FAQs by or clicking “Support Questions” on the main FBS Systems home page (www.fbssystems.com) or follow this link:  http://www.fbssystems.com/html/support_Questions.html Note that questions are organized by module (General, TransAction +, Payroll, Smart Feeder and Crop Audit).  Clicking on the question will take you to the orignal newsletter page on which the Q&A was printed. Take time today to review these questions. They’re like a “mini FBS User Conference,” saving you time and making you more productive! Top of Page         sales@fbssystems.com 800.437.7638

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