PORK$HOP.08 TO FOCUS ON KNOWN COSTS/UNKNOWN RISKS
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| PORK$HOP.08: Where industry leaders and experts create knowledge synergy. |
Simply emulating industry practices or "managing by habit" are not sustainable strategies in light of the new cost squeeze from feed, sow housing, buildings, energy and disease.
The 16th Annual PORK$HOP seminar, sponsored by CPA firm Latta,
Harris, Hanon & Penningroth, LLP and FBS Systems, Inc. will help you adapt
your expectations and business practices to today's extraordinary agricultural
environment. The flexible format allows you to select the topics to fit
your interests and schedule:
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FBS
production and managerial accounting software training. |
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Update
from the industry's most comprehensive cost of production benchmarks. |
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Timely
market outlook and risk management strategies from
top experts. |
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Using
a real-time cash-flow/pig-flow/feed-flow decision-support system. |
PORK$HOP.08 returns to the state-of-the-art DeWaay Commerce Park
facility in Clive, Iowa, on Wednesday, June 4th, one day prior to the
World Pork Expo.
Click on this link for the
complete PORK$HOP.08 schedule.
High costs and high risks are here to stay. Learn how to manage
them with high tech at PORK$HOP.08. To
download a brochure click here. To
register click here or call 800.437.7638.
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MACRO INPUT ADDED TO CROP AUDIT CE
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| Crop Audit
CE works on any Window Mobile/Pocket PC/CE device... |
...currently
available FREE on the JETT handheld for rugged service and keypad
entry. |
FBS has just released
an update for its Crop Audit CE handheld software that significantly simplifies
and speeds up field data entry through input "macros." For
example, a field "pass" that includes planting, fertilizer, a chemical
tank mix and multiple operations and operators can be recorded with as
few as four taps on the device's screen. If rates or products
change from the original macro "recipe" those changes can be made in a
few seconds with additional screen taps. Macros defined in
the Crop Audit Plus desktop software automatically sync with the handheld
device along with fields, centers, projects and lists of seed, chemicals
and fertilizers. Data recorded in the handheld automatically
merge back into the desktop or server database.
Crop Audit CE (and its companion software, Smart Feeder CE) operate on
any Windows Mobile or Pocket PC/CE device including smart phones. Base
price is $495.00 with volume discounts and optional multi-farm versions
available. While supplies last Crop Audit CE is free with the
purchase of the JETT handheld computer (see picture above). Existing
Crop Audit CE users who are on a current FBS service plan can receive
this update via e-mail by contacting sales@fbssystems.com. For
more information on any of these products, call 800.437.7638, extension
1.
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TIME AGAIN FOR TiMEsavr
Within the
next couple of weeks FBS users will be receiving invoices for the 2008-2009
TiMEsavr service agreement period. One payment covers
technical support and software upgrades/updates for an entire year. Because
we offer five different service plans we encourage you to compare benefits
and costs so that all facets of FBS Integrated SeRVware to meet
your expectations and budget. Click
on this link to view the TiMEsavr options.
Thanks to your continued loyalty and feedback we're beginning our 11th
season of the TiMEsavr service and our 29th year of commitment
of excellence in ag software, training and support.
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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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I'm
getting ready to replace my computer. What do I need
to know about Windows Vista to make it work with my FBS
software? |
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Our
FBS clients have not experienced problems running current FBS
software (7.9) on computers with Windows Vista operating
systems. Older FBS versions, however, will not work. FBS
currently recommends the following:
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Based
on guidelines from the computer press we do not
recommend machines with either Vista Home Basic
or Vista Home Premium. However, some of our
users are successfully running FBS on Vista Home. However,
we do not recommend it. |
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We
recommend Vista Business. |
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The
machine configuration should be as follows (this is Microsoft's
recommendations for Vista): |
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Dual
Core processor AMD or Intel 1.5Ghz or higher |
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1GB
of memory required, 2GB recommended |
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80GB
hard drive required, 150GB recommended |
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Your
internet connection is important, too. We strongly
encourage a broadband internet connection. DSL,
Wireless or Cable. This is needed for software
updates. |
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The
Windows XP operating system is still a more robust
and compatible operating system than Vista Home
and is still preferred by corporate customers. Therefore
Microsoft has pushed back XP Professional's "retirement"
date to June 30th, 2008. |
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CLIENT'S CORNER
• In The News!
Dave Weber, Geneseo, Illinois, explains how he uses his
I-phone to track market charts on-the-go in the April 2008 Farm
Futures story, Tech Upgrades You Need Now.
http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/default.asp
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sales@fbssystems.com
800.437.7638
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