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FBS offers an exclusive integrated format that simplifies
data input and maximizes information accuracy.

ACCOUNTING

e.CLIPSE™
Click to download Crop e.clipse PDF product sheet.  Click to download Smart Feeder e.clipse PDF product sheet.  Windows-based e.CLIPSE is the only true integrated Management Information System designed to meet guidelines of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other commodity groups. Answering the pork industry's call for interfacing production and financial data, the comprehensive system gives producers a detailed cost analysis at every production stage (breeding to finish) plus the ability to track profits. Crop producers can get complete cost analyses and profit measurements by field and by farm. e.CLIPSE is the only system that automates the actual work in generating NPPC reports-and the only one offering stand-alone and Internet solutions for producers and allied industries. It incorporates PROMIS™ (the system linking PigCHAMP® to a cost-accounting capability) and also permits e-commerce links with buyers and supplies.
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TransAction Plus   Click to download PDF product sheet.
The "standard" of farm accounting systems. Full reporting capability, with over 20 separate reports on accounting, banking and management functions previewing to screen. Integrates with eight other FBS modules as well E-commerce applications to download feed tickets, kill sheets, etc.
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"I am humbled by the 'intelligence' and 'flexibility' built into TransAction Plus. I have seen tremendous improvements in the system since I first started using FBS fours years ago. Keep up the good work!"
Daryl Ellis (Jorgensen Land & Cattle) Ideal, South Dakota
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TransAction Lite
Designed for the smaller operation with one major business entity. Though containing most of TransAction Plus's features, it is limited to one farm file and two profit centers. It will not integrate but can be upgraded to TransAction Plus.
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"I really like the program ... a great time-saver! It lets me to correct mistakes easily, and having unit prices and average weights on the reports is a big advantage."
Rob Roettger, Dysart, Iowa
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Payroll Plus
The most flexible and reliable ag payroll package on the market. Links with TransAction Plus. Tracks piecework, overtime, bonuses, accrued vacation days, pensions plans, etc. Prints payroll checks, W-2s and 941s.

"Payroll's so easy it's a cinch. You don't need to know anything...it's self-explanatory. Just hit the F1 key. I can call up report after report and everything balances (linked to TransAction Plus). I have no formal training on FBS software; haven't even read the manual."
Beth Lahren (Walker Ag. Group) Danville, Illinois
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Farm/Trust Manager
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This specialized integrated package is designed to meet the unique accounting and reporting demands of professional farm management firms and bank trust departments. Can handle multiple owners, farms, bank accounts and offices.

"The program is easy to get around in—and time efficient. We can input data quickly, whether in batches or by single function. Also, the range of reports gives us choices to suit our needs in different situations. Support has been very good, too. If there’s a problem, it is solved ASAP."
Keith Zoeller, Tammy Smith, (Zoeller Ag Services) Rock Falls, Illinois
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LIVESTOCK

Smart Feeder   Click to download PDF product sheet.
Records system for feed/livestock inventory control and production cost analysis. Provides accurate analyses of all costs-feed, nonfeed and overhead. Traces animal inventories and tracks feed movement by ration between enterprises, locations and groups. Links with FBS accounting system for cost-of-gain and inventory data; links with AFRA for projected financial statement. Important optional features include automatic import of feed tickets from commercial and electronic feed mills; combined cutout and financial performances in group closeouts, group tracking, user-defined reports, feed budgets and feed delivery scheduling.
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"By allowing us to measure and compare performances, Smart Feeder has helped us expand, grow and replicate. Its database gives us a baseline for performance comparisons between other units. Linking Smart Feeder and TransAction Plus has cut our computer time as much as two weeks a year by eliminating repetitive entries."
George Brauer, (Brauer Pork, Inc.) Oakford, Illinois
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Smart Breeder  Click to download PDF product sheet.
Comprehensive, flexible breeding-herd management system that supplies full genetic, health and reproductive histories on individual sows, boars and litters. With speed and capacity for largest herds, it performs exclusive batch retrieval and processing and allows comparisons between and within herds. Provides analysis by herd, enterprise, building, group, bloodline, pen or individual. Links livestock inventories and shares common setup with FBS feed/financial records.
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PROMIS™
A hybrid of two distinguished bloodlines in swine software, PROMIS integrates the popular sow records of PigCHAMP® with the unique grow-finish and accounting capabilities of FBS. The result is a complete cost analysis at every production stage (breeding to finish) plus the ability to track profits. The added simplicity and accuracy in data entry enhance the system's value. Feed costs may be introduced electronically from a computerized feed mill. Carcass-cutout information may also be introduced electronically when provided by producer.

"We love PROMIS! It's very difficult to learn, but once set up and conquered, it's simple to use. You can't help but wonder how you got along without it!"
Susan Deahr, Muscatine, Iowa
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PIGWINGS
PigWINGS is a data reporting tool, new from FBS Systems in January 2004.  PigWINGS runs "on top" of version 4 (DOS) PIGCHAMP™.  PigWINGS does not interfere with the use of PIGCHAMP™ in any way.  No data conversion or mapping is required!  PigWINGS gives you the flexibility of the Microsoft Windows Interface.  It lets you move columns on the report to suit your needs and allows you to view reports in graphs or report tables.  All with just a few mouse clicks!
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Ferguson System of Financial Analysis
Developed by financial consultant Roy C. Ferguson II, the system adapts proven performance measurements used by other industries to production agriculture.  Automatically calculates 28 ratios and indices, including the proprietary "Total Operating Benefit." Links with TransAction Plus.

"One of the major strengths of Ferguson is its calculation of Sales Growth to Expense, Assets and Inventory ratios.  I've found it's good to look at figures different ways. Like two sides of the same diamond, it sheds new light on our records."
Rich Wildman, (Avalon Farms) South Charleston, Ohio
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LifeCycle Budget
The latest generation of interactive planning and performance monitoring systems, LifeCycle Budget is designed to tightly integrate with the FBS management information suite.  A database rather than a spreadsheet or pre-defined financial planner, it's unlike any other agricultural software on the market—allowing extremely fast and flexible projections and montioring.

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CROPS

Crop Audit Plus   Click to download PDF product sheet.
Complete crop management system improves profitability through better planning, production, and marketing. Automates enterprise analysis and landlord/partner settlements. Easy data entry. Built-in report generator. Integrates with TransAction Plus.
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"A pretty slick program. The macros are tremendously helpful and I like the report breakdowns. I use Crop Audit Plus in documenting and tracking LP's for different entities and farms. I attach the system's harvest sheets to my yield maps to document scale weights. When I call FBS support, I'm talking to people who know my business and I get a quick turnaround."
Rick Roach, (Roach-Harner Farms, Inc.) Monticello, Indiana
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MaCH 2.0™
—Convert precision field data to precision financial records.

The software imports field application and harvest data from a wide range of mapping and precision farming technologies into FBS financial records.  MACH 2.0 saves time by avoiding double-entering data and produces comprehensive field histories, input and crop inventories, landlord settlements and managerial accounting through FBS's integrated farm management suite.

Supported formats include Ag Leader, GreenStar, CNH, AGCO, Trimble, shapefiles, Farm Works and SST Summit.

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SSToolbox® - site-specific software
Most mapping packages do not allow for analysis beyond visualization. They only allow users to visually overlay maps to look at relationships between variables. SSToolbox integrates various components of precision-farming technologies to produce a thorough analysis for decision-making power. Users can perform a wide variety of operations-from basic functions, such as data queries and analysis of two variables, to wider ranges of analytical functions including within-field variability. SSToolbox's unique automated data-management structure simplifies data management, allowing easy storage, handling and analysis of data. The system links with FBS's Crop Audit.
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SSToolkit® - site-specific software
SSToolkit-a subset of the functionality in SSToolbox-is intended for producers whose needs are primarily for mapping or displaying data. Functions include the importing of yield monitor data, calculations of acreages at farm and field levels, and spatial querying. It does not have the ability to interpolate points and create surfaces, nor does it have in-depth analysis, as does SSToolbox. SSToolkit links with FBS's Crop Audit and can be upgraded to SSToolbox.
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Farm SeRVey™  Real-time reporting software  Click to download PDFproduct sheet.
The Farm SeRVey™ Executive Dashboard automatically generates graphs, monitors Key Performance Indicators, and triggers alerts directly from FBS SeRVware™ software and many accounting and production programs, spreadsheets, facility monitoring systems and websites. Views in the form of graphs, tables, gauges and maps can be customized by the user and are automatically updated as underlying data change.
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