Dear Friend,

If our neighboring ethanol co-op is any indication, 2023 has gone on record as a bumper crop as bumper-to-bumper semis have helped form "Mt. Maize" across the road from our office.

In this month's news:

• Feedback and major announcements from the 2023 Ag Software Success Summit.
• E-filing 1099 and W-2s (LH email on 11/30
• Read our November Farm Management Accounting blog posts. 
• Lock in 2024 software prices now.
• The #1 support issue.
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Thanks to everyone who participated both first-hand and remotely at the 2023 Ag Software Success Summit November 14 and 15.  We're still collecting surveys and processing videos in order to share highlights over the next few months. However, we can share the first exciting news of the release of FBS/MASA Version 12.1:

New Platform

• MariaDB open-source SQL relational database
• Allows future cloud-based applications
• Supports third-party reporting tools like PowerBI and Crystal Reports
• Expanded database handles multiple companies in one file
• User interface and business logic converted to .NET
  

New Power

• .NET enables features like MariaDB, better install and patch processes, Web APIs, new UI technologies, Web apps, SmartConnectors, and improved performance 
• Most reports run significantly faster than Versions 11.4 or 11.8
• Enterprise-scale multi-user local and cloud deployments

Next month we'll reveal a major announcement of "New Players."

Farm Futures Spotlights the Integrated Office

Senior Executive Editor Mike Wilson explores how to use technology in your farm office as  a competitive advantage in the December Farm Futures magazine article, "Should you integrate farm office functions?"

We'd like hear how you want to improve your accounting software by completing this survey.