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05-03-2008, 08:16 PM
What can you offer me for a beef cattle operation for record keeping that is simple to learn and use?
D. Allen
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Hi,
> What can you offer me for a beef cattle operation for record keeping that is simple to learn and use.
That's a pretty broad question.
It depends on exactly what you want the system to do--everyone seems to want different levels of capability and complexity.
Our company focuses on providing support and enhancements for QuickBooks, mainly in the area of general farm bookkeeping--not necessarily anything specialized for beef. And as you know "beef cattle operation" can mean a lot of different things, with lots of different recordkeeping needs...cow/calf? stockers? feedlot? direct retail marketing? They all call for different types of records.
We will soon have a new version of our ManagePLUS for QuickBooks product out, which expands the quantity handling and management reporting (like revenue & costs per pound and per head of cattle sold, etc.) of a set of records kept in QuickBooks. But learning to use QuickBooks first is the key.
We don't have a turnkey solution to offer you. Most people who do farm records with QuickBooks spend the first year learning in general how to use it effectively. Our QuickBooks Farm Accounting Cookbook™ (http://www.goflagship.com/products/cbkhome.htm) is a big help in getting started right.
ManagePLUS would be a next step. And beyond that, Texas A&M University has a set of Excel spreadsheets for implementing its SPA cow herd performance analysis system which works with QuickBooks, I believe.
Good luck!
Mark Wilsdorf
Flagship Technologies, Inc.
QuickBooks™ Add-Ons and Solutions You Can Use
http://www.goflagship.com
D. Allen
==========
Hi,
> What can you offer me for a beef cattle operation for record keeping that is simple to learn and use.
That's a pretty broad question.
It depends on exactly what you want the system to do--everyone seems to want different levels of capability and complexity.
Our company focuses on providing support and enhancements for QuickBooks, mainly in the area of general farm bookkeeping--not necessarily anything specialized for beef. And as you know "beef cattle operation" can mean a lot of different things, with lots of different recordkeeping needs...cow/calf? stockers? feedlot? direct retail marketing? They all call for different types of records.
We will soon have a new version of our ManagePLUS for QuickBooks product out, which expands the quantity handling and management reporting (like revenue & costs per pound and per head of cattle sold, etc.) of a set of records kept in QuickBooks. But learning to use QuickBooks first is the key.
We don't have a turnkey solution to offer you. Most people who do farm records with QuickBooks spend the first year learning in general how to use it effectively. Our QuickBooks Farm Accounting Cookbook™ (http://www.goflagship.com/products/cbkhome.htm) is a big help in getting started right.
ManagePLUS would be a next step. And beyond that, Texas A&M University has a set of Excel spreadsheets for implementing its SPA cow herd performance analysis system which works with QuickBooks, I believe.
Good luck!
Mark Wilsdorf
Flagship Technologies, Inc.
QuickBooks™ Add-Ons and Solutions You Can Use
http://www.goflagship.com