Resilience Through Experience

FBS History

FBS Systems, founded in 1980, has been a pioneer in developing farm management software designed specifically for agricultural enterprises. Headquartered in Aledo, Illinois, FBS has focused on providing financial and production management solutions that help farmers make data-driven decisions. Over the years, the company has expanded its offerings to include specialized tools for accounting, inventory management, and precision agriculture, aiming to support the evolving needs of modern farming operations. Today, MASA continues to innovate with the FBS platform, providing cloud-based solutions for farmers.

Strength Through Streamlined Processes

FBS Software

FBS’s integrated ERP software empowers you to track inventories, costs, and manage every aspect of your operation. From soil to sale, it captures opportunities and profits, so you can rest easy at night.

Precision Insights for Livestock

FBS Solutions

FBS’s livestock accounting software integrates seamlessly with feeding and herd management tools, allowing you to track costs, feeding efficiency, and herd performance in real time. This powerful connection gives you the data needed to make precise financial and operational decisions that drive profitability across your livestock operation.

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TransAction Plus

TransAction Plus

Employ a flexible management reporting system with a complete cash/accrual general ledger that integrates with 16 other FBS modules.

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Crop Audit Plus

Crop Audit Plus

Improve profitability with this complete crop management system that includes inventory control, production records and analysis with efficient data entry features.

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Smart Feeder

Smart Feeder

Trace animal inventories and track feed movement by ration between stages, locations and groups. Includes feed/livestock inventory control, production analysis and planning.

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LifeCycle Budget

LifeCycle Budget

Create projections quickly with this interactive database software that enables planning and performance monitoring. Designed to tightly integrate with the FBS management information suite.

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Inter-Company Input/Reports

Inter-Company Input/Reports

Create offsetting A/P and A/R entries between FBS data files, maintain a “master” chart of accounts, print consolidated income statements and balance sheets with eliminations columns.

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Checks & Envelopes

Checks & Envelopes

Obtain high security checks and multipurpose middle checks, along with a variety of envelope styles, all in one place.

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Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Create professional invoices and statements for your customers and landlords. Like the AP module, AR enables both cash and accrual reporting.

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TransAction Lite

TransAction Lite

Switch to an economical farm accounting system designed for less-complex operations.

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E Payment

E Payment

 (ACH Banking)

Create online ACH e-payments and go green by eliminating checks, envelopes and stamps.

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Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable

Schedule payments, batch-print checks and generate accrual reports without sacrificing cash-basis tax reporting.

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Payroll

Payroll

Track piecework, overtime, bonuses, accrued vacation days, pension plans and more with the most flexible ag payroll package on the market.

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Inventory Register

Inventory Register

Conveniently maintain the TransAction Plus balance sheet by recording assets and inventories with supporting schedules rather than accounting entries.

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Contracts

Contracts

Track cash or future contract status for crops, livestock and inputs with a system that seamlessly integrates with TransAction Plus purchases/sales and reports positions in Crop Audit, Smart Feeder and more.

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Scanned Documents

Scanned Documents

Easily scan and link PDF documents to accounting transitions for fast filling and instant recall.

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Report Generator

Report Generator

Create custom-design reports along with database queries from TransAction Plus.

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e.CLIPSE Managerial Accounting

e.CLIPSE Managerial Accounting

Know your true costs and financial position in each segment of your business through automated activity-based costing and work in process adjustments with editions for both crop and livestock operations.  

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Standard Cost/Vendor Monitor

Standard Cost/Vendor Monitor

Generate a quick and comprehensive review and adjustment tool for E.CLIPSE allocations.  Packaged with the WIP Inventory Change Report.

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WIP Inventory Change

WIP Inventory Change

Create a detailed supporting balance sheet schedule for finished goods, work in process and raw materials inventories with this module that comes packaged with the Standard Cost/Vendor Monitor Report.

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Lower of Cost/Market

Lower of Cost/Market

Post Market Value adjustments to E.CLIPSE inventories as well as Lower of Cost/Market computations and posting.

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Farm/Trust Manager

Farm/Trust Manager

Incorporates the specialized accounting and client reporting needs of professional farm management firms and bank farm trust departments.

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MaCH 2.0 Precision Farming Interface

MaCH 2.0 Precision Farming Interface

Convert precision field data to precision financial records. MACH 2.0 saves time by avoiding double-entering data and produces comprehensive field histories, and more.
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Mobile Data Entry

Mobile Data Entry

Record production activity right in the field through the Conservis Mobile App. File all your assets in one place by integrating your FBS financial and inventory records.

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Grain Ticket Interfaces

Grain Ticket Interfaces

Organize and import grain tickets from electronic sales and Excel spreadsheets with this user-friendly interface.

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Group Tracking

Group Tracking

Track important production details with group identification, accounting and reporting. This interface has full integration capability with Smart Feeder and TransAction Plus.

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User-Defined Closeout Reports

User-Defined Closeout Reports

Create custom Smart Feeder closeout reports with 500 pre-calculated measurements designed specifically for finance and production business aspects.

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Feed Mill Interfaces

Feed Mill Interfaces

Transfer feed ticket details directly into TransAction Plus Accounts Payable and/or generate Accounts Receivable invoices for feed sales, as well as transfers internally-milled feed into Smart Feeder.

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Packer Interfaces

Packer Interfaces

Create and transfer kill sheet sales, carcass traits and load distribution data from 10 meat packer formats into TransAction Plus.
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Feed Budget/Delivery/Sales Projections

Feed Budget/Delivery/Sales Projections

Schedule feed deliveries, monitor group feed budgets and project sales of animals.

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Smart Breeder

Smart Breeder

Supply full genetic, health and reproductive histories on individual sows, boars and litters through "drill-through" industry-standard reports.

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Ferguson System of Financial Analysis

Ferguson System of Financial Analysis

Adapt to proven performance measurements used by other industries to production agriculture. Automatically calculates 28 ratios and indices, including the proprietary "Total Operating Benefit.”

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Farm Financial Standards Ratios

Farm Financial Standards Ratios

Generate the Farm Financial Standards Council’s “Sweet Sixteen” ratios and indices with ease.   

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Batch Reports

Batch Reports

Automatically generate reports that can be instantly accessible in repository and can be easily opened in Excel or web browser.

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Pork Profit Center Dashboard

Pork Profit Center Dashboard

Provide a real-time “cloud” access to comprehensive production, financial and sales performance metrics – no setup, training or data entry is required.

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Import-Export

Import-Export

Import or convert from other programs, importing invoices from vendors or periodic batch entries. Import accounting data, vendors and crop records from spreadsheets or text files.

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Tax Forms

Tax Forms

Get tax forms for W-2s and 1099s and even file 1099s electronically.  

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Support

Farm Management Software Support from a Leading Agriculture Software Firm

Great software comes with great support. To ensure growers are using our software to its maximum potential, we offer various support packages.

Agricultural software training and farm accounting consulting

Your success is our mission. We work hand-in-hand with our clients to increase farm profitability by mastering our farm management software and reaching their management goals. We offer this service through our staff consultants as well as partnering with agricultural accounting professionals. Services include:

  • Onsite and remote consulting/setup/training.
  • A growing library of farm accounting and management TRAINING VIDEOS.

An invitation to our annual AGRICULTURAL SOFTWARE USER CONFERENCE, a great opportunity to learn from farm management, agricultural accounting, and software experts. Network with top farm producers and ag tech experts from across North America.

Multi-level Farm Management Software Support

We back our flexible, integrated farm management software solution with a choice of technical support options to meet your needs. From our more economical Basic Support for occasional users to VIP and Corporate Support for mission-critical, multi-user networks, our state-of-the-art remote desktop service is just like having a support tech in your office!

A Complete Farm Management Solution Leveraging Ag Tech to Improve Farm Profitability and Efficiency

As farmers, we understand that finding the best tools for the job matters. That’s why our farm management software was designed with your operation in mind. We know the best way to improve your farm profitability and efficiency is through an integrated and holistic farm management solution. From your fields and barns to your back office, our solution aggregates all your data  to help you determine the best strategies for management and growth. From farm accounting and payroll to crop audits and livestock tracking, FBS Systems has you covered.

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Farm Management and Ag Tech Software News

As ag tech evolves, so do the farm management tools at your disposal. Stay up-to-date with what’s new and get tips and strategies to maximize agricultural profitability with our blog and monthly newsletter, FARMSMART.
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testimonials

From The Ranch And Farm Manager’s Mouth

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Larson Farms

"We use this software for multiple enterprises tracking many profit centers annually. The program is complex but simple to use and navigate once set up. In addition, the flexibility the program offers allows us to analyze our operation from different angles. Highly recommend this program for examining whole farm and field financial and production level data. FBS a foundation tool that fuels our farming operation."

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Dykhuis Farms

Data Driven Growth!

“ This gives us analysis to predict market weights, marketings, cash flow and potential feed use for hedging We link a lot of data together so we can make good decisions and planning. It also helps with financing..”

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PFZ Farms

“I really appreciate the FBS programs that I use almost every day in the research that we are doing here on the farm - so do the people that we are working with.”

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Schwarzweis Farm

My Accountant loves information I can provide with FBS!

"Your program has been with us from Dairying, through Custom Dairy heifer raising, continues to fill all of our needs. Thanks FBS."

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Cinnamon Ridge Farms

"Coming from a software that I had been using since 1995 was a bit challenging, but with the support staff, it has become much easier. Now I am able to design my own reports. Something I couldn't do with my old software."

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Anthony Land Co

"At the time I started with FBS, the quality of it's programming was superior to the other programs I researched. My accountant liked the fact that it met Generally Accepted Accounting Standards, my banker liked the Farm Financial Standards, and I liked the way it handled enterprise accounting. I have really appreciated the training opportunities and the quality of the support."

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Paustian Enterprises

Increased Efficiencies!

“Having our production records and our accounting all integrated together allows us to spend more time to doing things and less time fiddling around doing busy work. We’re able to do what we need to do…”

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Generation Three Partnership

Perfecting ROI!

“FBS software to me was the best for my operation. I operate 11 entities with 11 different checking accounts. This software enables me to be able to manage those with one system. It has been perfect.”

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Bryant Agricultural Enterprises

"I have been using FBS for over 20 years for a variety of circumstances as an accountant serving clients and also on the farm.  I find that FBS is a great tool for us on the farm.  It has a lot of flexibility and meets all the needs we have for crop reporting, financial reporting and management."
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Sparling Farm

"Being able to see the schedule F at end of year and know exactly where you stand. We weigh each field and this program makes it very easy to see our net profit on owned and rented acres for each crop. In past years makes it very easy to get yields for crop insurance and the Farm Service Agency for multiple years. Being able to save multiple years and easy to break down a entry for either personnel or Farm Business."