Software
& CD's for Sale
With the goal of keeping Wisconsin's dairy industry competitive, the Center has developed a number software programs, spreadsheets and CD-ROMS to improve production efficiency and profitability. The following is a list of available materials. If not otherwise stated, please contact the Center for Dairy Profitability for ordering and price information (608) 263-5665. An invoice can be sent to your home address and you can return a check for the amount specified.
See
also Decision Making Tools
Software
Agricultural
Accounting and Information Management System (AAIMS©) NEW
VERSION!
Version 10 is now Available! Cost:
(Farm Operators- New) $150.00 + shipping & handling; Updates from
early versions of AAIMS© varies - please call: 608-263-5665. AAIMS©
is an integrated financial records system that enables farmers to use
a personal computer to organize and quickly analyze their financial
records. The program allows for the concurrent storage of physical information
associated with the financial data.
AIMSBAK.ZIP: AAIMS - 2008 Tax Information. To download: Click the link, choose "SAVE" from the dialog box, and then choose where you want the file to be saved. Remember where you are having this file saved to. When the download is complete, load the contents into AAIMS by using "TOOLS" and "RESTORE DATA SET" from the AAIMS menu bar. Locate the file you just downloaded, select it, and select "OPEN" to load the contents into AAIMS. Questions regarding this update should be directed to Jenny Vanderlin at (608) 263-7795.(1.2008)
Agriculture
Financial Advisor (AgFA©)
AgFA© has been designed to assist in the collection, analysis,
and storage of financial data and certain farm profile information from
all types. The program allows for the use of profile data to create
specific farm type benchmarks and provide other information to assist
farm managers in decision-making for improved profits and lifestyles.
Version 4.0 for Windows. Cost: Internet Client Version - $10, Professional
Version - $150 + shipping & handling.
Agricultural
Budget Calculation Software (ABCS©)
ABCS© is a farm management tool for the distribution,
editing, printing, and creation of single and whole farm crop and livestock
enterprise budgets and data sets. ABCS© is an interactive menu-driven
stand alone computer program for use by extension personnel, researchers,
farm managers, students and teachers. Version 7.1 for Windows/Windows95.
ABCSBACK.ZIP 2006 ABCS Crop Enterprise Budgets. To download: Click the link, choose "SAVE" from the dialog box and save the .zip file. Unzip the .zip file and move the contents into the ABCS directory on your hard drive. Questions regarding this update should be directed to Ken Barnett at (715.355.4561) or Jenny Vanderlin at (608) 263-7795.
SNAP-Plus
(Wisconsin's Nutrient Management Software Package)
SNAP is an MS Windows based Nutrient Management Planning Softwared Programm
designed for the preparation of nutrient management plans in accordance
with Wisconsin's Nutrient Management Standard Code 590. NOTE: software
is still in development. Contact Information: http://www.snapplus.net/contact.php.
Continuing Education CD-ROMs
Dairy
Housing and Manure Management Alternatives
This
CD includes dairy producer interviews, housing and manure photo albums,
PowerPoints and Teaching Materials, WI dairy construction cost estimates,
dairy resource links and more. $25.
Low
Cost Parlor Options
Features farmer parlor retrofit
interviews and lectures, parlor papers and reprints, PowerPoint presentations,
UW dairy construciton bid graphs, excel templates, web resources and
more. $25.
New
Milking Center Start-Up
Includes resources
to be used for starting a new milking center. Video tutorials help in
the process of setting up a new center. Also offers methods of training
for use of appropriate milking techniques. $25.
Biogas
101
Highlights
from the Biogas Symposium, Plover, WI. 4/4/02.
Management
is the Key to Controlling Johne's Disease
Features presentations from the Johne's Disease conference held in Appleton,
WI on January 16, 2003. $25.
Software
- Related Documentation
Agriculture
Financial Record-Keeping Software
Complete list of
agricultural accounting and record keeping software. Compiled by this
list helps to locate and select the right agricultural software for
on-farm and institutional. Note: The agricultural software industry
is in a constant state of change; consequently, the data contained in
this directory is also subject to change. More detailed and current
information should be obtained directly from the software manufacturers.
Comparing
Dairy Herd Software
By John D. Rutherford, Jr. -- Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural
Sciences, Penn State, Version 2, January 31, 2000. Publication "contains
a discussion of stand-alone dairy herd management software & keys
to some of the shorthand used to represent software capabilities."
Crop
and Field Management Software
Comprehensive list of crop and field management software available
for sale, download, or both.