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• Upcoming Training Classes before Spring
• Titan Trade-Up Offer
• Update Service Plan (USP) Improvements
• Reinstatement Fee
• Update Alerts
• Feature of the Month - Google Maps
• Order Form

The Prairie User Conferences provides training and insight on the best agricultural software products in the industry.  Offered in two locations, the conference will offer valuable tips and answers to every question.  Meet others who are using the software and walk away with the tools to help improve farm profitability.

March 16-17, 2010
Manhattan, Kansas

March 18-19, 2010
Kansas City, Missouri

The Ohio User Conferences provides training and insight on the best agricultural software products in the industry.  Offered in two locations, the conference will offer valuable tips and answers to every question.  Meet others who are using the software and walk away with the tools to help improve farm profitability.

March 23-24, 2010
Dayton, OH

March 25-26, 2010
Columbus, OH

Rockford Map Publishers, providers of quality map products and services for over 65 years, has teamed up with Farm Works to provide quality map data for use with Site mapping and Pro analysis modules. 

For a limited time, Farm Works is accepting used Titan RT's and Titan RH's in order to trade-up to a Trimble Juno™, Trimble Nomad™, or Trimble Yuma™.  In order to qualify for this offer, all participants must be enrolled in the Update Service Plan (USP).

Farm Works has introduced their latest version of software called Farm Works Version 2010.  Some of the major additions to the office solutions include:

• Support for Google™ Map imagery for most parts of the world.
• Bank statement data import to help find accounting mistakes, enter transactions without details, or to reconcile the checkbook.
• New rainfall and irrigation reports for water management.
• Robust tools for guidance line creation and management.
• Coverage map animation tool for replay of travel direction.
• New offset line tool for repeating the same line at a set distance for drainage management or mapping terraces.

Highlights in the field solutions include:

• Support for viewing history records of supply usage, quantities, unit cost, and notations on-the-go.
• Enhancements in soil sampling for deleting and moving target points, a navigation line that connects all of the target points, and auto navigation of the next target point when logging a soil sample location.
• An innovative scouting imagery tool allows scouts to streamline the process of capturing digital pictures of weeds, insects, and other problems along with their GPS location from the field to the office.  Mobile computers, such as the Trimble Juno™ and Trimble Yuma™, offer a built-in camera and GPS for scouting and soil sampling jobs.

To view additional features in Version 2010, please click here.

If you are teaching precision agriculture, farm business management, or herd records in the classroom, Farm Works can help provide the perfect solution.  It is easy.  Just select the number of seats needed for your classroom, and Farm Works will supply the rest.  Your school will receive every software program, software updates, the best phone support in the industry, and the lesson plans to make learning fun and simple.

Farm Works has released a complete list of training classes for 2010.  These classes range from basic (level 1) to advanced (level 2) and provide detailed information on all software.  Laptop computers are permitted in the classroom; however, they are not necessary.  Every attendee will be given a detailed class workbook that contains program photos and step-by-step instructions for taking notes. 

The 2-day training classes cost $175 per person.  If you register and pay two or more weeks prior to the date of the class, the cost is only $150 per person.  Spouses, partners, employees, etc. can receive a $50 discount.  For example, if you are a husband and wife attending the class, the cost is $150 + $100 = $250 if pre-registering.  The cost of the class includes lunch both days.

The 1-day training classes cost $125 per person.  If you register and pay two or more weeks prior to the date of the class, the cost is only $100 per person.  Spouses, partners, employees, etc. can receive a $25 discount.  For example, if you are a husband and wife attending the class, the cost is $100 + $75 = $175 if pre-registering.  The cost of the class includes lunch both days.

Online training classes cost $25 per 1-hour session.  Sessions include a variety of topics and enable anyone to receive proper training from the comfort of their home.  High speed internet is required for online training classes.

Additional Savings: If you are on the Update Service Plan (USP), additional discounts apply on Farm Works classes.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 17, 2009 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has acquired the assets of privately-held CTN Data Service, LLC, creator of Farm Works software, located in Hamilton, Indiana. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Trimble’s information management capabilities and offer agricultural customers significant new capabilities in their precision farming operations. Financial terms were not disclosed.

All clearance items are a "first come - first serve" basis, and will not appear on the online order form.  Contact Farm Works at 1-800-225-2848 to place your order.