John Deere Agri Services 2008 Customer Conference

A Jackpot of New Ideas

February 20-22, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

Big rollers hit the jackpot at the 2008 John Deere Agri Services Customer Conference as attendees took part in valuable educational sessions, a hands-on computer lab, and networking opportunities to help maximize use of their business and operational systems and gain new knowledge. In general sessions attendees discovered the latest enhancements to tools in the AGRIS Product Suite along with trends and industry outlook information from Deere & Company Chief Economist J.B. Penn. A social gathering and free evenings to see the sights added excitement as attendees enjoyed fun and good times in Vegas!

Four companies were recognized as 2007 Ambassadors for going above and beyond in working closely with John Deere Agri Services in capacities such as beta testing, product functionality validation, and serving as a reference. Congratulations to:

  • AgMark LLC / Farmway Co-op; Beloit, KS
  • Bunge North America; St. Louis, MO
  • CHS – Country Operations; Inver Grove Heights, MN
  • First Cooperative Association; Cherokee, IA

Visit the photo gallery for more photos from the 2008 conference.

Comments from 2008 conference attendees:

  • “Great conference – yet again!”
    — Keighly Volk, Controller, Souris River Cooperative, Newburg, ND
  • “I am taking new information back to my work.”
    — Lita Couger, Accounting Clerk, Sunray Co-op, Sunray, TX 
  • “Many useful ideas - things I did not know.”
    — Debbie Meier, AgMark Accounting Manager, Farmway Co-op Inc., Beloit, KS
  • “It’s nice to have different levels of classes – intermediate, beginner, advanced.”
    — Ellie Fazzi, System Administrator,  Roaring Fork Valley Co-op, Carbondale, CO
  • “I gained great new information.”
    — Vicki Yost, Office Manager, Cooperative Producers Inc., Hastings, NE
  • “Lots of good questions from attendees and addressed very well by presenters.”
    — Laura Pearl, Office Manager/Accountant, JB Pearl Sales & Service Inc., Saint Marys, KS
  • “I learned about additional tools for customers that I plan on practicing back at the office.”
    — Lynnette Berg, Office Manager, North Central Grain Co-op, Bisbee, ND
  • “Very good. Would like to attend another conference like this.”
    — Barbara Shull, Payroll A/P A/R Manager, The Delong Co. Inc., Clinton, WI