In today’s Precision Farming Dealer podcast, we share excerpts from my conversation with Andrew Olliver, marketing and communications leads for AEF who's covering the AEF’s short- and long-term plans for its increasing access to the compatibility database and improvements to its equipment conformance test.

At the 2019 Plugfest event in Lincoln, Neb., Andrew Olliver with the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) shares some recent and upcoming improvements to the organization's ongoing efforts to improve ag equipment compatibility through conformance testing and databasing of ISOBUS certified machinery.

Helping ag industry professionals improve their knowledge of ISOBUS compatibility between tractors and implements is the goal of the AEF Conference Day May 10 from the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF).

David Smart, manager of systems engineering with John Deere, discusses the ongoing goals of the Agricultural Electronics Foundation's working group to develop a high-speed ISOBUS platform to increase bandwidth for plug-and-play connections of farm machinery.

With all the activity surrounding telematics and farm management systems, it's sometimes difficult to identify all the right players. Are groups overlapping on effort? Are they working together efficiently?

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundations (AEF) will be hosting their Fall 2015 Plugfest from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at Hofgut von Huenersdorff, Landstrasse 42, 63939 Woerth am Main, Germany.

In this video, Juan Aguilar, with Sontheim the Germany-based software developer who helped design the AEF database, explains how the resource will eventually lead to true plug-and-play compatibility with farm equipment.

Ag electronics experts will join forces to help manufacturers satisfy customer needs in two new areas of concern: wireless in-field communications and the growing demand for communications bandwidth.

Database of ISOBUS-tested components offers sales promise for dealers, as manufacturers slowly navigate certification process for inclusion.