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.

Equipment compatibility continues to pose challenges for manufacturers, dealers and farmers. But for the last decade-plus, the Agricultural Electronics Foundation has worked to improve functionality between precision systems, while also increasing awareness of ISOBUS-certified components.

Benjamin Jefferson, vice president of business development for DISTek Integration and member of the AEF communication and marketing team, breaks down the purpose of the AEF database, its availability both online and as an app, and how it helps dealers and growers assess functionality between different brands or types of equipment.

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).

Frustration if often a byproduct of progress and as any precision specialist will tell you, helping customers integrate new technology into their operation comes with a hitch or two.

Tyler Klumb, precision farming specialist with Scott Supply Co., in Mitchell, S.D., discusses challenges the dealership faces when customers frequently roll machinery, but hold onto precision farming equipment to avoid paying costly unlock fees to upgrade GPS service.

Encountering ISOBUS capable components more frequently, Nathan Zimmerman, precision farming manager with A.C. McCartney Equipment in Wataga, Ill., shares his approach to solving compatibility problems and outlook for true plug-and-play functionality.

ADAPT helps enable interoperability between different software and hardware applications. AgGateway is now coordinating with software companies on plugs-ins needed for ADAPT's adoption.