The AEF presented the Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) at this year's GIL conference at the HBLFA Francisco Josephinum in Wieselburg, Austria, from February 25 to 26, 2025.

At this year's Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) in Louisville, Kentucky, the AEF presented High Speed ISOBUS (HSI) to a wider audience. The conference is organised by ASABE and took place from February 10 to 12, 2025.

AEF Tech Week, held from January 21 to 23, 2025, at Panasonic in Munich, was a significant event, fostering collaboration and innovation within the agricultural industry.

For the third time, AEF has participated in the “Grüne Woche” fair in Berlin, Germany, from January 17-26, 2025.

On January 15, 2025, Austin Gellings, AEMs Senior Director of Ag and General Manager Norbert Schlingmann introduced AEF at the Associated Equipment Distributors’ AED Summit 2025 in Orlando, FL, USA.

In an era where data interoperability is crucial for agricultural success, the AEF Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) is poised to make a significant impact. The AEF AgIN Project, launched in June 2021, will standardize agricultural cloud-to-cloud data exchange, connecting established agricultural platforms without introducing a new one.

The Wireless Infield Communication (WIC) and Communications & Marketing (CM) Teams have worked on a new video explaining Road Safety and the corresponding use cases.

The AEF is excited to announce the launch of the FieldDataSync research project, funded by the German government. This pioneering initiative aims to develop a manufacturer-independent, wireless communication solution for agricultural machinery that does not require an internet connection.

We are pleased to announce the registration for the upcoming AEF Spring Plugfest is open. It will take place from March 31 to April 3, 2025 in Milwaukee, the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States.

Registration for the AEF Machine Plugfest is now open! As a first step, we ask you to register your clients. Servers can be registered at a later date to ensure efficient test slots based on a proper ratio.

In January 2025, Franziska Bucher joined the AEF as Project Coordinator Connectivity. Her role is to support the AgIN Team and coordinate AEF´s participation in the upcoming EU project CEADs. With a background in industrial engineering (B.Sc.) from the University of Applied Sciences Ulm and a master’s degree in agricultural science from the University of Hohenheim, Franziska brings both a technical and agricultural perspective to her upcoming tasks.

At the end of 2024, Derek Smith (AGCO) stepped down as the Team Lead for TIM. A special thank you for him for leading the TIM team over the last 18 month. It was a challenging time defining new requirements and extensions for TIM. Dereks commitment to attending every opportunity for personal meetings was truly commendable. “Derek, thank you very much for your contribution. It was a pleasure working with you”.

AEF Guideline “AEF 023 ISOBUS Automation Principles” is updated and now available as RIG 4 (Released International Guideline). Since the original TIM Functionality (Generation 1) was released in 2019, new market requirements have emerged.

These companies have recently joined the AEF.

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