250 exhibitors from 13 countries – 21,000 farmers and specialists gathered information in Cluj-Napoca from 2 to 6 May – EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos visits the exhibition

(DLG International). The 18th AGRARIA was held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 2 to 6 May 2012. “Despite the hard winter and the spring drought, interest in this international trade fair for agriculture, the food industry and packaging was exceptionally high”, states Corina Mares, Managing Director of the event organizer DLG Intermarketing, a subsidiary of DLG International (Frankfurt am Main), in a first comment.. [more...]

ÖÇP – An idea turns into a brand – Motor for progress and entrepreneurship – Silver Jubilee ceremony in Ankara on 12 April 2012

(DLG International). 25 years ago DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. – German Agricultural Society) together with the then Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (Germany’s international cooperation organization), the Union of Turkish Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB) and business-minded farmers founded the first Progressive Farmers Working Groups (Önder Çiftçi Projekt/ÖÇP) in Thrace in the European part of Turkey. The objective of the project that was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development was to enable Turkish farmers to develop their farms and make them competitive by acting independently, self-reliantly and on their own responsibility. [more...]

The farming sector and its huge energy potential is an increasingly important part of a developing market which is more and more aware of new business opportunities. The second BioEnergy Italy (Cremona), with its 152 exhibitors from 5 countries and 52 highly attended conferences, seminars and workshops, confirmed the interest of agricultural companies, local administrations, the food industry and, obviously, of the professionals related to the renewable energy world. [more...]

Some 130 exhibitors, mainly from Europe, will be at BioEnergy Italy, held from 15 to 17 March 2012 in Cremona, Italy. According to the organizers CremonaFiere S.p.a. (Fair Cremona) and DLG International, a subsidiary of the DLG (German Agricultural Society), the exhibition promises a broad range of bioenergy solutions, with an extensive  programme that covers biogas, solar, geothermal, solar, energy from wood and energy from by-products the food industry.  [mere...]

In focus - information on the North American agricultural market and its special features – in Frankfurt am Main on 13 March 2012

DLG International, a subsidiary of DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society), is inviting all interested to its “North America” Workshop in Frankfurt am Main on 13 March 2012. The event will focus on the North American agricultural market and its particularities. [more...]

(DLG International). Registration figures for the leading trade exhibition for modern animal husbandry and breeding in Russia, AgroFarm, are looking very good. From 7 to 9 February 2012, some 270 exhibitors from 23 countries, including numerous top international corporate players, will come together at the Moscow-based VVC site (All-Russian Exhibition Centre (AREC)) to showcase today’s latest technologies and procedures along with modern genetics for the cattle, pig, poultry, goat and sheep sectors. [more...]

(DLG).  The management board of the German Agricultural Society (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, DLG) has awarded a gold medal for international cooperation to the farmer, Ludwig Spanner, from Essenbach in Lower Bavaria (Landshut district). As DLG President, Carl-Albrecht Bartmer, underscored in his congratulatory speech, DLG made this award in recognition of Spanner’s outstanding work promoting the interests of DLG and international cooperation. Bartmer presented the medal at DLG’s winter conference on 11 January 2012 in Münster, Westphalia. [more...]

Two exhibitions under a single roof – Bio-Energy-Expo and China Animal Husbandry Expo from 18 to 20 May 2012 in Nanjing (China)

(DLG International). DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) and China Animal Agriculture Association (CAAA) are now further expanding their cooperation launched in March 2010. Accordingly Bio-Energy-Expo, Trade Exhibition for Biogas Technology and Management, organized by DLG AgroTechService, a subsidiary of DLG International, and China Animal Husbandry Expo (CAHE), the exhibition for modern, intensive animal production organized by CAAA, will once again be held under a single roof, at the Nanjing International Expo Centre in the Chinese metropolis from18 to 20 May 2012. [more...]

One year partnership a success - BioEnergy Italy in March 2012

DLG International, a subsidiary of the DLG (German Agricultural Society), and the CremonaFiere Spa (Fair Cremona) today announced plans to continue its strategic cooperation in the fields of bioenergy and renewable energy. The plans were announced at a press conference held on 28 October 2011 at the International Dairy Cattle Show in Cremona, Italy.[more...]

Russia’s leading international exhibition for animal husbandry will take place at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow from 7 through to 9 February 2012 – the organizers, DLG International and MVC VVC, present their upgraded exhibition concept

In recent years AgroFarm has established a name for itself as the leading international exhibition for animal husbandry and breeding in Russia. At an AgroFarm advisory council meeting, the organizers - DLG International and MVC VVC – presented their upgraded concept for AgroFarm 2012 which is scheduled to take place in Moscow from 7 to 9 February 2012 in a new, modern hall at the city’s All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VVC). [more...]

100,000 international visitors - Importance of agriculture and agricultural machinery and equipment continues to increase worldwide

(DLG). “Agritechnica 2011 has impressively demonstrated the global importance of agriculture and agricultural machinery and equipment. With over 2,700 exhibitors and some 415,000 visitors, of whom 100,000 came from outside Germany, a new dimension has been achieved.” These words came from Dr. Reinhard Grandke, Chief Executive Officer of the exhibition organizer DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society), talking to the press at the close of Agritechnica, the international exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment, in Hannover on 19 November 2011. [more...]

In October DLG AgroFood, the Polish subsidiary of DLG International,  and KPODR Minikowo organized an event entitled “New technologies and solutions for tillage with ploughs” at the Agricultural Machinery Center (CTR) Minikowo. Over 100 farmers ready to invest and 45 students came to the two-day event to obtain a precise picture of the latest trends in tillage using ploughs. Eight manufacturers provided visitors with information about the machinery and implements presented at their stations in the field. [more...]

623 companies from 29 countries – some 23,000 visitors

The international agricultural machinery sector is stepping up its contacts with Russian farmers and investors. This is the verdict of the organisers – the All-Russian Exhibition Centre (MVC VVC, Moscow) and DLG International GmbH (a subsidiary of DLG e.V.) - at the close of the international agricultural machinery exhibition AgroTech Russia. From 6 to 9 October 2011, some 623 companies and organisations from 29 countries, including all leading agricultural machinery producers, presented a wide range of the latest machinery and equipment for plant production at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre (VVC) in Moscow. [more...]

A group of Chinese experts from the Daxinganling agricultural holding company in the Inner Mongolia province visited the International Crop Production Center (IPZ) of the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) in Bernburg-Strenzfeld on 30 September 2011. The delegation included representatives of the Chinese state-run farm Ganhe, a joint German-Chinese project “Demonstration Farm Agricultural Machinery”.more...]

where energy professionals meet

This autumn two major energy events will be held in the city of Groningen - on 29-30 September the annual EBF Conference organized by the Economics and Business Student Faculty Association (EBF) followed by the annual Energy Delta Convention organized by the University of Groningen on 21-23 November. [mehr...]

This year‘s PotatoEurope is being held from 7 to 8 September in Tournai, Belgium (www.potatoeurope.com). It will be presenting machinery and services covering the complete value chain of potato growing and processing to Europe’s expert visitors. [more...]

Biomass congress gets completed with product presentations

(DLG BENELUX). The third edition of the Biomass Valorisation congress will be held in Utrecht this year on 13 and 14 September. Next to the congress there are some 30 companies presenting their products and services in the field of Biomass Valorisation. This number of product presentations indicates the potential of Biomass Valorisation in The Netherlands. [more...]

A market with very high potential – Highest feed-in tariff in Europe –
Trade exhibition BioEnergy Italy in Cremona from 15 to 17 March 2012

(DLG International). Italy believes in Renewable Energies. This was the outcome of the National Referendum of 11 June 2011 in which the Italian population came out 94 per cent against the national nuclear power programme. [more...]

Changeover to biennial cycle completed – exhibitor canvassing starts

(DLG International). The US agricultural show AG CONNECT Expo has now completed preparations for the change to a biennial cycle. As the organizer, the North America based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) for agriculture and forestry as well as for construction, mining and utility reports, the next AG CONNECT Expo will be held in Kansas City (Missouri) from 29 to 31 January 2013. [more...]

Nearly 17,000 visitors at the premiere of “Tarim ve Teknoloji Günleri” in Karaevli near Tekirdag (West Turkey)

(DLG International). The machinery  and plant cultivation demonstrations “Tarim ve Teknoloji Günleri” carried out for the first time in this form by DLG Fuarcılık Ltd., a subsidiary of DLG International GmbH, in Karaevli near Tekirdag (West Turkey) from 21 to 24 July 2011, attracted the attention of many Turkish farmers. The interest of the 16,850 expert visitors who had travelled in from many regions of Turkey focused on the demonstrations of modern tillage machinery and equipment, as well as demonstrations of machinery for oilseed rape harvesting.  [more...]

450 exhibitors presented their latest machinery and equipment for arable farming and animal husbandry on 2 and 3 July 2011 – Machinery demonstrations – Livestock show – Demonstration plant cultivation plots – High DLG Award for Dr. Roman Sass

(DLG AgroFood). Altogether 450 exhibitors presented the latest machinery and equipment for arable and grassland farming and animal husbandry at the Agro-Tech Minikowo agricultural exhibition near Bydgoszcz (North-West Poland) on 2 and 3 July 2011. With 38,000 farmers and specialists from the field of agribusiness, the organizers KPODR Minikowo and DLG AgroFood (Poznan), a subsidiary of DLG International, recorded excellent visitor figures despite the adverse weather conditions. The number of visitors was eight per cent higher than at the preceding event last year. Alongside the outstanding programme comprising the latest agricultural machinery and equipment, systems and installations for animal husbandry and farm inputs, the machinery demonstrations of tillage machinery and plant protection sprayers provided an excellent opportunity to gather information about these methods. [more...]

Renewed increase in number of exhibitors and visitors – excellent location

(DLG AgroFood). The outdoor agricultural exhibition, Opolagra, which takes place in Kamien Slaski close to Opole in Southwest Poland, records dynamic growth. According to the figures released at the close of the event by the organizer, DLG AgroFood, a subsidiary of DLG International, this top agricultural show in Poland’s southwest region attracted a total of 328 exhibitors in the period from 10 to 12 June 2011. DLG AgroFood’s Managing Director Ludwik Apolinarski (Poznan) said this was equivalent to an increase of more than 40 percent over last year. The number of visitors also went up again by ten percent to 42,000 farmers and professionals from the agri-business sector. [more...]

Open-air agricultural exhibition in Fundulea near Bucharest - Expectations of exhibitors and visitors totally satisfied - 99 exhibitors from many European countries - 5,500 visitors

(DLG International). DLG InterMarketing, a subsidiary of DLG International and organizer of the new open-air agricultural exhibition AgriPlanta, reports that the premiere was highly successful. “The comprehensive presentation of exhibit ranges for crop production and agricultural machinery and equipment totally satisfied the expectations of both exhibitors and visitors. The premiere was a successful launch for this exhibition concept which is unique in Romania”, stated Corina Mares, Managing Director of DLG InterMarketing, striking a balance of the event. [more...]

Leading agricultural event in South Poland – extensive offer of plant and livestock production technology – livestock show with auction – Precision Farming machinery demonstrations – information events

(DLG AgroFood). The Opolagra agricultural exhibition, which is scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 June 2011 in Kamien Slaski close to Opole, has already generated a fabulous response in terms of its exhibitor registration figures. ‘With nearly 300 exhibitors, including all the market leaders, the range of technology and supplies for plant and animal production is bigger than ever this year,’ says Managing Director Ludwik Apolinarski from the event organiser DLG AgroFood (Poznan), a DLG subsidiary (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Society). [more...]

Second Bio-Energy Expo in Qingdao a resounding success; over 300 attend conference on the industrial production of biogas

(DLG International). Marking its second edition, the 18-20 May Chinese trade exhibition for Biogas Technology and Management concluded its successful three-day run in Qingdao, China. Some 25 companies from China, Europe and America presented products and services related to the production and use of bioenergy. This was twice the number of exhibitors compared with the first event in 2010 in Beijing, a testament to the potential of the biogas market in China. [more...]