Under this year’s guiding theme of ‘Crop production out of the box’, visitors will have access to a broad technical program covering current topics from the crop cultivation, crop breeding, plant protection, agricultural technology and fertilizer management sectors. Current challenges and opportunities in modern crop production will be explored, from the use of Photovoltaic (PV) systems in the field to resilient agricultural systems. The live machinery demonstrations will feature 77 machinery combinations. This makes the DLG Feldtage 2024 Europe’s largest event for machine demonstrations, which include live commentary. FarmRobotix, the new platform for the transfer of knowledge on digital innovations such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and robotics, will be launched at the DLG Feldtage exhibition. The DLG Plaza, the DLG CropNight and the camping facility for visitors will also premieres.
The theme of this year’s DLG Feldtage is ‘Crop production out of the box’. The venue is Brockhof Estate in Erwitte near Lippstadt, Germany. Visitors will join more than 340 exhibitors from 17 countries at the venue for crop cultivation professionals. On an area of some 55 hectares, farmers will have access to the exhibition’s comprehensive technical program.
DLG Feldtage, a professional venue; wide range of specialist forums
The technical programme at the DLG Feldtage 2024 will address current challenges in crop production, biodiversity and pioneering technologies. At the newly established “meeting points” located in the outdoor area and in the trial plots, visitors can meet up with experts and exchange ideas on topics like ‘Oil and protein crops’, ‘Successfully managing weather risks’, ‘Resilient agricultural systems’, ‘Organic farming’, ‘PV in the field’ and ‘Traction and soil protection’. Short 20-minute pop-up talks offer practical, compact presentations at the meeting points at the exhibitors’ stands in the trial plots, exploring the topics in greater depth. The presentations will take place daily on each hour beginning at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. As part of the DLG Feldtage, 42 pop-up talks will be offered, with 21 sessions focusing on organic farming.
The three DLG stages – DLG Expert Stage, Field Days Stage, Plaza Stage – will host over 70 specialist events organized by DLG working gruops, partners and exhibitors. Current topics will be discussed in short sessions on the DLG Expert Stage, Test Field Stand VG15. Whether as a talk, lecture or expert interview – great variety and inspiration are guaranteed. The Feldtage Stage is located in the trial plot at stand VC43, which offers a wide range of insights into the current topics of the co-organizers, specialist partners and exhibitors. Panel discussions on topics relating to the value chain, from primary production to processing and trade, the future of crop protection and organic farming will take place at the Plaza Stage, trial plot stand VG15.
At this year’s Feldtage event, the DLG is also once again offering a unique crop comparison platform to view eight alternative crops in demo plots and to exchange ideas with experienced practitioners. Every day from 13:00 to 14:00, interested parties will be able to meet and discuss possible alternatives for crop diversification.
Europe’s largest live event for commented machine demonstrations
Some 77 pieces of equipment will be presented at the machinery demonstrations. This makes DLG-Feldtage 2024 Europe’s largest live event for machinery demonstrations, which comes with live commentary. In the Live Arena and on three DLG courses, visitors can look forward to a total of 4 hours and 40 minutes of machinery demonstrations daily on each of the three exhibition days. The focus will be on the following live demonstrations: Weed control with row crop cultivators; Tine harrows for cereals and maize; shallow tillage; Multi-tank seed drills for combined sowing of seeds and fertilizer; Innovative technology for chemical crop protection; High-tech mineral fertilizer spreaders; and technology for lifting, loading and filling in the field.
DLG Plaza celebrates its premiere – a meeting place for networking and professional exchange
At the DLG Feldtage, the DLG will be represented for the first time at the new DLG Plaza. Visitors will be able to obtain information on the professional work of the numerous DLG working groups, including tillage and precision farming, and ongoing DLG cooperation projects in crop production as well as DLG’s farm equipment tests. At the same venue, the DLG Competence Center Agriculture will present current information on alternative crops or row-based arable farming on demo plots. The focus will be on a long-term trial at the DLG International Crop Production Centre (IPZ) in Bernburg, Germany, which aims to maintain productivity while conserving biodiversity.
The DLG Plaza Stage will host panel discussions on topics relating to the value chain from crop cultivation to processing and food retailing, the future of crop protection and organic farming. The DLG stand offers many opportunities for networking and further training.
Premieres: DLG CropNight and camping facilities at the DLG Feldtage
DLG CropNight celebrates its premiere. For the first time, visitors to the DLG Feldtage on 12 June 2024 will be offered the opportunity to network with others over cool drinks, good food and lounge music. The event starts at 18:00 at the DLG Plaza. Tickets for CropNight can be purchased from the DLG ticket shop from May onwards. Tickets are priced at €10 and includes two drinks vouchers.
