EuroTier 2024: Focus on the next generation of farmers
November 12 to 15, 2024 in Hanover, Germany – Guiding theme: “We innovate animal farming” – 2,100 exhibitors hailing from 55 countries signed up – November 14: Young Farmers Day – Young Farmers Party – Young breeders get-together across all livestock species – Guided Innovation Tour of the exhibition grounds – www.eurotier.com
Young professionals, entrepreneurs, students and apprentices can benefit from EuroTier’s extensive information for young career starters. On 14 November, the DLG (German Agricultural Society) is organizing the Young Farmers Day, which attracts young people from Germany and from countries across Europe. For one day at the exhibition grounds in Hanover, the focus is on the next generation. The day program held in German covers talks, presentations and networking events, and takes place in Hall 13. The event culminates in the Young Farmers Party that takes place in the “Munich hall” from 18:30 pm onwards. On the day before, on November 13, young breeders will have the opportunity to meet and network at the cross-species Young Breeders’ Meeting. In addition, the Job Wall offers a compact overview of current job advertisements in the agricultural industry.
The Young Farmers Day on November 14 is the central meeting place for all those at the beginning of their career in agriculture and agribusiness. The event caters for the needs of the entire young segment: Young farmers, students, pupils and young professionals in the agricultural upstream or downstream industry. The varied program offers young people the opportunity to gather knowledge, make new contacts, listen to exciting presentations and panel discussions and take part in hands-on activities at the DLG stand in Hall 13. Though held in German, the event will attract international interest and international attendees.
Young Farmers Day program
The Young Farmers Day starts at 9:30 a.m. with the panel discussion: “Increasing animal welfare, surviving globally – is that possible?”. Rebecca Derstappen from the Thünen Institute, Germany; Verena Beck, Brand Fleisch; and Jörg Struve, Struve Agrar will talk about higher animal welfare standards and higher production costs, a situation that has led some producers and players in the meat industry to address their international competitiveness. What are the solutions?
Three keynote speeches on the topic of direct farm sales will take place at 10:30 am, followed by a panel discussion at 11:30 am where Bernhard Osterburg from the Thünen Institute, Luisa Dahmen, a young farmer and agricultural science student, and KLIM GmbH will explore the question: “Cows as climate pests? What is behind the talk about milk production as a climate killer?”
Jurek Häner’s presentation at 12:30 p.m. will focus on “Future strategies for biogas plants: opportunities in the wake of the New German Renewable Energy Act (EEG)”. At 13:00, Maarten Sillekens (Pure Graze), Mr. Costello (Weidemilch Brandenburg) and Thomas Apelt (“low-cost” dairy farm in Halver, Sauerland) will be looking at alternative housing options to the conventional animal housing.
Young career starters are in just the right place at 2 p.m. for the panel discussion “Herd management programs – the foundation for your success in dairy cattle management”. Attendees will learn how a herd management program can help them develop the skills they need for a successful future in dairy farming. Presenter Veronika Riepl-Bauer (Junge DLG) will interview Nina Eichberg (DLG Academy) and Helge Lange (dairyQ) about two very different herd management programs.
At the last talk of the day, “Junge DLG: Your springboard to the future”, young visitors will learn what it means to be part of the Junge DLG network and how to get involved. Three Young DLG members will report on how the Junge DLG network has helped them in their studies and careers and why it has been beneficial to be active in this network.
In addition on 14 November, the Junge DLG is organizing a “Guided Innovations Tour” of the exhibition grounds in cooperation with the two German universities of Kiel and Weihenstephan. The tour, which includes selected innovations and live commentary, starts at 1 pm. Registration is required, open from the beginning of October at the EuroTier website.
YoungFarmersConnect – Career & Networking Event
Young trade fair visitors planning to expand their network are in the right place at the YoungFarmersConnect – Career & Networking Event of the Young DLG on November 14. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., interested attendees can meet not only company representatives with relevant job offers but also DLG staff and, above all, the Junge DLG. A relaxed atmosphere has been created enabling the focus to be on networking. Prior registration is required for this event, which has limited places. Junge DLG members have priority.
For participants who have purchased a Young Farmers Party ticket, a shuttle bus will take them to the event venue after the day event. Registrations are possible from October 20, 2024.
Celebrate and network at the Young Farmers Party
The Young Farmers Party is an event dedicated to young farmers offering them a well-deserved break away from the hard day-to-day work. A perfect opportunity to network with like-minded people, share experiences and make new friends, the event offers attendees a mix of traditional and modern music as well as a dance floor. The party will take place on the evening of November 14 from 18:30 in the Munich Hall at the Hanover exhibition grounds. Tickets , which are priced at 29 euros, can be purchased on the EuroTier website from October 10.
Campus & Career and the Young DLG Lounge
Hall 13 houses the DLG, the organizer of EuroTier, and covers professional careers, spanning the topics of jobs, training and careers as well as research and science. Exhibitors and educational institutions will present an attractive range of information in the Campus & Career area: School pupils, students, career starters and professionals can make contact with companies looking for staff as well as obtain information from recruitment consultants and find out more about training and further education opportunities. Technical colleges, universities and research institutes will be presenting their latest scientific projects.
Visitors will also find the Junge DLG Lounge at the DLG stand, Hall 13, Stand E58, where young professionals can meet and exchange ideas. On each of the four days at 11:00 a.m., the DLG offers the “Farm & Fame” network meeting. Anyone interested will have the opportunity to meet one or more personalities from the agribusiness: from DLG’s CEO to influencers from social media. Visitors can also look forward to an entertaining hands-on activity that addresses current topics in agriculture. Interested visitors will find vacancies from EuroTier exhibitors on a job wall.
Young breeders’ meeting for all animal species
On the morning of November 13, 11:00 a.m., the second edition of the cross-species young breeders’ get-together will be held at EuroTier, offering young breeders the opportunity to exchange ideas and network alongside the specialist and exhibition program. Details will follow shortly on the EuroTier website.
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About DLG
With more than 31,000 members, DLG is a politically independent and non-profit organisation. DLG draws on an international network of some 3,000 food and agricultural experts. Through its subsidiary, DLG International, DLG operates has subsidiaries in nine countries and also organizes over 30 regional agricultural and livestock exhibitions worldwide. DLG’s leading international exhibitions, EuroTier for livestock farming and Agritechnica for agricultural machinery, which are held every two years in Hanover, Germany, provide international impetus for the local trade fairs. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, DLG conducts practical trials and tests to keep its members informed of the latest developments. DLG’s sites include DLG’s International Crop Production Centre, a 600-hectare test site in Bernburg-Strenzfeld, Germany and the DLG Test Centre, Europe’s largest agricultural machinery test centre for Technology and Farm Inputs, located in Gross-Umstadt, Germany. DLG bridges the gap between theory and practice, as evidenced by more than 40 working groups of farmers, academics, agricultural equipment companies and organisations that continually compare advances in knowledge in specific areas such as irrigation and precision farming.
