- An international venue for crop production professionals attracted 17,000 visitors
- 370 exhibitors presented the industry’s innovation prowess and creative drive
- FarmRobotix, DLG-Plaza and DLG-CropNight celebrated successful premieres in June at the Brockhof estate in Erwitte, Germany
The DLG Feldtage 2024 exhibition has not only confirmed its position as an international venue for crop production professionals but it also presented strategies and innovations for efficient and sustainable “Next Level” crop production.
Under the guiding theme “Crop production out of the box”, 370 exhibitors from 18 countries presented innovations and strategies in crop production, plant breeding, crop protection, agricultural technology and fertilizers.
Some 17,000 visitors from 45 countries were drawn to the event in Erwitte, Germany. FarmRobotix, the new DLG platform for robotics, digital farming, automation and ArtificiaI Intelligence (AI), celebrated its premiere. The DLG Plaza venue offered several event stages, expert “meeting points” and “pop-up talks” with information on current professional topics and new ways. The “Value Chain Day” focused on the entire food chain. With over 2,000 participants, the DLG CropNight premiere was a sell-out event that offered a new outdoor networking format.
The DLG presented a comprehensive range of information over three days that focused on the strategies necessary for a successful future in arable farming. At the DLG Feldtage 2024, visitors were able to identify the latest varieties, cultivation methods and technologies and were invited to look beyond their own fields and conventional methods in areas like agricultural technology, organic farming and value chains. The exhibition and technical programme not only attracted professionals but also around 300 journalists and bloggers, who used the venue for crop cultivation professionals to give information about effective innovations for the industry and to network with the exhibitors.
“Productivity, climate change, digitalization – crop cultivation is undergoing a process of transformation worldwide. New cultivation and crop protection strategies, resilient new breeds, but also innovations in agricultural technology, robotics and AI provide tools for making modern crop production both efficient and sustainable. The exhibitors at the exhibition discussed innovations relevant for agriculture and demonstrated the potential that lies in future crop production,” said Tobias Eichberg, Managing Director of DLG Service GmbH and responsible for trade fairs and exhibitions at DLG. “Our exhibitors were very satisfied with the quality of the professional visitors,” he added.
Dr. Lothar Hövelmann, CEO of DLG e.V., noted the high level of creative expertise at the DLG Feldtage exhibition: “Progress in crop production could be seen everywhere at the DLG Feldtage event. The breeding companies’ answers to the challenges of climate change have been impressive. Pattern recognition and interpretation of plant diseases and pathogens are becoming ever more precise and also faster. Together with flexible application technology, this takes crop protection to the ‘Next Level’.”
Initial survey results from the exhibition indicated a high visitor satisfaction with the range of products and services at the event with 98 percent of the respondents noting they were impressed with the exhibitor and professional programme.
Particular interest in new seeds and varieties, agricultural machinery, crop protection, fertilizers, organic farming and new FarmRobotix exhibition feature was also appreciated. Exhibitors presented a range of market-ready robot models on dedicated demonstration areas. At the “Field Robot Event” visitors gained a glimpse into the future at the contest for international students, who competed against each other with their proprietary robots, reflecting the innovation potential of upcoming young talents. Innovations were also the focus of the machinery demonstrations. The new Live Arena with its spectator stands was a particular magnet for visitors. Images of each of the machines in operation were projected onto two large LED walls using drones and web cams.
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