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With the guiding theme "We innovate animal farming", the EuroTier 2024 trade fair and innovation platform for the global livestock industry will present its international technical program on the latest developments in cattle, pig and poultry farming, Cross-industry topics like alternative proteins, genetics, feed and operating resources, housing and feeding systems, digitalization, AI and automation as well as processing and sales and marketing will also figure in the program. The world's leading trade fair for animal farming and livestock management will take place at the exhibition grounds in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November, 2024. The organizer of both exhibition and technical program is the DLG (German Agricultural Society).
An interview with Sven Häuser, Coordinator of the EuroTier 2024 technical program.
What innovation impetus does the DLG as organizer together with exhibitors and specialist partners hope to provide the livestock farming industry and equip it for the future?
Sven Häuser: Innovations are the solution to current challenges. The entire industry is highly innovative, as demonstrated by the technical developments for animal husbandry equipment in recent years. Digitalization plays a central role and supports farmers in their daily work, both in the animal housing and in the office. Under the guiding theme "We innovate animal farming", the entire industry presents its solutions for the future and offers answers to current challenges on topics such as animal health, sustainability, emission reduction and increased efficiency. Several independent expert jury boards will honor particularly outstanding innovations with recognitions like the EuroTier Innovation Award, the Animal Welfare Award and Agrifuture Concept Winner. The DLG will be announcing the award winners and their innovations to the industry.
What technical topics do you think will shape EuroTier 2024?
At the trade fair, the DLG offers a technical program both for specific livestock species and across species. Top genetics will once again be presented at the „TopTierTreff“, the German word for „venue for top livestock“. The topics of animal welfare, animal health and sustainability, emission reduction and a reduced CO2 footprint, digitalization and management as well as biosecurity are hightlights that will attract great interest. Younger farming visitors will be interested in the information on training and further education found in the Campus & Career job and career platform. The agrifood start-ups venue and the DLG.prototype.club, which are groups of young engineers who will pitch their digital solutions live to selected exhibitors.
EnergyDecentral traditionally takes place at the same time as EuroTier. The trade fair covers the entire value chain of sustainable energy production: Resources, energy generation and smart energy. What are the specialist topics that are of particular interest here in view of the changing energy supply?
Sven Häuser: EnergyDecentral is the leading trade fair for decentralized energy supply. Some of the focus areas in Hanover will be on biogas and biomethane, combined heat and power, and the use of solid fuels as well as photovoltaics and agri-voltaics, i.e. photovoltaics on arable land. Power-to-gas technology, which is seen as a key technology in the energy transition, will also be of great interest. Here, CHP technology for the direct conversion of hydrogen and natural gas into electricity with the simultaneous production of heat is one solution to the transition to a sustainable energy supply.
Exhibitors are already showing strong interest in the EuroTier technical program. How can exhibitors actively participate?
Sven Häuser: Exhibitors can register interest in the exhibitor portal. Alternatively, exhibiting companies can send us an e-mail to Fachprogramm@dlg.org. From May onwards, they will be able to submit contributions for presentations at the Expert Stages or participate in a Spotlight.
March 5, 2024 - DLG
