German Agricultural Society

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Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 44.4 "  N , 8 ° 35 ′ 49.1"  E

German Agricultural Society
(DLG)
Logo of the German Agricultural Society
purpose The foundation and self-image of the DLG is the promotion of scientific and technical progress in agriculture and the food industry
Chair: President: Hubertus Paetow; Chief Executive: Reinhard Grandke
Establishment date: 1885
Number of members: 29,644 (as of December 2017)
Seat : Frankfurt am Main
Website: dlg.org

The German Agricultural Society (DLG) is an organization of the German agricultural and food industry with its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main . The DLG is a non-profit association with around 29,644 members (as of December 2017) and is financed through its income for services, membership fees and public grants.

history

The DLG was founded on December 11, 1885 by the agricultural technician Max Eyth together with the farmer and politician Adolf Kiepert in the English House in Berlin's Mohrenstrasse . Adolf Kiepert became the company's first CEO. From 1902 the headquarters of the association was located near the government district . In 1934 the DLG was dissolved and incorporated into the Reichsnährstand . On September 18, 1947, the German Agricultural Society was re-established at Hohenheim Palace ; since then its headquarters have been in Frankfurt am Main.

DLG President since 1947:

DLG publishing house

DLG-Verlag is a 100 percent subsidiary of DLG and is active in various fields such as magazines, trade fairs, books, certifications and online projects. The latter also include online services that are no longer part of the traditional publishing business, such as the Agrarticker or an online shop for wine.

Among other things, DLG publishes the magazine DLG-Mitteilungen - Agrarmanagement, Trends + Perspektiven in Max-Eyth-Verlag , which consists of equal parts of the Agricultural Publishing House Münster-Hiltrup and the DLG Publishing House Frankfurt. The main topics are successful arable farming , effective management of large farms and the international development of the markets.

As a specialist journal for organic agriculture , the DLG, together with the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture , publishes BioTOPP , which is published by DLG AgroFood Medien GmbH .

Quality promotion

DLG performance test for meat and delicatessen products at the Frankfurt Trade Fair, 1955

The DLG wants to make agricultural, nutritional and technical knowledge available and suitable for practice and to promote quality in the agricultural and food industry. This work is shared by the following departments: DLG specialist center, DLG test center food, DLG test center technology and operating resources in Groß-Umstadt and the exhibitions department. In the DLG specialist center, over fifty specialist committees, working groups and commissions with around 1,000 volunteer experts from science and practice at the DLG provide technical input.

DLG award

Gold-awarded malt drink

The DLG Food Test Center in Frankfurt am Main tests around 27,000 foods from Germany and abroad every year. These include a. Bread and baked goods, beer, wine, meat products and dairy products. The food is mainly sensory tested according to the DLG 5-point scheme, i.e. assessed according to appearance, smell, taste and consistency. Packaging and labeling tests as well as preparation tests for ready meals are mandatory. Depending on the product group, laboratory tests are compulsory or carried out on a random basis: animal species analysis for meat products (random samples); Extract, alcohol and original wort content in beer (mandatory); Acid and sugar content in fruit drinks (mandatory). In contrast to the Stiftung Warentest , the products are not tested for harmful substances, but are usually tested repeatedly every year. After the test, the manufacturers receive a finding that contains information on improving product quality. Products that “do not deviate from quality expectations” receive the top grade “gold”. Almost all tested foods (80% to 95%) achieve a gold, silver or bronze award. The results have been published on a dedicated website since November 2012. Products that fail the tests will not be published.

Critics consider the award to be of little informative value, as the seal is based on voluntariness, the ingredients and companies themselves are not evaluated and an award merely means that a product does not have any defects. Accordingly, the trustworthiness of the seal u. a. questioned by consumer politicians. A product receives a gold medal if it meets all test criteria. Products that show several minor deviations in various test criteria or a larger deviation in one test criterion receive a silver or bronze medal.

Agricultural and municipal technology

The aim of the DLG was and is to make technological progress available to local farmers.

In the DLG test center "Technology and Operating Resources" in Groß-Umstadt , agricultural and municipal technology as well as agricultural operating resources are subjected to intensive practical tests and assessed according to their practical suitability. The test reports are available for download on the Internet.

DLG exhibitions

In addition to the traditional DLG exhibitions , the DLG also organizes the following specialist exhibitions:

  • Agritechnica (International Agricultural Engineering Exhibition), every two years in Hanover
  • AgroFarm (since 2007 specialist exhibition for animal husbandry and breeding, in cooperation with the Russian agro-industrial complex VVC), annually in Moscow, Russia
  • Anuga FoodTec (International Trade Fair for Food and Beverage Technology), every three years in Cologne in cooperation with Koelnmesse
  • EnergyDecentral (international exhibition for bioenergy and decentralized energy supply),
  • DLG field days (open-air exhibition for plant cultivation and plant breeding), every two years at different locations in Germany
  • EuroTier (International Exhibition for Animal Husbandry and Management), every two years in Hanover together with the
  • Opolagra (Agricultural Exhibition), held annually near Opole, Poland
  • PotatoEurope (international special outdoor exhibition for the potato industry), annually at different locations in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

DLG Academy

Since 2006, the DLG has been offering advanced and advanced training for the agricultural and food industries as part of its own “DLG Academy” department. Over 200 seminars and other advanced training events such as driver training, trainee programs, etc. take place every year. The "DLG sensor technology certificate" can be acquired for training sensory experts.

Wineries and wine cooperatives

From 1999 to 2011, the DLG also tested wineries and winegrowers' cooperatives in the food test center and awarded the annual winners of the competitions with the certificates "DLG-recommended winery" and "DLG-recommended wine cooperative". The certificate was awarded to companies that demonstrated "above-average quality, environmental and customer orientation" in their production methods, facilities and the presentation of their products. According to the DLG, this was "a comprehensive, overall company award for quality-conscious wineries and winegrowers' cooperatives, from the beginning of production through all phases that accompany the production process to the finished product and its marketing." The validity of the award was initially limited to three years. Afterwards, annual controls were carried out to determine whether the criteria were still being met.

The last certificates expired in early 2012.

Honourings and prices

The DLG awards the following awards and prizes:

See also

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Web links

Commons : Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DLG Annual Report 2017, p. 132
  2. ↑ Information on the establishment of the DLG on the company's website
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  4. ↑ dlg-verlag.de accessed on October 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ dlg-verlag.de accessed on October 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ wein.de accessed on October 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ dlg-mitteilungen.de accessed on June 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ fibl.org accessed on January 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Image flyer Agricultural Center of the DLG, pdf, accessed on August 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ DLG 5-point scheme , accessed May 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ a b What does the DLG seal mean? , May 3, 2016, accessed May 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ Detailed description of the test provisions and criteria (PDF file) , accessed on April 7, 2018.
  13. ↑ Consumer portal of DLG e. V.
  14. ↑ Susanne Wimmer: What is really awarded ( Memento from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), br.de, June 12, 2015, accessed May 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ January Grossarth: Ekelwurst with distinction. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . April 11, 2018, accessed April 12, 2018 .
  16. ↑ dlg-akademie.de Homepage of the DLG Academy.
  17. ↑ Awarded the Wilhelm Rimpau Prize .