Agriculture

DLG Awards 

Promoting innovation and talent

The DLG has set itself the goal of supporting talent and promoting innovative ideas. To this end, expert committees regularly present awards for outstanding innovations and minds in the agriculture and food industry, agribusiness and food technology.

Awards for Innovations

Innovation Award AGRITECHNICA

The "AGRITECHNICA Innovation Award" in gold and silver is one of the leading awards in the international agricultural sector for agricultural machinery innovations. The award honours innovations from AGRITECHNICA exhibitors of the respective year for practical use and underlines the importance of modern agricultural machinery for agriculture. A neutral DLG commission decides on the presentation of the awards.

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Johanna Pfeiffer
+49 69 24788-392
J.Pfeiffer@DLG.org

Innovation Award EuroTier

The "EuroTier Innovation Award" in gold and silver is one of the leading awards in the international agricultural sector for animal farming innovations. The prize honours innovations from EuroTier exhibitors of the respective year for practical use and underlines the importance of modern animal farming technology for agriculture. A neutral DLG commission decides on the presentation of the awards.

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Johanna Pfeiffer
+49 69 24788-392
J.Pfeiffer@DLG.org

Innovation Award Energy Decentral

The "EnergyDecentral Innovation Award" in gold and silver is one of the leading awards for innovations in the decentralised energy industry. It recognises innovations from EnergyDencentral exhibitors of the respective year for practical use and underlines the importance of modern technological processes for the decentralised energy industry. A neutral DLG commission decides on the presentation of the awards.

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Marcus Vagt
+49 69 24788-279
M.Vagt@DLG.org

Animal Welfare Award

The "Animal Welfare Award" is presented by the DLG together with the bpt (Bundesverband praktizierender Tierärzte e. V. - German Federal Association of Practising Veterinarians). The prerequisite is winning a gold or silver medal in the "EuroTier Innovation Award" competition for a product that particularly fulfils the requirements for a higher animal welfare standard.

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Sven Häuser
+49 69 24788-325
S.Haeuser@DLG.org

SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS Trophy Engineers’ Choice

Agricultural technology development engineers honour innovative systems and components with the "SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS Trophy - Engineers' Choice" award.

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Philippa von Loe
+49 69 24788-255
P.vonLoe@DLG.org

DLG Agrifuture Concept Winner

The "DLG Agrifuture Concepts" award honours pioneering agricultural technology and visions for the future of agricultural and animal farming technology that have not yet reached market maturity.

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Florian Schiller
+49 69 24788-932
F.Schiller@DLG.org

Inhouse Farming Impulse Pitch

The "DLG Impulse Pitches" honour products and concepts that are intended to enable new forms of alternative agricultural management and food production.

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Yuliya Bondarenko
+49 69 24788-156
Y.Bondarenko@DLG.org 

Awards for Persons

Wilhelm Rimpau Preis (no official logo)

The Wilhelm Rimpau Prize, bears the name of Wilhelm Rimpau, the father of German plant and grain breeding. The DLG award to promote young talent is presented for innovative and practically relevant bachelor's and master's theses in plant production. A DLG jury of experts selects the best three entries from all those received.

Awarded at the DLG-Feldtage (Field Days) every two years.

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Kerstin Hau
+49 69 24788-375
K.Hau@DLG.org

DLG Agri Influencer Award

The "DLG Agri Influencer Award" honours remarkable agricultural mediators and opinion leaders on the Internet and in social media. The prize is awarded by an international jury of experts in three categories: YouTube, Facebook/Instagram and TikTok (national and international).

Annual awards ceremony as part of the Young Farmers Party at AGRITECHNICA and EuroTier.

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Theresa Günther
+49 69 24788-315
T.Guenther@DLG.org

Women in AG Award

The international "Women in AG Award" honours the commitment of women in agriculture and agribusiness in four categories: Agriculture, Agribusiness, Education and Technology & Research.

The awards ceremony takes place annually at AGRITECHNICA or EuroTier.

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Ines Rathke
+49 69 24788-287
I.Rathke@DLG.org 

DLG Young Talents Award

The award promotes the personal and professional development of young talents in agriculture and the food industry. It is awarded in the form of a network mentoring programme for nominees and scholarships for award winners.

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Kerstin Hau
+49 69 24788-375
k.hau@dlg.org