Managing the competitiveness of animal husbandry

EuroTier 2024 - November 12 to 15, 2024 in Hanover, Germany - 2,100 exhibitors from 55 countries - Guiding theme “We innovate animal farming” - Focus on: Competitiveness in animal husbandry - Solutions presented at EuroTier 2024: AI in poultry houses, eliminating tail docking for pigs, direct farm sales and on-farm slaughter

The share of livestock production value in Germany’s total agricultural output is significant. However, political framework conditions, national requirements, high animal welfare standards and other factors continue to affect the competitiveness and future viability of cattle, including dairy, pig and poultry farms, generating a number of challenges. True to the theme “We innovate animal farming”, visitors to EuroTier 2024 will be able to discover a range of suitable solutions to these current challenges. The world's leading trade fair for professional animal husbandry and livestock management will take place in Hanover, Germany, from November 12 to 15, 2024.

Animal husbandry in Germany is an essential component of sustainable and future-oriented food production albeit challenging times for livestock farmers. Between the conflicting priorities of political and social demands, farmers must manage the balancing act between animal welfare, market conditions and profitability in order to ensure long-term competitiveness.

There are still reserves on the farm that can be exploited. Technical innovations, however, can also contribute to enabling productive animal husbandry that is competitive while offering enhanced animal welfare. Many suitable solutions can be seen at EuroTier 2024, aptly themed “We innovate animal farming”. At the world's leading trade fair for professional animal husbandry and livestock management, the industry will not only present innovations for greater competitiveness but also provide suitable answers to current and forthcoming challenges.

Experts present the status quo

What is the current state of competitiveness of livestock farming in Germany? Agricultural economist Jana Harms from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Research Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries (LFA); Stefan Leuer, Head of the Department of Business Management, Construction, Energy, Employee Advice at the North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture; and Friedrich-Otto Ripke, President of the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (ZDG), explore the current situation in the dairy, beef, pig and poultry sectors.

In addition to essential factors influencing competitiveness, the experts will recommend adjustments that can still be made and present what successful farms do better and how innovations in the areas of automation and digitalization can contribute to enhanced competitiveness and, ultimately, what production strategy livestock farmers can pursue in order to secure their future.

Compare answers from the four experts here: 

Competitiveness of livestock farming explored at EuroTier 2024

At EuroTier 2024, professional farming visitors will be offered a wide range of presentations on the topic of “Competitiveness”, drawing on the exhibition theme “We innovate animal farming”. The DLG Spotlight “AI in poultry farming” will highlight the possibilities arising from new developments in automation and digitalization and illustrate the latest advances with examples of application. Practical solutions for management and technology on livestock farms and in upstream areas will serve as inspiration for further improvement for both livestock and farmer.                                                                                                                              
The DLG Spotlight “Pig farming without tail docking” aims to showcase solutions from the industry and discuss best practice examples from different countries. The DLG spotlight also serves to raise awareness of the issue so that investments in infrastructure, management and marketing pay off for animals and humans in the long term.

The topic “Direct farm sales and on-farm slaughter” at EuroTier 2024 will focus on mobile slaughtering and highlight its central role in the direct farm sales of agricultural products. The development of a successful strategy allows farmers to market products directly from the farm, which strengthens the relationship between producers and consumers and can offer economic benefits.

On Friday, November 15, visitors to EuroTier 2024 will learn how livestock housing can be converted into vertical farming facilities. And the processing of biowaste from households and the food industry into nutritous animal feed can also offer farmers a competitive advantage.

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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.

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