On the first day of the Öko-Feldtage on June 18, more than 360 exhibitors, more companies than ever before, showed what they have to offer in terms of innovative technology, variety and water management methods. Saxony’s Minister of Agriculture Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch opened the Öko-Feldtage. Interested parties can still find out about innovations and developments in organic farming this Thursday.
Even the opening ceremony was dominated by this year’s main theme of water. Almost 200 people formed a drop of water together, which began to flow at the sign of the Minister of Agriculture, Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch. “Water is food and increasingly also a location factor. It is a scarce and valuable resource and a constant companion for us farmers. I am therefore extremely pleased that the Öko-Feldtage are addressing this important topic. Because just as a drop of water contains different components, so do the Öko-Feldtage for the various farming methods,” says Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch.
The participants of the trade fair tour were then able to experience examples of innovative solutions to the pressing issues in agriculture, for example at the newly designed “Animal Husbandry Meeting Point”, where the entire value chain from animal breeding, feeding and grazing technology to mobile slaughtering, processing and marketing is presented. Employees of Wassergut Canitz also provided insights into their special form of farming, which reconciles animal welfare, water conservation, species protection, climate protection and adaptation.
Over 5,000 visitors on day one
Carsten Veller, Head of Communications and Networking at the Öko-Feldtage, is very pleased with the start of the outdoor trade fair. “These Öko-Feldtage are once again providing answers to the pressing questions in agriculture in a concept adapted to the farm on over 30 hectares of exhibition space: first and foremost, how we deal with our water resources and how we protect them,” says Veller and adds: “The more than 5,000 visitors on the first day of the event came to find out how a climate-resilient way of farming can work: from water-conserving crop rotations to extensive cattle grazing for landscape conservation to the energy-efficient use of agricultural technology. The demonstration areas for machines, autonomous robots and AI-controlled technology were particularly busy on the first day and showed how future-proof agriculture is and how it manages the balancing act between modern technology and tradition.” In addition, the numerous examples of innovation, from laser weeding robots in vegetable fields to weed control with targeted water jets in grassland, demonstrated the innovative strength of the industry.
Young people once again play a major role at the 5th Öko-Feldtage: job speed dating and networking meetings across the various organic associations showcase the young generation’s own ideas. For example, Johanna Zierl presented the future visions of the Organic Future Camp to Dr. Burkhard Schmied from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs. “We have identified 16 future perspectives that urgently need to be addressed: from the right to land and political participation to the food transition,” said Zierl.
On the evening of the first day of the event, the Minister of Agriculture invited von Breitenbuch to the Saxon Evening: a meeting format for industry associations, farmers and representatives from politics and administration. He handed over the baton for organizing the next Öko-Feldtage with the words: “The Öko-Feldtage focus on agriculture – in Saxony, throughout Germany and always for our society. I wish Agriculture Minister Staudte and the state of Lower Saxony equally beautiful and impressive Öko-Feldtage 2027.”
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