With the resumption of its normal schedule after COVID-19 forced a delay and finally cancellation of its last event, Agritechnica, the world’s premiere ag equipment exhibition, will hold its next event this coming November in Hannover, Germany — assuming there are no further global disruptions.
The German Agricultural Society, known as DLG, stages the show, which will run Nov. 12-18. The theme for this year’s event will be “green productivity, meaning the focus will be on the challenges of modern crop farming and how agriculture can increase productivity while protecting the soil, climate and environment.
“Agritechnica offers the most comprehensive and varied trade fair program for international arable and crop farming — from crop protection sprayers to drones, from tractors to autonomous equipment systems, from combine harvesters to digital assistance systems,” says Timo Zipf, Agritechnica project manager. “The exhibition presents not only established standards and applicable innovations for farming practitioners, but also visions for efficient and sustainable agriculture worldwide.”
In addition to hundreds of exhibits, Agritechnica will include a technical program offering live events and demonstrations. This year the show will add a new series of “expert stages” that will look at topics like smart spraying, smart and remote sensing, connectivity, autonomous farm equipment and alternative powertrain systems. There will also be discussions around how to achieve greater efficiency and resource conservation in the field through tires, ballasting and assistance systems.
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All of the presentations in the technical program will feature real-time translation into a number of languages, almost always including English.
Agritechnica will have another “first” this year with the addition of an area dedicated to the topic of renewable energies. Photovoltaics, electrical storage and wind power are currently relevant topics for farmers, notes DLG, adding “the legal and political framework conditions for renewables are developing rapidly.” Generally, discussions around climate-friendly energy sources have been much more intense in Europe than in North America.
Past Agritechnica events have regularly attracted around 450,000 visitors from around the world, so anyone planning to attend is advised to make travel arrangements early. That is particularly true for hotel reservations, which typically sell out for hotels closest to the fairgrounds months in advance.
