Crop Industry News: Germany
31 January 2011
Germans Protest GM Crops and Export Dumping GERMAN - Demonstrators gathered in Berlin to protest genetic engineering, large farms and export dumping and called for a for a more sustainable type of farming. ...
13 January 2011
German Biofuels Changing Agricultural LandscapeGERMANY - The growing popularity of biofuels and the regulations designed to promote their use are changing the landscape of German grain production. ...
30 December 2010
Bayer Responds to Honey Bee ConcernsGERMANY - Bayer CropScience announced that the claims by some environmental groups against one of its products are incorrect and unwarranted with regard to honey bee concerns. ...
29 December 2010
Bayer Acquires Wheat Breeding Programs from Ukrainian Companies GERMANY - Bayer CropScience announced the acquisition of the wheat breeding programs from two Ukrainian breeding companies, SORT and EUROSORT. ...
23 December 2010
Bayer and BASF to Develop Higher-yielding Hybrid Rice GERMANY - Bayer CropScience and BASF Plant Science announced a long-term collaboration agreement to improve rice productivity through plant biotechnology. ...
Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn GERMANY - The German government has banned the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) corn, calling it "a danger to the environment", according to checkbiotech.org. ...
18 November 2010
EUROTIER: Record Numbers At Livestock ShowGERMANY - Over 1,900 exhibitors from 48 different countries have been represented at EuroTier this week. Over the four-day show a total of 120,000 visitors are expected. ...
30 September 2010
John Deere European Parts DC Continues to ExpandGERMANY - With the addition of a new parts deconsolidation and packaging facility (DECON Centre), John Deere's European Parts Distribution Centre (EPDC) in Bruchsal, Germany continues to expand...
25 August 2010
Grain Hopes Trimmed By RainGERMANY – Commodity analysts in Germany have slashed their estimates for the country's grain output as rains begin to affect its harvest, prompting US officials to cut their European forecasts...
27 July 2010
John Deere Officially Opens ETIC in Germany GERMANY - John Deere has officially opened its new European Technology and Innovation Centre (ETIC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. ...
23 July 2010
Yield Fears Boost Wheat PricesGERMANY – European prices of wheat have hit their highest level in almost two years after farmers across Germany reported fears of yield losses that could top 20 per cent because of an ongoing...
13 July 2010
Licht Predicts Global Fall In WheatGERMANY – Lower expectations for Canadian crops and weaker predictions for French production have led German commodity group FO Licht to slash its world wheat forecast, an industry news website...
07 July 2010
EuroTier 2010: 1,700 Exhibitors from 46 CountriesGERMANY - The top event for expert animal farmers, EuroTier 2010, is being held for the ninth time at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover from 16 to 19 November 2010....
17 June 2010
Wheat Harvest Should RecoverGERMANY – Fine weather has raised hopes for crops in Germany, with the country's wheat yield now expected to rise, an industry website has reported....
08 June 2010
Banned GM Maize 'Sown By Mistake'GERMANY – A genetically modified (GM) variety of maize banned across the EU has been accidentally sown in Germany, it has been reported....
04 June 2010
Wheat and Oilseed Rape Experts at DLG Field Days GERMANY - Cropping strategies from eight European countries will once again be assessed in the renowned DLG Field Days comparisons – this year held in Lower Saxony from 15-17 June 2010. ...
12 April 2010
Mannheim Factory Celebrates 50 YearsGERMANY - John Deere's Mannheim tractor factory celebrates a memorable anniversary in April 2010: the roll-out of the first green and yellow John Deere Lanz tractors from the assembly lines,...
28 January 2010
Hormone Could Boost Roots in Nutrient Poor SoilsGERMANY - New findings by German scientists have the potential to play a critical role in boosting crop yields in dry, nutrient-poor soils....
22 December 2009
EnBW Buys Seven Wind Farms from PNE WINDGERMANY - EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH (EEE) has concluded the contracts to acquire seven onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 53MW and 38 wind power plants with PNE Wind AG....
15 December 2009
EuroTier 2010: Top Event for Animal FarmersGERMANY - EuroTier 2010 will take place in Hanover from 16 to 19 November 2010. The deadline for stand bookings is 1 February 2010....
10 December 2009
Q-Cells Completes Bitterfeld-Wolfen Solar ParkGERMANY - Photovoltaic company Q-Cells SE is celebrating the toppingout of its 5.4 MW solar power park in Bitterfeld-Wolfen....
07 December 2009
Phototropic Aquaculture the Centre of AttentionGERMANY - Small versatile aquatic plants - microalgae and microcrops - were responsible for pulling together 150 scientists from around the world in the German city of Hamburg last week. ...
27 November 2009
Mercuria Acquires German Biofuel PlantGERMANY - Mercuria Energy has acquired 3B Biofuels Gmbh & Co. KG, a leading European bio-diesel refinery with 250,000 tonnes of fully operational production capacity....
25 November 2009
NASA Algae Technology at Hamburg CongressGERMANY - NASA has been applying space technology to a process that links the production of algae-based fuel with an inexpensive method of sewage treatment....
20 November 2009
Linde and Algenol Biofuels in PartnershipGERMANY - The German technology group The Linde Group and the US company Algenol Biofuels have agreed to collaborate in a joint development project in order to identify the optimum management...
12 November 2009
Algae: Performance and PotentialGERMANY - The second International Algae Congress in Hamburg, Germany on 1-2 December will focus on the performance and potential of photothrophic aquaculture, microalgae, cyanobacteria and microcrops....
20 October 2009
New MAN Gas Engine for Small CHP PlantsGERMANY - Right in time for the world's biggest trade exhibition of agricultural and biogas technology, the AGRITECHNICA 2009 in Hanover, MAN is presenting a small gas engine for combined heat...
12 October 2009
SOLON in Agreement with DSGGERMANY- SOLON SE has entered into agreements with DSG Deutsche Solargesellschaft mbH to construct turnkey solar power plants and to supply solar modules with a total output of approximately...
02 October 2009
Biogas Broadening Farm BusinessesGERMANY - Farmers are increasingly turning to biogas as a means of broadening their business interests, according to EnviTec Biogas in Germany....
22 September 2009
Go-ahead for German Offshore Wind FarmsGERMANY - The German government has given the go-ahead to more than 40 north Seana dn Blatic wind farms....
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