Agritechnica 2003-Meeting of the Club European Arable Farmers
8 - 11 November 2003 in Wennigsen and Hanover, Germany
Provisional programme (Alterations reserved)
| Arrival at | Hotel Johanniterhaus Kloster Wennigsen, Wennigsen |
| 19:00 | Certification of cereal varieties under the aspect of breeding for resistances Dr Bernd Rodemann Biologische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig (Federal Institute of Biology, Brunswick) |
| 20:00 | Common Dinner |
| 08:00 | Departure at the hotel for Rittergut Bredenbeck (Common by bus) |
| 08:15 | Rittergut Bredenbeck Lower Saxonian Estate Welcome and introduction: Albrecht Freiherr Knigge sen.Mr Voigts, Farm Manager www.rittergut-bredenbeck.de Agriculture * 360 ha arable farm? Potato, sugar beet, cereal production * Commercial use of historic farm buildings Forestry * 1200 ha managed forest in Bredenbeck, mainly deciduous trees management services for other forests |
| 09:30 | Departure for Pattensen |
| 09:45 | Pattensener Rasenschule Turf Farm Albrecht Knigge jr. www.rasenland.de * The use of high precision GPS controlled robotic driverless tractors in turf production and farming * Field demonstrations and experiences |
| 10:40 | Departure for Nörten Hardenberg |
| 12:00 | Hardenberg Wilthen AG www.hardenberg-wilthen.de www.keilerland.de * Development from a traditional estate to the second largest producer of consumable spirits in German industry * Farm diversification into golf, horses, hotel and tourism Welcome Christian Fehling, C.E.O. Hardenberg-Wilthen AG Hartmut Ropeter, Farm Manager Introduction * Overview about the development and marketing of the Hardenberg Estate – past, present and aims for the future |
| 12:30 | Common Lunch at the "Keiler Schänke" Restaurant |
| 13:30 | Distillery * Guided tour * Spirit production, storage and bottling * Testing |
| 14:45 | Levershausen Max Frhr. von Döring, managing director * Visit and tour of the newly constructed enlargement of the golf course Levershausen, part of the Hardenberg estate |
| 15:45 | Departure for Wennigsen |
| 17:10 | Arrival at the Hotel Johanniterhaus Break time |
| 19:00 | Departure for Pattensen |
| 19:15 | Common Dinner in Pattensen |
| 22:00 | Departure for Wennigsen |
| 22:15 | Arrival at the Hotel Johanniterhaus |
| 09:00 | Departure for Hanover (Common by bus) |
| 09:30 | Individual visit of Agritechnica 2003 The leading agricultural machinery show in Europe (2001 1 300 exhibitors, 248 000 attendance), organised by DLG, the German Agricultural Society) www.agritechnica.com |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | EAF Committee Meeting on Agritechnica 2003 fairgrounds (special invitation for Committee members) |
| 18:30 | Participation in Max-Eyth-Abend (The official opening event of Agritechnica 2003, to which all exhibitors will be invited) on the fairgrounds |
| 22:00 | Departure for Wennigsen (Common by bus) |
| 22:30 | Arrival at the Hotel Johanniterhaus |
| 08:30 | Departure for Hildesheim (Common by bus) |
| 09:15 | Wilhelm Hennis Orchideen Thilo Hennis www.hennis-orchideen.de * Oldest orchid breeding and production in Germany, shipping worldwide |
| 10:15 | Visit of Hildesheim Hildesheim Cathedral, 11th Century Ottoman Cathedral, UNESCO listed , guided tour through the historic town |
| 12:00 | Departure for Hanover |
| 13:00 | Common Snack on Agritechnica 2003 fairgrounds DLG-Stand, hall 8, stand number 08A29 |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | 4th International Congress on Arable Production with EAF as co-organiser and EAF President Lorenz von Schintling-Horny as speaker Site: Agritechnica 2003, building Convention Center (CC) room 3 Quality Assurance Systems in Arable Farming - International Experiences from Different Countries |
| 17:00 | End |
Technical
| Hotel | Johanniterhaus, Kloster Wennigsen, Klosteramthof 5, D-30974 Wennigsen Phone 0049 5103 93980 Fax 0049 5103 939855 e-mail johahaus@hotmail.com Internet johanniterhaus.bei.t-online.de Prices: single room 50 EUR, double room 70 EUR (inclusive breakfast). Please, book your hotel room by yourself directly at the hotel. |
| Tour’s Organiser | Albrecht F. J. Freiherr Knigge, Pattensener Rasenschule G. b. R., Lüderser Weg 35, D-30982 Pattensen Phone 00 49/51 01/91 53 51, Fax 00 49/51 01/91 53 52, Mobile 00 49/1 79/4 92 74 76, Email info@fertigrasen.com |
| Registrations | Kindly return your registration form for your participation in the meeting until 30 October 2003 to: EAF c/o DLG, Eschborner Landstraße 122, D-60489 Frankfurt am Main, phone 00 49/69/24 78 83 13, fax 00 49/69/2 47 88 63 13 e-mail A.chappuis@dlg-frankfurt.de |
| Registration fee | The registration fee for the meeting is 100,00 Euro for EAF members and press people, 150,00 Euro for non-members and covers preparation and performance of the event, entrance fees for Agritechnica 2003 on Monday and Tuesday and for Max-Eyth-Abend, lunch and dinner on Sunday (without drinks), snack on Tuesday. Other costs (like hotel, other meals, drinks, transfers and so on) have to be paid individually. For cancellation before the 5 November 2003 (receipt date) there will be a charge of 20 % of the registration fee. For later cancellations no refund is possible. Replacements are possible. |
| Sponsoring | European Arable Farmers extend their warmest appreciation for generous sponsorship to Rasenland-Pattensener Rasenschule G.b.R. |