07. August 2018
As vice president of M&A / Head of Transactions, one of Dr. Alexander Wiegelmann's responsibilities at KWS SAAT SE is engaging with startups - from promoting collaborations through to proposing and commencing acquisitions. By what criteria does KWS SAAT select which startups they would like to partner with? What are the dos and don'ts when it comes to these types of collaborations?
05. January 2018
The German Farmer’s Association is the leading association for the German farming and forestry industries and an ideal supporter of the Farm&Food 4.0 conference. We spoke to their President, Joachim Rukwied in the run-up to the event.
04. January 2018
The Institute for Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects at the Humboldt University of Berlin (IASP) deals with the development of sensor systems for the measurement of animal welfare and animal health. The IASP will present these technologies at Farm & Food in January. In the run-up to the conference we spoke with Dr. med. vet. Nanna Lindner.
15. December 2017
BayWa is a global trading company, focusing mainly on farming, energy, and construction. The company has bundled its digital offerings in the business section “Digital Farming”. Klaus Josef Lutz, chairman of BayWa will be bringing his expertise to the panel debate “Changing Trade” at the Farm & Food 2018.
29. November 2017
Karl-Heinz Krudewig, 365FarmNet, develops software for the farming industry. He also has an in-depth understanding of farming practice, as he worked for more than 10 years after his agricultural studies in the management of a farming estate.
27. November 2017
Development in the crop protection industry is rapid. Not only through mechanical crop protection or the use of robots, but also sensor technology plays an increasing role. Bayer CropScience recently presented its new brand xarvio, with which Bayerwould like to take bold steps in the direction of digital farming. Dr. Helmut Schramm from Bayer CropScience Germany will be commenting on his position as part of his keynote at Farm & Food. We spoke to him prior to the event about the current social discussion regarding crop protection and Bayer’s response to this.
21. November 2017
Together with business transformation specialists SPINPARTNERS, N+P Industrial Design Agency from Munich have developed a holistic approach towards satisfying the need for good food whilst on the go. Amongst others, the following questions were in focus: How can you radically simplify the selection and payment of food on the go?
