The DLG is one of the top four organizations in the German agricultural field. It demands, promotes and organises interdisciplinary exchange of opinion, cooperation with the parties affected. Some 200 full-time staff and a large number of honorary experts seek innovative solutions for topical problems in committees and groups. The DLG thinks and acts on an international level, always with an eye to the future. It has its roots firmly in Germany, considers Europe as the goal and takes world-wide perspectives into consideration.
Close contacts exist with related organisations all over the globe.
The most important fields of work of the DLG are contributing to problem solutions, providing an overview of the market, quality tastings and granting of awards and transferring knowledge. Transparency is indispensable when market developement and market opportunities are up for assessment. The exhibition programme comprises agricultural machinery, farm inputs and management for plant production, ranging from soil working to harvest. EuroTier International DLG Exhibition for Livestock and Poultry Production and Management. On show for the world market are animal housing, feeding, management, milking and cooling techniques, etc.