HEF AgriScience Symposium
Every year, the Hans Eisenmann Forum's agricultural symposium is dedicated to a selected topic of agricultural research
Date: October 12-13, 2023, Venue: Weihenstephan, Germany
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You are cordially invited to the HEF Agricultural Science Symposium: "The World Needs New Proteins"! We are delighted to welcome you on October 12th and 13th, 2023, in Weihenstephan, Germany.
The symposium provides a unique platform for experts, researchers, and professionals in the field of agricultural science to explore the latest developments and innovations in food production. We will delve into the challenges and opportunities of the ever-changing global food landscape.
Meet leading experts who will share their knowledge and experiences on various aspects of protein research. Learn about alternative protein sources, sustainable agricultural practices, innovative technologies, and their impact on global food security.
This year, the HEF AgriScience Symposium also hosts the TFOODS conference together with TUMCREATE. TUMcreate is a research platform affiliated with the Technical University of Munich's Singapore Campus. Its flagship project, 'Proteins4Singapore,' focuses on developing alternative non-animal protein sources using innovative processing and extraction methods and reverse food engineering. The team consists of experts from various scientific backgrounds, working towards creating plant-based products with improved texture, flavor, and nutritional profiles. They will conduct a life cycle assessment to assess the model's viability and scalability for commercialization.
The conference includes a product fair and a shark tank event for groundbreaking food ideas. Don't miss this epic global gathering exploring the future of food!
Join this significant symposium to expand your knowledge, engage with like-minded individuals, and contribute to creating a sustainable and secure food supply for the world.
Save the dates, October 12th and 13th, 2023, and experience the HEF Agricultural Science Symposium in Weihenstephan.
Participation is free of charge.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to shape the future of agricultural science!
Controlled Environment Agriculture - agricultural production of the future?
Aftermovie for the 2022 event
12. HEF Symposium am 23. & 24. September 2021
This year, for the first time, the symposium will be held over two days, with an international scientific conference in English on Day 1 and a German-language symposium on Day 2.
=> Click here to get to the conference webpage for day 1 (English Language)
=> Click here to get to the Conference webpage for day 2 (German Language)
"The Limits of Food Production - Vertical Farming"
While food demand continues to increase with a growing global population, climate change and soil degradation have made it already difficult to ensure food security in some regions. Hence, producing more food in a more sustainable way constitutes a central agricultural challenge. An alternative for growing crops in the field has emerged in recent years with vertical farming. With LEDs becoming affordable and more efficient, the economics of indoor and vertical farming are redefined. In vertical farms, all growth factors including light, temperature, humidity, CO2 level, ventilation, water and nutrients can be controlled and optimized. Simultaneously, weeds, pests and diseases can be excluded, and the use of water and fertilizer can be drastically reduced. The aim of this conference is to discuss the current state of science in controlled-environment crop growth and vield, and to detemine the limits of food production in vertical farms.
Download the flyer here
Please register via e-mail at hans-eisenmann-forum@tum.de with your name and affiliation, and indicate whether you would like to attend on-site or virtually and day 1, day2 or both days.
Please note that the attendance on-site is limited. Therefore, early registration is recomended. The event is open to all interested parties and is free of charge!
Click here to get to the conference webpage for day 1 (English Language)
Click here to get to the Conference webpage for day 2 (German Language)
11th Agricultural Science Symposium on October 29, 2020
This year, on October 29th, we will be dedicating ourselves to the topic of "Digital Agriculture - Networking and Interaction".
In agricultural sciences, a wide variety of disciplines are combined to form a complex systems science. Forward-looking key technologies are digitization and data and information management. New digital methods help to capture, understand and manage complex systems.
Intelligent "off-road" vehicle controls and robots have long since conquered a significant place in practical agriculture. The merging of the immense data streams in intelligent databases and their evaluation will not only fundamentally change aspects of production technology, but also the perception of agriculture in politics and society.
As part of the one-day symposium here in Weihenstephan, we want to highlight current research topics in this area with a focus on the aspect of networking different technologies.
The program flyer for download can be found Initiates downloading the file hier.
You can view the individual contributions to the symposium hier
10th Agricultural Science Symposium: September 26th, 2019
This year's symposium on Thursday, September 26, 2019, was dedicated to the highly topical topic "Biodiversity in the agricultural landscape: measure - promote - shape".During the one-day symposium here in Weihenstephan, the significance/value of biodiversity, the causes of biodiversity loss and the effects of different practices, measures and new approaches on diversity were highlighted and discussed. One goal was to bridge the apparent differences between agriculture and society and to find a way to live together instead of against each other.
Summaries of talks and posters in german language are availabe in the proceedings
and the supplement of the proceedings.
coverage in the media:
https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/landwirtschaft-und-umwelt/mercosur-abkommen-landwirte-befuerchten-preisdruck/1743801 (ab Minute 19:55)
The abstracts of the lectures with further information can be found in the conference booklet (Tagungsheft) and the supplements to the conference booklet (Ergänzungen zum Tagungsheft).
You can view the individual contributions to the symposium again hier.
The symposium in the media:
From left: T. Chmura, J. Kollmann, T. Heger, W. Vautz, M. Körner, W. Haber, D. Himmler
9th Agricultural Science Symposium on September 27, 2018
This year everything revolved around livestock with the theme "Needs of livestock: recognize - understand - act".
Prof. Brem introduced the topic with a review of "Ten thousand years of humans and livestock" and the bridge to today's livestock husbandry. The lecture by Prof. Troxler was devoted in particular to the topic of animal-environment interactions and placed the terms needs, behavior, husbandry systems and animal welfare in a larger context. In her presentation, Prof. Schmicke dealt with the use of biomarkers in livestock practice and showed which metabolic markers are already in use and where the potential and opportunities for future developments lie. Prof. Krieter focused on health monitoring based on animal behavior. He presented various sensor systems that can support livestock owners in their health management by measuring activity and eating behavior. Ms. Trost from the Max Planck Institute in Seewiesen reported on her behavioral research work on songbirds. Here, the behavior of free-flying songbirds in the aviary and in the field was recorded and quantified with the smallest sensors. Dr. Thiess from Pivita AG presented a diagnostic device for the non-invasive measurement of vital signs in horses. In his lecture, Prof. Rigoll gave an insight into the possibilities for recognizing human actions using methods of pattern recognition and machine learning. In the concluding panel discussion with all speakers and the audience, it was shown how much has already been done in animal husbandry in terms of animal welfare, but also how much still needs to be put into research, training practitioners and educating consumers. The event was moderated by Mr. Chmura from Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The abstracts of the lectures with further information can be found in the conference booklet (Tagungsheft).
"Sauwohl - what animal-friendly livestock husbandry looks like": a radio report by Tobias Chmura in the weekly agricultural review on b5-aktuell on September 30th
8th Agricultural Science Symposium on September 21, 2017
This year's agricultural science symposium of the HEZ took place on September 21, 2017 on the "challenge of climate change". Again this year, the response was great with over 130 participants.
Prof. Menzel from the TUM Professorship for Ecoclimatology introduced the topic with a look at past and current weather phenomena as well as observed and predicted consequences of climate change. The subject area was then considered from different perspectives (crop production and plant breeding, animal husbandry, climate protection policy and economy) and options for adaptation, mitigation, setting goals and implementing measures were discussed.
See the Flyer and here (Tagungsband) for more information.
There was a contribution to this in the weekly review “From Agriculture and the Environment”: http://br.de/s/33Y2DMS
On November 9, 2017, Bayern 2 broadcast a feature on the subject of "Perpetrators or Victims? The Farmers and Climate Change": http://br.de/s/37FAWiB
Lectures:
Prof. Dr. A Menzel:
"Climate change in Bavaria - What's in store for us?" [for more information please contact the speaker]
Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Osterburg:
"The role of agriculture in climate protection policy"
"Die Rolle der Landwirtschaft in der Klimaschutzpolitik"
Professor Urs Schmidhalter:
"When it gets 5°C warmer in Bavaria - mitigation and adaptation in crop production"
"Wenn es in Bayern 5°C wärmer wird - Mitigation und Anpassung im Pflanzenbau"
Dr Eva Bauer:
"Adaptation of crops to climate change - use of modern breeding methods"
"Anpassung von Nutzpflanzen an den Klimawandel - Einsatz moderner Züchtungsmethoden"
Dipl. Biol. Daniel Bretscher:
Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming - how badly do our cows affect the climate?"
Treibhausgasemissionen aus der Nutztierhaltung - Wie stark belasten unsere Kühe das Klima?"
Prof. Dr. Hermann Lotze-Campen:
"Economic effects of climate impacts and avoidance of emissions in agriculture" / homepage: www.pik-potsdam.de/
"Ökonomische Effekte von Klimawirkungen und Emissionsvermeidung in der Landwirtschaft"
dr Anton Steiner:
"Low water and drought: Effects and measures of water management in Bavaria"
"Niedrigwasser und Trockenheit: Auswirkungen und Maßnahmen der Wasserwirtschaft in Bayern"
7th Agricultural Science Symposium on September 22, 2016
This year's 7th Agricultural Science Symposium of the HEZ will take place on September 22, 2016.
It deals with the topic "Digital Agriculture: Big Data - Smart Data - Data Management" with the key technology of data and information management in the various areas of agricultural science and agriculture. The merging of the immense data streams in intelligent databases and their evaluation will not only fundamentally change aspects of production technology, but also the perception of agriculture in politics and society.
Speakers and lecture topics (Referenten und Vortragsthemen)
Proceedings (Tagungsband)
Prof. Dr. Achim Walter (ETH Zürich): Digitale Landwirtschaft: Wohin wollen wir?
Prof. Dr. Gabi Dreo-Rodosek (Hochschule der Bundewehr): Big zu Smart Data: Chancen und Risiken
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kolbe (TU München): Datenfusion für Smart Rural Areas
Prof. Dr Hans W. Griepentrog (Universität Hohenheim): Zukünftige Entwicklungen im Precision Farming
Recorded lectures:
Begrüßung (Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Windisch)
"Digitale Landwirtschaft: Wohin wollen wir?" (Prof. Dr. Achim Walter)
"Humusvorräte und Trends in landwirtschaftlichen Böden" (Dr. Annette Freibauer)
"Phänotypisierung vom Blatt zum Satelliten" (Prof. Dr. Uwe Rascher)
"Vom Sensor im Stall zum Facebook für Milchkühe" (Dr. Wolfgang Junge)
"Von Big zu Smart Data: Chancen und Risiken" (Marcus Knüpfer)
"Datenfusion für Smart Rural Areas" (Prof. Dr. Thomas Kolbe)
„Zukünftige Entwicklungen im Precision Farming“ (Prof. Dr. Hans Griepentrog)
"Die Rolle der Digitalisierung bei der Entwicklung disruptiver Geschäftsmodelle" (Dr. Holger Wittges)
6th Agricultural Science Symposium on September 24, 2015
On Thursday, September 24, 2015, the 6th Agricultural Science Symposium took place.
Lectures on plant breeding, agricultural processes, biotechnological innovations in the further processing of biomass, alternative sources of raw materials and new products were on the program on the subject of "Innovative biomass production - challenges and perspectives". At the same time, current research projects from the field of biomass production were presented in poster presentations.
> Flyer
> Vorträge (Zusammenfassungen)
> Tagungsband ( 10.14459/2015md1284126 )
> Fotos
> Vorträge/Präsentationen:
"Biomasse - Grundlagen und Herausforderungen für die Rohstoffbasis in einer nachhaltigen Bioökonomie", Prof. Dr. Daniela Thrän (Bioökonomierat, Universität Leipzig, HelmholtzZentrum für Umweltforschung)
"Neue Methoden der Pflanzenzüchtung zur Selektion und gezielten Veränderung von Nutzpflanzen", Prof. Dr. Christian Jung (Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel)
"Innovationen in agratechnischen Prozessen der Biomassegewinnung", Prof. Dr. Heinz Bernhardt (TU München)
"Kaskadennutzung von Biomasse", Dr. Doris Schieder, TU München
"Biobaukastenprinzip zur effizienten, kaskadenartigen Nutzung von Pflanzlichen industriellen Nebenströmen zur Herstellung spezifisch nutzbarer Produkte", Dr. Martin Frettlöh (Quh-Lab Siegen)
"Von der Pusteblume zur Industriepflanze: hochwertiger Naturkautschuk für die gummiverarbeitende Industrie", Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer (Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und angewandte Ökologie Münster)
"Entwicklung pflanzlicher Lebensmittel mit hoher Verbraucherakzeptanz am Beispiel von Proteinzutaten aus Lupinensamen", Dr. Peter Eisner (Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung Freising)
"Umsetzung und Akzeptanz von technischem Fortschritt in der deutschen Landwirtschaft", Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs (Universität Hohenheim)
5th Agricultural Science Symposium on September 25, 2014
Agricultural material cycles
Nutrient management - environmental protection - resource efficiency
Modern agriculture must meet the growing demand for high-quality and safe agricultural products for feeding people and livestock, for recycling in industrial processes and for generating energy. At the same time, it must meet the requirements for protecting the climate and the environment, including water and soil, as well as animal welfare.
This inevitably triggers an abundance of material flows into the environment, some of which are controversially discussed in public. Keywords such as nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals, groundwater, greenhouse gases and manure regulations are often heard in this context.
At the 5th Agricultural Science Symposium "Agricultural Material Cycles" this topic was taken up from the perspective of nutrient management, environmental protection and resource efficiency and examined in detail with the help of competent speakers. In addition, poster presentations will provide information on current Weihenstephan research projects in the field of agricultural material cycles.
The symposium took place on Thursday, September 25, 2014.
With 135 registered participants, the lecture hall was full.
Präsentationen:
> Prof. Dr. H.-G. Frede:
Probleme in den Nährstoffbilanzen - eine Herausforderung für die Zukunft.
> Prof. Dr. F. Taube:
> Prof. Dr. H. J. Hülsbergen:
Modellgestützte Analyse und Optimierung betrieblicher Stoffkreisläufe.
> Prof. Dr. H. Spiekers:
Nährstoffanfall bei Nutztieren steuern.
> Prof. Dr. U. Schmidhalter:
Wirtschaftsdünger - die Quadratur des Kreises.
> Dr. H. H. Kowalewsky:
Wirtschaftsdünger - überregional verwerten.
> Prof. Dr. A. Heißenhuber:
Nachhaltige Intensivierung - leeres Schlagwort oder hilfreiches Konzept?
> Dr. C. Rappold: