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Two months in as Secretary General, I am grateful for the welcome I have received from board, members and partners. Our Winter Conference in Vienna gave me one clear feeling: trust and community are strong in DFA.
This industry is intense.
High tech. Big capital. Tight margins. Uncertainty.
And still, I keep meeting grounded, capable and positive people.
That is why I am here.
To turn our international network into practical value for you.
Knowledge-sharing that saves time.
Connections that open doors.
And advocacy that supports strong, sustainable, competitive businesses.
Together with the board, we have ambitious plans for 2026.
And I bring full energy, a positive mindset, and a clear focus on results.
On behalf of you.
According to two of the DFA Winter Conference speakers, Secretary General Dr. Jürgen Tack and MEP Dr. Jessika van Leeuwen, Europe’s land-based sectors are hit by geopolitics, transitions, and economics. The real brake is uncertainty: farms invest over decades, politics changes in cycles. The answer is predictability, simpler rules, and a shift toward higher-value production. EU farm productivity is slipping behind the US and China. The comeback lever is innovation: faster approvals, better R&D returns, and clear, safe data rules. The policy mood is shifting back toward competitiveness.
Webinars give you fresh insights and inspiration. If you want to go deeper into real-life farm practice and get confidential peer sparring with people like you, our experience-sharing peer groups are the next step.
Expert presenters: Peter Bisgaard Nikolajsen, Product Owner at SEGES Innovation and Pia Hinz, Secretary General at DFA and a strong efficiency seeker - both enthusiastic, hands-on AI users
In this hands-on webinar, we’ll share concrete, everyday AI workflows (emails, meeting notes, summaries, planning, translations, small automation hacks) - and connect it to real-life farming with practical use cases from SEGES Innovation (crops + livestock).
You’ll leave with ideas for where AI delivers the fastest ROI (time, quality, overview) and real examples from SEGES solutions and scenarios.
✅Online • English • Free • 15/4 • 11-12.00 CET-time • 60 min incl. Q&A
👉 Register via Teams here. You’ll receive the join link and reminders automatically.
💡 This topic may also become a track in an upcoming experience-sharing peer group.
Interested? Join the interest list in the next section.
Expert presenters: Adolfo Fontes, Head of Business Intelligence and Feng Ye, Business Intelligence Manager at DSM-Firmenich Market dynamics, decision drivers, practical perspectives. What to watch (risks, opportunities, signals).
✅Online • English • Free • 23/3 • 10-11.30 CET-time • 90 min incl. Q&A
👉 Register here. You’ll receive the join link and reminders automatically.
Chaired by Jens Ohnemus, CEO at Blue Harvest S.A., Founder at FarmCompany, former VP/Director at BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch and UBS.
✅Online information meeting • Pre-screening of participants • 3/6 • 11-12 CET-time
👉 Interested? Register here. You’ll receive the join link and reminders automatically.
Our Experience Sharing Peer Groups give you confidential peer sparring, benchmarking, and practical ROI with people who run businesses like yours.
Small groups. High trust. Twice a year. Real farm/company visits. Real solutions.
What you get:
What’s happening now:
👉 Interested? Fill in the 30-second form and we will match you to a group or help shape a new one.
27–29 April | Lohne, Germany
Four DFA pig production experience sharing groups meet for two days of deep dives and peer benchmarking - kindly sponsored by TripleA and Jyga.
Program highlights:
Sometimes you need to see it in real life to make the right decisions.
DFA study trips bring you hands-on insights, owner-level conversations, and practical takeaways you can bring home and apply fast - together with a strong network of peers.
DFA’s Canada study trip focuses on Conservation Agriculture and no-till. We’ll visit two different large-scale farms per day - mostly crop producers, but also a swine production operation and a machinery supplier - so you’ll get both the agronomy and the real-world logistics behind making it work at scale.
Our route includes farm visits across the Calgary region, with drives from Winnipeg via places such as Taber, Lloydminster, and Grande Prairie.
✅Dates: 10-17 June 2026. Limited number of seats.
👉 Interested? Express interest DFA Secretariat
We are also exploring a study trip to France or Chile in Autumn 2026.
If you want stronger managers on the farm this season - people who take ownership, lead teams well, and improve results - these two practical training options are built for exactly that (with clear takeaways you can apply immediately).
For mid-level managers in pig production, customised with Dalum Agricultural College. For more information contact Carsten Friis Poulsen at cfp@dalumls.dk, +45 27 69 17 09
Flyer hereTraining Course for Mid-Level Crop Managers
Production management plus people leadership, with workshops, farm visits, and real-case project work. For more information, please contact Povl Nørgaard on povl@povlnorgaard.dk, +45 31 72 01 45
If you have wishes or urgent needs, send them to us here.
We will find the right format. Webinar. Short briefing. Expert Q&A. Peer exchange.
We’re hearing strong interest in a few topics we will cover next:
See an overview of actual DFA Activities first half of 2026 on our website and remember to follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook!
Almost 100 participants. 9 speakers. 11 exhibitors. Strong questions. Real networking in sessions, at dinner, and later in the bar. Two days. Two lenses. One shared theme: decisions under uncertainty.
Short interviews with selected DFA members - real stories, decisions, and lessons learned you can apply in your own business.
