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What is missing when researchers develop a model they want to use to look into the future? Young international scientists, including Ferike Thom from the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, have been thinking about this. Their point of view has now been published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

The cover image of The Lancet newspaper, Planet Health against a green background.

In 2024, German farms produced more meat and less fish than in previous years. The latest Thünen profiles on animal husbandry provide new facts and figures on production, consumption and exports.

What does an environment in which sustainable nutrition is successful look like? Members of the Scientific Advisory Board for Agricultural Policy, Nutrition, and Consumer Health Protection (WBAE) will show this in a ten-part online lecture series. Also the Thünen Institute will contribute.

Schüsseln mit Hülsenfrüchten und Tofuquader auf einem Holzbrett.

In the project CatchHedge, scientists from five Thünen institutes investigated what conditions would need to be met for landowners in Germany to plant more hedges. The project team presented its findings during the closing event on October 7th in the Thünen Institute Forum.

Project team on the excursion stands in front of a hedge

On September 4, 2025, everything in Göttingen revolved around the sugar beet. More than 280 participants from science, advisory, and industry accepted the invitation of the Institute of Sugar Beet Research (IfZ). The conference was opened by Theresa Brandes, who provided insights into greenhouse gas…

Dairy farms are under increasing pressure to reduce their emissions. In December 2024, Anne Helene Ahrend and Hauke Tergast published their calculations of the available levers and their benefits for the first time in DLG-Mitteilungen. These calculations have since been published in six other…

Young scientist Jonas Schmitt received two awards during the EAAE—for the best dissertation and the best paper.

Four people stand in front of a screen in a hall and the audience applauds.

During the European Agricultural Research Congress (EAAE) in Bonn, researchers from across Europe will discuss how sustainable development in the agricultural and food industry can be achieved despite multiple crises. Several Thünen researchers have been honoured for their work.

The Thünen Earth Observation Group is presenting and discussing its current research at the European Space Agency (ESA) symposium from 23 to 27 June in Vienna. The researchers will show how they are improving monitoring systems with satellite data.

The Thünen Remote Sensing team is represented with numerous contributions at ESA's Living Planet Symposium 2025.

The European Commission has set an ambitious goal: by 2030, 25% of agricultural land in the EU should be under organic management. But how close are we to achieving this target, and what factors will influence further progress?