PROGRAM at IAMO
TRACTOR RACE / 5.00-11.00 pm
Tractors, on your marks… /// Hop on a pedal tractor and participate in an obstacle course over rough terrain. Big kids can also test the limits of modern agricultural engineering with remote-controlled tractors from the John Deere Junior Club.
POTATO EXHIBITION / 5.00-11.00 pm
Tater Modern /// The subterranean tuber is one of the most important food crops in the world. There are countless varieties of potato, each with a different color, shape and taste. A small exhibit will present exotic spuds from all over the world.
BALLOON CIRCUS / 5.00-11.00 pm
Balloon art to take your breath away /// Balloon artist Verena will make farm yard animals come to life before your very eyes. But don’t just watch – you can also learn how to make your own balloon animals to take home.
INFORMATION STAND / 5.00-11.00 pm
Take a look behind the curtain of science /// How is agriculture adapting to climate change? Which countries contribute to global food security? How can we combat the lack of skilled labor in the agricultural sector? These and other interesting research questions will be presented.
TALK / 6.30-7.00 pm
How common is the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy? /// The EU member states have had a Common Agricultural Policy for 60 years now. However, the different states are increasingly choosing to go their own ways when it comes to implementing the most recent reforms. The reasons for this will be explained by speaker Jana Demoustier.
TALK / 7.30-8.00 pm
How can a computer game teach us new things about the agricultural sector? /// Scientist Franziska Appel is using the agricultural strategy game “FarmAgriPoliS” to look at how structural change in agriculture is influenced by the individual actions of different agricultural players.
TALK / 8.30-9.00 pm
Who harvests the nicest potatoes? /// Just as diverse as the potato varieties themselves are the products that ensue. Expert Ulrich Gündel will talk about the historical potato varieties on his farm and how they are cultivated and processed.
TALK / 9.30-10.00 pm
Expensive hops – is the price of beer to rise? /// The hops market is characterized by great price fluctuations. Since 2011 the price for the “green gold” has increased six-fold. Scientist Aaron Grau will present the reasons and the consequences for beer production.
Long Night of the Sciences Halle 2017
23 June 2017 | 5.00-11.00 pm
IAMO | Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2 | Halle (Saale)
