Association of Cereal Research
Schuetzenberg 10, D-32756
Fax: +49 5231 20505 - E-mail: info@agf-detmold.de - Internet: www.agfdt.de
Who we are
What we offer
The Association of Cereal
Research (AGF), a registered association, was founded in 1946 upon the
initiative of Professor Dr. P.F. Pelshenke,
AGF is managed by the
executive board currently consisting of the president (Dr. Götz Kröner,
Ibbenbüren) and 5 vice-presidents (Dr. Jochen Bode,
A broad range of services
described below is offered to the members. AGF has its own lecture building
which is equipped with modern machinery and accommodates about 3OO
participants. The machinery and equipment exhibitions are organised in a
separate exhibition hall directly adjacent to the lecture building. Since 1946
AGF has organised more than 300 conferences attended by about 60 000
participants. The continued lively interest in AGF events shows that the
association has always been able to tackle topical problems and discuss
possible solutions. And it is not only the discussion between science and
practice that leads to valuable information but also, and to an equal extent,
the exchange of ideas among practitioners.
AGF is a scientific-technological
non-profiting association aiming at:
·
promoting the co-operation between
science and practice in the area of cereal processing and related areas
(e.g. breeding, cultivation, storage),
·
promptly transferring scientific results
to the field of practice,
·
submitting practical problems to
scientific research,
·
promoting the exchange of experience
among practitioners,
·
exchanging experience with international
organisations,
·
promoting the specialised technical
training of junior scientists and practitioners,
·
developing and standardising methods of
exploration and testing.
The events organised to reach these
objectives are:
Specialised
conferences - annually:
in February
for vocational
school teachers (approx. 80 participants)
in April European Bioethanol Technology Meeting (with exhibition)
for
the bioethanol industry and supporting industries, renewable raw materials,
machinery and equipment, research and advisory centres. (approx. 250
participants from 25 nations)
in April Starch Conference (with exhibition)
for
the starch industry and supporting industries, renewable raw materials,
machinery and equipment, research and advisory centres. (approx. 350
participants from 25 nations)
in June Food Law Conference for Cereal Based
Food
for the fields of
quality assurance, foodstuff development and labelling, marketing, food
control, research and advisory centres (approx. 120 participants)
in June Cereal Chemistry Conference
for the fields of
product development, quality assurance, foodstuff control, analysis research
and advisory centres (approx. 70 participants from 5 nations)
in September Milling Technology Conference (with
exhibition)
for the fields of
milling technology, mill and equipment design, supporting industries, trade and
co-operatives, breeding, Chambers of Agriculture, research and advisory centres
(approx. 250 participants from 15 nations)
in September Harvest
Information
for the fields of
milling technology, trade and co-operatives, breeding, Chambers of Agriculture,
research and advisory centres (approx. 250 participants from 15 nations)
in November Baking
Technology Conference (with exhibition)
for the areas of
baking technology, bread and biscuits, confectionery goods, bread improver, machinery and supporting industry,
research and advisory centres (approx. 350 participants from 10 nations)
Specialised
conferences - every other year:
in March Cereal
Conference
for the areas of
breeding and cultivation of cereals, trade and co-operatives, milling
technology, Chambers of Agriculture, research and advisory centres (approx. 120
participants from 10 nations)
in March Cereal-Based
Foodstuffs Conference
for hulling
industry, producers of cereal-based food, extrusion, machinery and equipment
manufacturers, research and advisory centres (approx. 60 participants from 5
nations)
in April/May Durum and
Pasta Conference
for
durum mills, pasta production, machinery, breeding, Chambers of Agriculture,
research and advisory centres (approx. 60 participants from 5 nations)
Specialised
Seminar - annually:
in January/ Detmolder Backmanager
February 4 week seminar for
baking experts (limited to 20
participants)
in May Seminar Cereal Technology
one
week seminar for milling and baking experts
In addition, seminars and
study courses are offered on request.
Participation in the specialised conferences is free of charge for AGF members,
seminars and study courses will be offered at a reduced rate.
Conference language for all meetings
– except Bioethanol Technology Meeting and Starch Convention - is German.
Bioethanol Technology Meeting and Starch Convention is held only in
English
The AGF working committees
are responsible for setting up the programs of the various specialised
conferences. The committees consist of practitioners and scientists. At
numerous meetings they together decide on priority subjects. The intensive
expert discussions held at such committee meetings often give the scientists
new ideas for future research projects. But the practitioners too derive
valuable suggestions for new developments in many different areas from such
discussions. The committee members are nominated by the AGF board after
consultation with the committee chairman.
AGF has the following working committees:
Education
and Training (chairman: Wilhelm Jung,
vice-chairman: Heiner Lucks)
Baking
Technology (chairman: Georg.
Heberer, vice-chairman:
Cereal
Chemistry (chairman: Dr. Georg
Böcker, vice-chairman: Prof. Dr. Bärbel. Kniel)
Milling
Technology (chairman:
Friedrich-W. Borgstedt, vice-chairman: Matthias
Durum
and Pasta (chairman: Dr.
Rainer Hüppe, vice-chairman: Raimund Eigenmann)
Cereals (chairman:
Gerhard Freimann, vice-chairman: Andreas Schmuck)
Cereal-based
Food (chairman: Prof. Dr.
Jörg Hampshire, vice-chairman: Dr. Stefan Hoth)
Starch (chairman:
Dr. Willi Witt, vice-chairman:
New scientific and practical
knowledge is not only passed on at the specialised conferences but also in
written form. By publishing the trade journal "Getreidetechnologie" (Cereals
Technology) every three months, AGF is able to pass on promptly the results
achieved at the specialised conferences to a large number of interested
experts. The journal is published in co-operation with the BackMedia Verlag
(publishing house of the German bakery industry) in
The Conference Proceedings are
published directly by AGF and offered free of charge only to its members by
internet (www.agfdt.de). In the same way, the Leaflets containing suggestions
for solutions to current problems of grain processing and sent to the members
automatically and free of charge. Teaching information material is another way of
providing information. They serve teachers holding classes at vocational
schools, but can also be used for in-plant vocational training purposes. Similar
to the Leaflets, they deal with special subjects in a clear and concise form.
The teaching information material is edited by the education and training
committee. AGF members can obtain it at a special rate. Besides, AGF has a
comprehensive specialised library which is made available to its members for local
use.
Machinery and equipment exhibitions organised in connection with some specialised conferences also offer possibilities of providing information. Together with the expert papers presented at the conferences, they represent an excellent opportunity of combining theoretical description and practical application. Experience has shown that this combination of specialised conference and exhibition offered by AGF since 1949 is very much appreciated by the visitors.