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Ludwigsburg orchard conference provides impetus for orchard owners

The Ludwigsburg Orchard Conference takes place every two years. With interesting presentations, it aims to provide all active orchard managers with valuable practical inspiration. This year, it will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the community hall in Hemmingen. The fruit and horticulture advice center at the Ludwigsburg district office and the Ludwigsburg e.V. specialist caretaker association invite all those interested in orchards to the lecture event. Admission to the event is from 1.30 pm, admission is free.

Ein Apfelbaum trägt mehrere Äpfel, darunter grüne und einen rötlichen Apfel. Die Äpfel sind glänzend und reif, umgeben von grünen Blättern. Das Bild vermittelt den Eindruck eines fruchtbaren Obstgartens.

Participants can expect a varied and high-calibre technical program. With Professor Dr. Michael Weiß, Head of the Steinbeis Innovation Centre for Organismic Mycology and Microbiology in Tübingen, as well as Dr. Janet Maringer and Christoph Schulz from the AG Wurzel of the Deutscher Pomologenverein e. V., proven experts have been recruited as speakers. They will provide practical insights and valuable impulses for all those who cultivate and maintain orchards.

First-hand expertise: innovative fertilization and climate-resilient orchards

Professor Weiß has been working for several years on the production of effective dry fertilizers through fermentation and biomass from the cultivated landscape. In Hemmingen, he will present the Kastanienhof project, in which biochar-based fertilizer from the orchard is produced for the orchard. In the second part of the conference, Dr. Janet Maringer and Christoph Schulz will report on the results of their research into climate-resilient orchards and discuss the importance of the rootstock for the orchard tree of the future.

Registration is requested. The program and the registration link can be found online on the website https://ludwigsburg.landwirtschaft-bw.de under "News".