PotatoEurope 2026 returns to Germany – New location: 9 and 10 September 2026, at Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate, in Springe near Hanover – Partners: UNIKA and Interseed Potatoes GmbH – New DLG outdoor trade fair SugarBeet Expo will take place at the same time – potatoeurope.de
PotatoEurope is the international meeting place for potato growers, processors, and marketers from Germany and abroad. After four years, the event is returning to Germany as scheduled and will take place for the first time at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate, in Springe near Hanover, on 9 and 10 September 2026. At the outdoor trade fair, numerous exhibitors will once again present the latest innovations in the fields of cultivation, fertilization, plant protection, agricultural technology, and processing. The Union of the German Potato Industry (UNIKA) is also involved as a conceptual partner and initiator of the event. In addition, the DLG (German Agricultural Society) is expanding its trade fair portfolio. The SugarBeet Expo will celebrate its premiere, taking place parallel to PotatoEurope 2026.
Leading international companies from the fields of cultivation, crop protection, digitalization, and technology will present their latest developments and cutting-edge solutions. There is a particular focus on topics such as sustainable production and climate protection, smart farming and digital applications, as well as innovative processing technologies.
This provides growers and companies from upstream and downstream sectors with a platform along the entire value chain where they can obtain information on current issues relating to modern potato production and processing. Test plots, machine demonstrations for planting, harvesting and loading under real conditions, as well as information events, specialist lectures and expert talks round off the technical programme.
About the event location
The Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate is part of the Agrarpartner Limberg KG farming cooperative. In addition to potatoes and sugar beets, the farming cooperative also grows wheat, rapeseed, peas and maize for the biogas plant. The farm also has a boarding stable for horses.
UNIKA is the initiator and conceptual partner of PotatoEurope 2026. Interseed Potatoes GmbH is participating as the location partner.
SugarBeet Expo celebrates its debut
In 2026, DLG will expand its trade fair portfolio with a new trade exhibition: The SugarBeet Expo, dedicated exclusively to professional sugar beet cultivation. The international industry event for sugar beet professionals will take place alongside the established PotatoEurope trade fair on 9 and 10 September 2026 at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate in Springe near Hanover. It will offer a new industry platform for investment, innovation and professional exchange. Trade visitors are thereby provided with bundled information, expanded networking opportunities and an enlarged exhibition portfolio. Nordzucker AG is the location partner for SugarBeet Expo.
Save the date
PotatoEurope will take place on 9 and 10 September 2026 at the Rittergut Gestorf 1 estate in Springe near Hanover. Further details on the programme, exhibitor registration and special areas will be announced in the coming months.
The contact person at the DLG is
Dr. Wilfried Wolf
Tel. 069/24788-272
E-mail: w.wolf@DLG.org.
All information about PotatoEurope 2026 is available online at www.potatoeurope.de.
DLG. Progress and sustainability in the agriculture and food industry
The DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. - German Agricultural Society), founded in 1885 by Max Eyth, stands for productivity and resource conservation in a sustainable and innovation-friendly agricultural and food value chain. The goal of the DLG is to promote progress through the transfer of knowledge, quality and technology. The DLG has more than 31,000 members, is a non-profit organisation, politically independent and internationally networked.
As one of the leading organisations in its industry, the DLG organises trade fairs and events in the fields of agriculture and food technology and tests food, agricultural machinery and farm inputs. With its specialist centres for agriculture and food and the media of the DLG publishers, the DLG stands for independent know-how transfer. In addition, the DLG works in numerous national and international expert committees to develop solutions for the challenges facing the agricultural, agri-food and food industries.
