About DLG-Mitteilungen

DLG-Mitteilungen

DLG-Mitteilungen is a German-language monthly agricultural magazine published by the DLG e.V. (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) in Frankfurt am Main. In 2026 it appears in its 142nd volume, making it one of the oldest continuously published agricultural journals in Germany, with a history stretching back to 1885 and a reputation built over more than 140 years of serving German agriculture. The magazine informs future-oriented farmers, farm managers, and decision-makers in the green industry about farm management, production, markets, and developments in agriculture, with a focus on smart strategies and viable concepts for the farms of today and tomorrow, and with an editorial approach that looks beyond the farm gate to the markets, policies, and technologies shaping the industry's future. Its IVW-audited sold circulation is 28,177 copies, with a distributed circulation of 29,544 copies (second quarter 2025), figures that confirm its position among the leading German agricultural magazines and its reach into the country's farm management community, where it competes with other established agricultural titles for the attention of the country's farm managers and agricultural decision-makers, a competition it has won for generations through quality and continuity.

Overview

The magazine appears monthly, with the printed specialist magazine at the heart of the brand. It is complemented by the editorial newsletter "Spotlight", which takes complex topics and political decisions under the microscope every week, and by extensive theme dossiers on the website that invite deeper opinion-forming. Podcasts extend the brand's audio offering, giving readers and listeners additional formats for staying informed about agricultural developments, whether on the tractor, in the office, or on the road.

The magazine's motto is "Auf den Punkt!" (to the point). Its well-researched contributions provide farmers with specialist knowledge for orienting their operations and planning investments. As a practice guide, special sections and supplements support readers on specific questions of crop production and livestock refinement, helping them translate specialist knowledge into operational decisions, from the choice of cultivation methods to the planning of major investments in buildings, machinery, and technology. Subscriptions are available as print, digital, and premium options, bookable directly through the website, with prices ranging from 32.90 to 133.90 euros.

History

With its 142nd volume in 2026, DLG-Mitteilungen traces its history back to 1885, giving it more than 140 years of continuous publication. The magazine is published by the DLG e.V., the German Agricultural Society based in Frankfurt am Main, one of the leading professional organizations of the German agricultural and food industry, which also organizes the Agritechnica and EuroTier trade fairs.

The publishing is handled by the Max Eyth-Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, based at Eschborner Landstraße 122 in Frankfurt am Main, the DLG's publishing house named after the engineer and writer Max Eyth, a co-founder of the DLG. The magazine has long carried the subtitle "Das Agrar-Magazin für Management + Markt", reflecting its focus on farm management and markets, and its positioning as a management magazine for the agricultural industry, aimed at the farmers and farm managers who run their operations as modern businesses and who need reliable information for their strategic decisions in a market shaped by volatile prices, changing regulations, and rapid technological change, where informed decisions are the foundation of farm success.

Coverage and Content

The magazine's specialist reports cover innovations in production, marketing, and technology, background knowledge on practice problems, agricultural management and farm leadership, market trends and agricultural market policy, developments abroad, and new findings from science and research at home and abroad. This breadth reflects the magazine's ambition to be the comprehensive information source for farm managers, covering everything from the technology in the barn and the field to the politics in Brussels and Berlin, and from the latest research findings to the market trends that determine farm incomes, making it an indispensable working tool for the modern farm manager who must master an ever-wider range of disciplines, from agronomy and technology to business management and regulatory compliance. Recent coverage includes regenerative arable farming and the question of whether it is possible without yield losses, the EU financial framework with its new structure and old premiums, farrowing pens and the search for the best compromise between animal welfare and piglet losses, and global soybean markets with China's supply situation. The magazine's reporting on agricultural policy captures the reactions of farm politicians to EU Commission budget proposals, documenting how agriculture's traditional priority in the EU budget is being challenged by competitiveness, research, and defense, and what this means for the future of direct payments and rural development funding, the financial foundations on which many farms depend and the political decisions that will shape the coming decade of European agriculture and the markets in which German farmers compete.

The monthly issues are supplemented by thematic special sections as "magazine within the magazine": plant protection six times a year in the "PSP – Pflanzenschutz-Praxis" section, renewable energies twice a year in "Betriebszweig Energie", and mulch seeding twice a year in "MSP – Mulchsaat-Praxis". These special sections give readers in-depth practice knowledge on the topics that matter most to their operations, from crop protection strategies to the farm as an energy producer, and they reflect the diversification of modern farms into multiple business branches, from arable farming and livestock to energy production and direct marketing, reflecting the entrepreneurial transformation of German agriculture and the magazine's attention to the business models of the future. Special supplements include the "Innovationsmagazin Ackerbau", dedicated to innovations in arable farming.

Organization and Ownership

DLG-Mitteilungen is published by the DLG e.V., Frankfurt am Main, with publishing services provided by the Max Eyth-Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. The managing directors of the publishing house are Wolfgang Gamigliano and Walter Hoffmann. The editorial office is led by Thomas Künzel, with product management by Nina Sehnke for print and special products and Ann-Christin Otten for digital, reflecting the brand's cross-media organization with dedicated responsibilities for print and digital, and the DLG's investment in professional media management for its flagship publication, which it treats as a central instrument of its knowledge transfer mission, bridging the gap between agricultural research and farming practice and giving the DLG's members and the wider industry a shared platform for knowledge exchange.

Digital Presence

The magazine maintains a strong digital presence through dlg-mitteilungen.de, with extensive theme dossiers, native advertising, and online advertorials. The weekly "Spotlight" newsletter examines complex topics and political decisions, giving subscribers a regular in-depth briefing on the issues shaping agriculture, from legislative developments to market disruptions, and from technological innovations to the management questions that determine farm success in an increasingly complex regulatory and market environment, where the right management decisions determine the farm's future. Podcasts extend the brand's reach into audio, and digital subscriptions with a knowledge subscription offer one month free trial, giving readers access to the full digital content. Whether the magazine maintains dedicated social media channels is not publicly confirmed from the sources consulted, though its website, newsletter, and podcasts give it a multi-format digital presence serving the agricultural community and extending the magazine's reach beyond its print subscribers to the wider agricultural community that follows the DLG's digital channels and benefits from its expert network and practical testing, the resources that make the DLG one of the most respected voices in German agriculture.