Elisabeth Svyatkivska, Deputy Executive Director for International Affairs and European Integration at the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine (UDEU) and Coordinator of the UDEU EU-Integration Committee, is taking part in a study trip by a delegation of the German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD Ukraine) project to EuroTier 2026, the leading international livestock exhibition, in Hanover, the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine reports.
Key points:
- EuroTier 2026, the world’s largest international livestock exhibition, runs in Hanover from 10 to 13 November;
- more than 2,100 companies from 55 countries are presenting their solutions across 13 halls covering 220,000 m²;
- this year’s overarching theme is «Intelligence in livestock farming»;
- the organisers have prepared two dedicated formats for dairy farming: «Robots in the barn» and «EuroTier Milky Way».
The world’s largest livestock exhibition
EuroTier 2026, the world’s largest international livestock exhibition, opened in Hanover on 10 November and runs until 13 November.
According to the organiser, the German Agricultural Society (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, DLG), more than 2,100 companies from 55 countries are presenting their solutions this year, with the exhibition spread across 13 halls covering 220,000 m².
This year’s overarching theme is «Intelligence in livestock farming», covering artificial intelligence, robotics, automation and digital services already in use on farms.
Two formats for dairy farming
The organisers have dedicated two separate formats to dairy farming.
At the «Robots in the barn» area, visitors can see milking robots in action. Depending on the system, the cow enters the milking box by herself, sensors identify the animal, and the robot attaches the milking unit and milks her without human involvement.
This year’s new feature, «EuroTier Milky Way», showcases innovations across every stage of the dairy value chain: genetics, housing and feeding, milking technology, processing and marketing.
Innovations, start-ups and the expert programme
In total, EuroTier features 40 award-winning innovations and 32 start-ups from 12 countries. The expert programme focuses on animal health, biosecurity, emission reduction, feed efficiency and sustainable farm management.
Two further events are running in parallel at the same venue: EnergyDecentral, dedicated to energy solutions for agriculture, and Inhouse Farming — Feed & Food Show, focusing on alternative proteins and new value chains.
