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Every few years, the "Open Days" take place at the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinpfalz. In 2019, the motto was: 120 years of "Weinbauschule", Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinpfalz. State Secretary Andy Becht introduced the opening on Saturday afternoon with the words: "Institutions like the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinpfalz can reawaken enthusiasm for agriculture, especially among young people". Dr. Günter Hoos, Director of the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate, is aware of the responsibility: "We are meeting here for our 120th anniversary against a dramatic backdrop: climate change and its consequences, everyone can feel this today. This change presents society with major challenges. As a research institution, we are simply tackling it." With the open days, DLR wants to show the general public what each individual can do to counteract climate change and do more for biodiversity.
At the opening, the partner school Krems was honored with a tree planting. The long-standing connection with Mâcon-Davayé was strengthened with a joint wine "Deux Amis - Two Friends - One Wine". The cuveé of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc was enthusiastically tasted by the guests of honor.
Afterwards, doors and gates were opened and guided tours of the grounds were offered. With guided tours, exhibitions, stations and presentations for young and old, over 5000 visitors were recorded at the DLR over two days, despite the heat.
Whether getting to know the Eh-Da areas for insect and plant diversity or discovering the "Entsteint euch" campaign, visitors were inspired to take personal action against bee mortality.
In the greenhouses, the horticulture department had revived every exhausted visitor with a chili tasting and provided information about plant diversity and challenges, among other things. Some guests brought their own house plants with them to get advice from the "plant doctor" on how to bring their balcony vegetables or flower pots back to life.
There was naturally great demand on Sunday for the "Yeast in space" project. The first laboratory results were available and curious visitors were able to taste and evaluate beer and wine with all-yeast.
The culture and wine ambassadors delighted visitors with a 100-month yeast-aged sparkling wine, which was served with white sausage and pretzel sticks. True to their motto "A different combination of sparkling wine".
The various projects from our young researchers' Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral theses were also exciting. From threshold measurements in sensor technology to keynote speeches and refreshments at the GinBar (presentation of his Bachelor's thesis / Wine Campus alumni), visitors were impressed.
The variety of discoveries was praised. Whether experiencing the plant world with a microscope or listening to the roaring engines from the machinery exhibition, visitors were also able to marvel at and taste the wines and projects in the state winery and technical center.
The scientists presented their exciting and highly topical field of teaching and research in order to give the public an understanding of the future of agriculture and viticulture. Current topics such as the cherry vinegar fly were frequently questioned, as was the present of soil and water protection on our doorstep.
The children's program was particularly well received by families, who took part in the small competitions, such as "Estimating and Measuring" in soil management, or the "Kids Lab" with the colors of chemistry. Refreshing was the nitrogen ice cream followed by a romp on the ERO Vollernter bouncy castle.
The Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate had a successful weekend, bringing young and old closer to training, consulting and research at the Rural Area Service Center.
The next Open Days will not take place until 2024.