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Every few years, the "Open Days" take place at the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinish Palatinate. In 2019, the motto was: 120 years of the "Weinbauschule", Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate. The opening on Saturday afternoon was introduced by State Secretary Andy Becht with the words: "Institutions such as the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate 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 especially 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, it was taken as inspiration to personally counteract bee mortality.
The horticulture department had made every exhausted visitor fit again in the greenhouses with the chili tasting and educated them about plant diversity and challenges, among other things. Some guests brought their own houseplants with them to get advice from the "plant doctor" on how to bring their balcony vegetables or flower pots back to life.
The "Yeast in Space" project was naturally in great demand on Sunday. 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 centre.
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. The nitrogen ice cream followed by a romp on the ERO Vollernter bouncy castle was refreshing.
The Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate had a successful weekend, introducing young and old to training, consulting and research at the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate.
The next Open Days will not take place until 2024.