Precision farming in crop and livestock production

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Dr. rer.agr. Thomas Hoffmann

Head of the department System Process Engineering

Department: System Process Engineering

Telefon: +49 331 5699-310

Research program


Research areas

Process engineering investigations for harvest and preservation of silage and grain

Harvest and processing of natural fibers of plants

Harvest, storage and processing of wood from short rotation copies

Process engineering investigations for thermochemical conversion of biomass


Committees and boards

Advisory Board VDI LAND.TECHNIK

Member of the Paulinenauer Working Group Grassland and Feed Production e.V.

Person responsible for managment of Leibniz Innovatons farm for Sustainabble Bioeconomy

 


Projects

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Publications


Curriculum Vitae

1991

Diploma in mechanical engineering, specialising in agricultural engineering at the Technical University of Dresden

1992

Research assistant at Humboldt University of Berlin, Department Technology in Plant Production

1998

Doctorate (Dr. rer. agr.) at Humboldt University of Berlin, Department Technology in Plant Production

1998 - 2003

Research associate at the Institute for Agricultural Engineering Bornim e.V. (ATB)

2003 - 2004

Head of the working group Quality Assurance of Agricultural Products, focus on potatoes at the Institute for Agricultural Engineering Bornim e.V. (ATB)

2004 - 2008

Head of the research topic "Process Engineering of Potatoes, Carrots and Onions" at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Bornim e.V. (ATB)

since 2008

Head of the Department Post Harvest Technology at Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)


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