LLH

Name

LLH

Legal name

Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen

Website

https://llh.hessen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advisory and Extension Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACAJAH

Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Farm Management & Operational Advisory Services

SECONDARYAFACABAD

Crop Scouting & Field Monitoring Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYAFACABAK

Seed & Hybrid/Variety Selection Consulting

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYAFACABAJ

Crop Rotation & Whole-Farm Cropping Systems Design

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

Keywords

• Agricultural advisory services
• Agricultural vocational training
• Field trial research
• Farm business consulting
• Horticulture consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a state-owned enterprise (Landesbetrieb) under the Hessian Ministry for Agriculture, LLH is primarily funded through government budgets. Services are provided to farmers and agricultural businesses as public advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LLH (Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen) is a state-run agricultural advisory and educational organization that delivers consulting, vocational training, field trial research, and funding-program support to farmers and horticultural businesses in the German state of Hessen. It operates regional advisory offices, four vocational schools, and specialized institutes (e.g., Bieneninstitut Kirchhain, Landgestüt Dillenburg, Gartenbauzentrum Geisenheim), and runs an official 12-site field trial network that produces data for variety selection, fertilization, and crop protection recommendations.

Product overview

LLH (Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen) is a state-run agricultural consulting and service organization operating as a unified platform offering advisory, educational, and administrative services to Hesse's agricultural sector. The core offerings include Marktanalysen & Preise (market analysis and price information with the CASH! system), Buchführungsergebnisse (accounting and farm business analysis), and Beratung (comprehensive advisory services covering economics, plant production, animal husbandry, organic farming, and farm diversification). Supporting services include Versuchswesen (field trials at 12 sites), Berufliche Bildung (vocational training), specialized institutes (Bieneninstitut Kirchhain, Landgestüt Dillenburg, Gartenbauzentrum Geisenheim), and various funding programs (HALM 2, AFP/FID, EIP-Agri). The organization integrates digital tools for precision agriculture and AI-supported price forecasting while maintaining traditional extension services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Consulting Services) Comprehensive advisory services for agricultural businesses in Hessen covering farm economics, business development, organic farming conversion, agricultural policy, direct payments, farm succession, and crisis support. Targeted at farm owners and managers across Hesse.
• Marktanalysen & Preise (Market Analysis & Prices) Market information service providing regular price data collection for agricultural products, market portal publishing, and the CASH! closed user group for anonymous producer-level price exchange among Hessian farmers. Includes AI-supported grain price forecasting.
• Buchführungsergebnisse (Accounting Results) Annual economic results analysis covering conventional and organic full-time farms, with results differentiated by farm type (arable, fodder, livestock, mixed) and 10-year trend overviews. Used by Hessian farm operators for benchmarking.
• Pflanzenschutz (Plant Protection) Expert plant protection services including certification courses (Sachkundenachweis), application guidelines for pesticides, pesticide reduction programs, and integrated pest management guidance for organic and conventional farming.
• Digitalisierung & Verfahrenstechnik (Digitization & Process Engineering) Digital agriculture consulting covering precision farming, GNSS surveying equipment, drone technology for fawn rescue, GIS training, and digitization funding applications. Includes the DigiNetz project for digital agriculture networks.
• Versuchswesen (Field Trials) Official trial system conducting field and pot experiments at 12 trial sites across Hesse covering variety trials (Landessortenversuche), fertilization, plant protection, and crop-specific trials. Generates data for variety selection and farming practice recommendations.
• Berufliche Bildung (Vocational Training) Professional agricultural education services including initial vocational training across 13 farming professions, specialized schools, master training, and part-time farming courses. Delivered through four agricultural vocational schools in Alsfeld, Darmstadt, Fritzlar, and Fulda.
• HALM 2 Förderung (HALM 2 Funding Programs) Advisory and application support for the Hessian Agri-Environmental and Landscape Management Measures (HALM 2) program, providing subsidies for sustainable farming including organic farming, biodiversity, water protection, and genetic resource conservation.
• EIP-Agri Projekte (EIP-Agri Projects) European Innovation Partnership projects connecting farmers, researchers, and businesses to develop practical solutions for agricultural productivity and sustainability challenges. 48 EIP-Agri projects funded in Hessen since 2015.
• Bieneninstitut Kirchhain (Kirchhain Bee Institute) Beekeeping research and education institute offering expertise in bee health, hive products, breeding, biology, and environmental education. Operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LLH.
• Landgestüt Dillenburg (Dillenburg State Stud) State horse breeding facility offering stud services, riding and driving school programs, and heritage horse breeding operations. Operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of LLH.
• Erwerbskombinationen (Income Diversification) Advisory services for farm diversification including farm holidays, direct marketing, farm gastronomy, farm pedagogy, and biogas production. Targeted at farms seeking additional income sources.
• Bewässerung (Irrigation) Irrigation consulting covering approximately 16,000 hectares in Hesse, including water rights guidance, irrigation techniques, and efficient water management practices. Operates the Leeheim irrigation trial site and Beratungsstelle Mainz-Kastel.
• AFP & FID Förderung (AFP & FID Funding) Advisory and application support for single-farm investment promotion (AFP) and diversification funding (FID) for agricultural investments including barn construction, storage facilities, and rural business development.
• BeeShop Online shop for beekeeping supplies and products operated by LLH through the Bieneninstitut Kirchhain.
• Gartenbauzentrum Geisenheim (Geisenheim Horticulture Center) Specialized horticulture consulting and research center providing trials, variety assessments, and expert advice for commercial horticulture operations in Hessen.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% of Hessian dairy farmgate prices influenced by international market developments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Hessisches Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt (HMLU)coreOthersAs a state-owned enterprise, LLH operates under the guidance of the Hessian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. The ministry sets policy direction and provides funding for LLH's advisory and educational activities.
• European Union (EIP-Agri)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLLH participates in European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri) projects. The organization coordinates and participates in operational groups bringing together farmers, researchers, advisors, and businesses to develop innovative solutions.
• WIBankcoreOthersWIBank (Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen) administers HALM 2 funding programs. LLH advisors assist farmers with HALM 2 applications through the Agrarportal Hessen.
• Research Institutions and UniversitiesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLLH collaborates with universities and research institutions for EIP-Agri projects and long-term field experiments, as demonstrated by the Hochschultag 2025 at Witzenhausen focusing on long-term agricultural trials.
• Statistisches Landesamt Hessen (HSL)moderateOthersCollaboration with Hessian State Statistical Office for agricultural data collection and analysis, including land use statistics and structural data.
• Hessian Farmer Price Exchange Network (CASH!)minorOthersClosed user group network enabling anonymous producer price data exchange among Hessian farmers for market transparency.
• ISIP (Integriertes Pflanzenbau-Informationssystem)moderateTechnology or IntegrationISIP is a comprehensive plant production information system that LLH uses and promotes for integrated pest management and crop production decisions in Hessen.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's agricultural chamber providing farm advisory, vocational training, and applied agricultural research across a major German agricultural state — directly comparable mandate and service mix to LLH in Hessen.
• Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW's agricultural chamber delivering advisory, education, and trial-based research to farmers — closely comparable in scope to LLH, though organized as a chamber (Kammer) rather than a state enterprise (Landesbetrieb).
• Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau Sachsen-Anhalt (LLG): Saxony-Anhalt's state institute for agriculture and horticulture — directly comparable in scope (advisory + applied research + education) and structural form (state institute), making it a strong regional peer.
• Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (LfL): Bavaria's state agricultural research and advisory institute — the most direct structural peer to LLH, with identical functions in applied research, variety trials, farmer advisory, and vocational training, just at larger Bavarian scale.
• Landesamt für Ländliche Entwicklung, Landwirtschaft und Flurneuordnung Brandenburg (LELF): Brandenburg's state agency combining agricultural advisory, trial research, and rural development — a comparable public-sector Landesbetrieb model with similar regulatory mandate, though serving a more Eastern-German agricultural context.

Broad incumbents

• ADAS: UK's largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy providing agronomy, trial research, and policy advisory — comparable in service mix (especially field trials and agronomy consulting) though operating commercially rather than as a state agency.
• Teagasc: Ireland's national agricultural authority providing research, advisory, and education to farmers — a publicly-funded, multi-functional agricultural body that is conceptually identical to LLH but operates at national scale across Ireland.
• DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft): Germany's leading agricultural society running industry exhibitions (Agritechnica, EuroTier), certification programs, and farmer training — broader in scope than LLH but overlapping significantly on agricultural knowledge dissemination, trial networks, and continuing education.
• Chambres d'agriculture France: France's network of departmental chambers of agriculture delivering farm advisory, trials, and training — comparable in mandate and service portfolio to LLH, though organized as elected chambers and operating at much larger national scale.

Others

• KTBL (Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft): Germany's association for technology and construction in agriculture — produces applied technical and economic standards, calculators, and trial data used by advisors. Complementary rather than competing, but addresses overlapping farmer-information needs at federal level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/llh.landwirtschaft.gartenbau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hessische-zentrale-f-r-datenverarbeitung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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