Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V.

What Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V. does

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V. (AGV Hessen) is a registered employers' association (eingetragener Verein) representing agricultural and forestry employers in the German state of Hessen. Founded on February 25, 1947 in Gießen, the organization is headquartered at Taunusstraße 151, Friedrichsdorf, where it relocated in 1973 to share offices with the Hessischer Bauernverband. It operates as a member-governed non-profit under a board led by Chairwoman Alexandra Schneider (since May 2023) and managed day-to-day by Geschäftsführer Björn Schöbel (since April 1, 2017).

The association delivers labor-law advisory services to its several hundred member businesses, which span farms, forestry operations, specialty crop farms, vineyards, horse breeding operations, contractors (Lohnunternehmer), machine rings, water/soil associations, and breeder associations. Core deliverables include individually drafted employment contracts, warnings, and terminations; ongoing labor and social law consultation; periodic circulars (Rundschreiben) on legislation and case law; information sheets on seasonal workers, minijobs, youth labor protection, and dismissal protection; and negotiated collective bargaining agreements covering agricultural workers, employees, viticulture workers, and apprentices. Affiliated QLF e.V. operates a sector training and qualification fund.

Revenue is generated exclusively through annual membership fees, advertised as starting at €250 per year (2025 figure from the homepage), with services restricted to paid members. The organization employs approximately 11 staff and is governed by a volunteer board. It maintains no external parent, has no venture backing, and is not publicly traded. Geographic scope is strictly regional to Hessen, with no global footprint claimed.

Name

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V.

Legal name

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V.

Website

https://agv-hessen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V. (AGV Hessen) is a registered employers' association serving several hundred agricultural and forestry businesses in the German state of Hessen with labor-law advisory services, employment contract templates, and collectively bargained tariff agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Employers' Association Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pruning, Trellising & Canopy Management Crews (Vineyards/Orchards) (AFACAHAE), Farmer Cooperatives & Co-op Retail (AFABAJAB)

Keywords

• Employers association services
• Agricultural labor law
• Collective bargaining agreements
• Employment contract advisory
• Forestry sector advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Friedrichsdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees. Membership starts at 250 EUR per year (as of 2025), providing access to individual employment contracts, labor law consultation, circulars, information sheets, and collective agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AGV Hessen is an employers' association that provides sector-specific labor and social law advisory services to agricultural and forestry employers in Hessen, Germany. Its core deliverables include individually tailored employment contracts, warning letters, and terminations; ongoing consulting on labor and social law; regularly issued circulars covering legal and judicial developments; information sheets on topics such as seasonal workers, youth labor protection, and dismissal protection; and the negotiation and publication of collective bargaining agreements for agricultural workers, employees, viticulture workers, and apprentices.

Product overview

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband für Hessen e.V. is a professional employers' association for the agricultural and forestry sector in Hessen, Germany. It is not a software product but rather provides a suite of consulting and documentation services including individually tailored labor contracts, warning letters, and terminations; labor and social law consulting; current circulars on legislation and court rulings; and downloadable information sheets. The association also negotiates and publishes multiple collective bargaining agreements covering agricultural workers (Landarbeiter), employees (Angestellte), viticulture workers (Weinbau), and apprentices (Auszubildende), available for download by members. An affiliated organization, QLF e.V., manages a training and qualification fund for the sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitsverträge (Labor Contracts) Individually tailored, legally vetted ("wasserdicht") employment contracts drafted specifically for member agricultural and forestry businesses, covering regular employment, part-time, minijobs, apprentices, and seasonal workers.
• Abmahnungen und Kündigungen (Warnings and Terminations) Legally reviewed warning letters (Abmahnungen) and termination notices (Kündigungen) prepared for member employers to minimize legal risk and ensure compliance with dismissal protection law.
• Beratung in Arbeits- und Sozialrecht (Labor and Social Law Consulting) Ongoing advisory service answering member questions on labor and social security law, including seasonal workers, part-time/minijob regulations, apprenticeship rules, and protection against retroactive employee claims.
• Rundschreiben (Circulars) Regularly issued member circulars informing about new laws, court rulings, and socio-political and labor-policy developments relevant to the agricultural and forestry sector.
• Informationsblätter (Information Sheets) Downloadable information sheets covering topics such as foreign seasonal workers, marginal employment (Aushilfen), youth labor protection (Jugendarbeitsschutz), and dismissal protection law (Kündigungsschutzrecht).
• Musterverträge (Template Contracts) Downloadable template contracts available to members for various employment scenarios in the agricultural and forestry sector.
• Landarbeiter-Manteltarifvertrag (Collective Bargaining Agreement for Agricultural Workers) Framework collective bargaining agreement (Manteltarifvertrag) governing general employment conditions for agricultural workers (Landarbeiter) in Hessen.
• Angestellten-Manteltarifvertrag (Collective Bargaining Agreement for Employees) Framework collective bargaining agreement (Manteltarifvertrag) for salaried employees (Angestellte) in agriculture and related auxiliary businesses in Hessen.
• Weinbau-Manteltarifvertrag (Viticulture Collective Bargaining Agreement) Framework collective bargaining agreement (Manteltarifvertrag) for viticulture (Weinbau) workers in Hessen.
• Landarbeiter-Lohntarifvertrag (Agricultural Workers Wage Agreement) Wage tariff agreement (Lohntarifvertrag) setting pay rates for agricultural workers (Landarbeiter) in Hessen.
• Gehaltstarifvertrag für Angestellte (Salary Tariff Agreement for Employees) Salary tariff agreement (Gehaltstarifvertrag) for salaried employees (Angestellte) in agriculture and related businesses in Hessen.
• Lohntarifvertrag für den hessischen Weinbau (Wage Agreement for Hessian Viticulture) Wage tariff agreement (Lohntarifvertrag) specifically for the Hessian viticulture (Weinbau) sector.
• Tarifvertrag für landwirtschaftliche Auszubildende (Apprenticeship Tariff Agreement) Collective bargaining agreement (Tarifvertrag) for agricultural trainees/apprentices (Auszubildende) in Hessen, governing remuneration and training conditions.
• QLF e.V. – Qualifizierungsfonds (Training Fund)

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hessischer WasserkraftwerkeminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Arbeitskreis Industrie-Landwirtschaft Hessen e. V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Bauernhof als KlassenzimmerminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• DBV-Service GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website - provides favorable conditions exclusively for Bauernverband members.
• Fachverlag Dr. Fraund GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Fachgrosso Dr. Fraund GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• HBV Landwirtschaftliche Unternehmensberatung GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Hessische LandjugendminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Hessische Landvolk-Hochschule/TaunusTagungsHotelminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Hessen AgrarMarketing GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Hessischer GrundbesitzerverbandminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Hessischer Pächterverband e. V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Landesvereinigung Milch Hessen e.V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• MS Management-Service GmbH VersicherungsmaklerminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members - agricultural insurance broker.
• LBH-Steuerberatungsgesellschaft GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members - tax consulting company.
• LW Landwirtschaftliches WochenblattminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members - agricultural weekly newspaper.
• Naturlandstiftung Hessen e.V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• ORD Oberhessische Recycling Dienste GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Saatbauverband West e. V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• TaunusTagungsHotelminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• UD Umwelt-Dienste GmbHminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Verband der Jagdgenossenschaften und Eigenjagdbesitzer in Hessen e. V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Verband Deutscher Agrarjournalisten VDAJ – Landesverband HessenminorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.
• Verband Wetterauer Zuckerrübenanbauer e. V.minorOthersPartner association listed on the AGV Hessen website under partner associations and members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Gesamtverband der deutschen Land- und Forstwirtschaftlichen Arbeitgeberverbände: Federal umbrella association of all state-level agricultural and forestry employers' associations, including AGV Hessen. Operates at the national level and represents the sector in federal collective bargaining and policy advocacy.

Others

• Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. Official farmers' association for Hessen — covers the same agricultural employer base as AGV Hessen but focuses on broader advocacy, lobbying, and producer policy rather than labor law. Shares office premises with AGV Hessen in Friedrichsdorf.
• Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA): Federal umbrella of all German employers' associations, including the regional agricultural employers' associations like AGV Hessen. Provides the broader political and labor policy framework within which AGV Hessen operates.
• Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. Federal farmers' association representing agricultural interests nationally. Adjacent (not competitive) relationship with AGV Hessen — focuses on broader agricultural policy rather than labor law and collective bargaining.

Direct peers

• Arbeitgeberverband der Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Niedersachsen e.V. State-level employers' association for agriculture and forestry in Lower Saxony. Provides the same Tarifverträge, labor law consulting, and contract services to agricultural employers as AGV Hessen does in Hessen.
• Arbeitgeberverband Landwirtschaft, Forsten, Gartenbau Rheinland-Pfalz: Regional employers' association covering agriculture, forestry, and horticulture in Rhineland-Palatinate. Compares directly to AGV Hessen in service scope — collective bargaining, labor law advice, and member services for agricultural employers.
• Bayerischer Arbeitgeberverband für die Land- und Forstwirtschaft e.V. Regional employers' association for agriculture and forestry in Bavaria, the most direct analogue to AGV Hessen. Operates the same model: labor law advisory, employment contracts, and collective bargaining for agricultural/forestry employers in a single German state.
• Arbeitgeberverband der Land- und Forstwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen Baden-Württemberg: State-level employers' association for agricultural and forestry enterprises in Baden-Württemberg. Closest parallel to AGV Hessen in scope, structure, and services offered.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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