BLHV

What BLHV does

BLHV (Badischer Landwirtschaftlicher Hauptverband e.V.) is a registered nonprofit agricultural association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, that represents the political, legal, and economic interests of farmers and agricultural businesses across the Südbaden (Southern Baden) region of Baden-Württemberg. Founded as the primary regional farmers' association for the area covering the Black Forest, Upper Rhine Plain, Lake Constance, and high-altitude agricultural zones, BLHV serves members through its Haus der Bauern headquarters and six regional Bezirksgeschäftsstellen (Achern, Donaueschingen, Freiburg, Müllheim, Stockach, Waldshut-Tiengen). The association is a registered lobbyist under the Lobbyregistergesetz and has secured measurable policy outcomes including restoration of the Agrardiesel refund, retention of vehicle tax exemptions, prevention of the EU SUR regulation, elimination of mandatory fallow land requirements, and inclusion of the wolf in Baden-Württemberg's hunting and wildlife management law.

The association's service portfolio spans nine core areas: political lobbying, legal advisory, agricultural tax and accounting (Landwirtschaftliche Buchstelle), social insurance consultation (SVLFG), insurance brokerage, farm succession planning (Hofübergabe), agricultural office services, group purchasing, and specialist travel. BLHV operates an integrated service ecosystem through wholly-owned subsidiaries including BLS Treuhand Steuerberatungs GmbH (tax advisory), BLHV Versicherungs-Service GmbH (insurance, partnered with R+V), Agrardienst Baden GmbH (purchasing benefits), and CERTplus GmbH (certification, operational since 2005). Affiliated member organizations include the LandFrauenverband Südbaden, Bund Badischer Landjugend, Landseniorenverband Südbaden, and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Höhenlandwirtschaft, creating multi-generational coverage of the farming lifecycle.

BLHV generates revenue through two primary streams: recurring membership dues from farmers, forest owners, and agricultural businesses, plus fee-based professional services delivered through its subsidiaries and partner network (including AgriConcept for investment consulting and SVLFG/LFAGV BW for social security and labor law). The association maintains active digital engagement via its website (blhv.de), WhatsApp channel (~2,000 subscribers), Instagram (@diebadischenbauern), Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and a Spotify podcast. In December 2025, BLHV signed a cooperation agreement with LFAGV BW following the dissolution of the Landwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband Südbaden, ensuring continued labor law services for member employers. The association is led by Präsident Bernhard Bolkart, Hauptgeschäftsführer Benjamin Fiebig, and a network of regional Bezirksgeschäftsführer.

Name

BLHV

Legal name

Badischer Landwirtschaftlicher Hauptverband e.V.

Website

https://blhv.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BLHV is a nonprofit agricultural association representing farmers and agricultural businesses in Südbaden (Southern Baden), Germany, through political lobbying, legal, tax, insurance, and farm succession services delivered via six regional offices and integrated subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg Im Breisgau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: BLHV is a membership-based agricultural association (eingeordneter Verein). It generates revenue primarily from membership fees paid by farmers, forest owners, and agricultural businesses in the Südbaden region. Membership provides access to the full suite of services including lobbying, legal advice, tax consulting, insurance, and farm succession planning.
2. Fee-based Services: BLHV offers specialized services including legal consulting, agricultural accounting (Landwirtschaftliche Buchstelle), social security consultation (SVLFG Beratung), insurance services (via BLHV Versicherungs-Service GmbH partnered with R+V), farm succession planning, agricultural office support (Agrarbüro), group purchasing (Einkauf), and specialist travel (Fachreisen). These services generate additional revenue, partially through subsidiaries and partner organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BLHV (Badischer Landwirtschaftlicher Hauptverband e.V.) is a member-driven professional agricultural association serving farmers, forest owners, and agricultural businesses in the Südbaden region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its core offerings span political lobbying, legal advisory, agricultural tax and accounting, social insurance consultation, insurance brokerage, farm succession planning, administrative office support, group purchasing benefits, and specialist agricultural travel, delivered through six regional district offices, the Haus der Bauern headquarters, and wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Product overview

BLHV (Badischer Landwirtschaftlicher Hauptverband e.V.) is a regional agricultural association offering a portfolio of services to its farmer members. The core offerings include: Lobby (political advocacy), Recht (legal services), Landwirtschaftliche Buchstelle (agricultural tax and accounting services), Soziales (social insurance consultation), Versicherung (insurance services through BLHV Versicherungs-Service GmbH), Hofübergabe (farm succession planning), Agrarbüro (administrative support services), Einkauf (group purchasing discounts), and Fachreisen (specialist travel programs). The organization operates through a network of regional offices and collaborates with subsidiaries including Agrardienst Baden GmbH, BLS Treuhand Steuerberatungs GmbH, and CERTplus GmbH for specialized services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lobby and Political Advocacy (Lobbyarbeit)
• Legal Advisory Services (Recht)
• Agricultural Tax and Accounting Services (Landwirtschaftliche Buchstelle)
• Social Insurance Consultation (Soziales / SVLFG Beratung)
• Agricultural Insurance Brokerage (Versicherung)
• Farm Succession Planning (Hofübergabe)
• Agricultural Office Services (Agrarbüro)
• Group Purchasing Benefits (Einkauf)
• Specialist Agricultural Travel (Fachreisen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Agricultural diesel tax refund restored from 2026
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LFAGV BW (Arbeitgeberverband der Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Baden-Württemberg e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2025Following the dissolution of the Landwirtschaftlicher Arbeitgeberverband Südbaden (AGV) on December 15, 2025, BLHV signed a cooperation agreement with LFAGV BW to ensure BLHV member employers continue to receive labor law consultation, contract templates, and court representation in labor and social law. BLHV-Präsident Bernhard Bolkart serves as a guest member on the LFAGV BW board.
• CERTplus GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005CERTplus GmbH is an independent certification body for agriculture based at the Haus der Bauern in Freiburg, operational since 2005 as a subsidiary of ADIA-Zert GmbH. It provides certification services for BLHV members including QS, QS-GAP, Qualitätszeichen Baden-Württemberg, Regionalfenster, Herkunftskennzeichen Deutschland, and DLG-Standard Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft. The partnership enables BLHV to offer integrated certification and advisory services to agricultural producers.
• Agrardienst Baden GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgrardienst Baden GmbH is a BLHV subsidiary providing a broad spectrum of services and consulting to farmers, including group purchasing benefits and advisory services.
• BLS Treuhand Steuerberatungs GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLS Treuhand Steuerberatungs GmbH is a BLHV subsidiary authorized for unrestricted tax advisory services under the Steuerberatungsgesetz (German Tax Advisory Act). It provides comprehensive tax, payroll, and business consulting to agricultural operations with non-agricultural income streams such as large PV installations, biogas plants, and produce trading.
• AgriConcept Beratungsgesellschaft mbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgriConcept is a consulting company for agricultural economics, investment promotion, and expert appraisals, offering services including construction management for agricultural investment projects, appraisals by publicly appointed experts, and subsidized business consulting. BLHV members benefit from this partnership for investment consulting. Offices in Stuttgart, Weinsberg, Bad Waldsee, Aalen, Boxberg, and Oberkirch (Büro Baden).
• SVLFG (Sozialversicherung für Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Gartenbau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVLFG is the unified social security provider for agriculture, forestry, and horticulture in Germany. SVLFG consulting is available at every BLHV district office for all questions related to social security. BLHV also collaborates with SVLFG on prevention, health, and training programs including seminars on farm succession and mental health support for farming families.
• R+V VersicherungcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBLHV Versicherungs-Service GmbH operates as the partner of R+V Versicherung, specializing in insurance coverage for farmers and agricultural operations. This partnership provides BLHV members with preferential insurance terms.
• LandFrauenverband SüdbadenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LandFrauenverband Südbaden is the central political interest representation for women and families in rural areas, affiliated with BLHV.
• Bund Badischer Landjugend (BBL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bund Badischer Landjugend (BBL) is the organization for all young people in rural areas of Baden, affiliated with BLHV.
• Landseniorenverband Südbaden e.V. im BLHVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Landseniorenverband Südbaden e.V. organizes trips, social events, and exchanges for senior farmers, operating within the BLHV framework.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Höhenlandwirtschaft (AfH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AfH is dedicated to promoting agriculture in nature-disadvantaged mountain and high-altitude areas. It works closely with BLHV and addresses specific topics including dairy, environmental protection, tethering systems, and regional marketing. AfH participates in international mountain agriculture conferences and organizes the annual Schwarzwälder Waldbauerntag and study trips.
• Landorado (Bauernhof- und Landurlaub Baden-Württemberg e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandorado is a promotional platform for farms offering vacation accommodations in Baden-Württemberg, affiliated with BLHV to support diversified farm income.
• Ernährungsrat Freiburg & RegionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLHV collaborates with the Ernährungsrat Freiburg & Region on the KANNtine project, which aims to bring more regional agricultural products into communal catering (Gemeinschaftsverpflegung). The partnership includes events and networking between kitchens, farms, and processing companies.
• nearbuyminorStrategic or Co-development Partnernearbuy is a partner in the KANNtine project, which connects regional agricultural producers with communal catering operations to strengthen regional supply chains.
• Bio-Musterregionen Freiburg und Mittelbaden+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBio-Musterregionen Freiburg and Mittelbaden+ are regional partners in the KANNtine project, supporting the integration of regional organic products into communal catering.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. (DBV): National umbrella organization coordinating Germany's 18 regional Bauernverbände. Not a direct competitor — BLHV is a member association — but the broader incumbent that aggregates regional lobbying positions at the EU and federal level, setting the agenda BLHV then executes locally.

Direct peers

• Bauernverband Sachsen e.V. Regional farmers' association covering Saxony. Operates the same Bauernverband model (member-driven, regional representation, lobbying and advisory services) in eastern Germany — a comparable peer for understanding structural economics in a different agricultural context.
• Thüringer Bauernverband e.V. Regional farmers' association for Thuringia. Mirrors BLHV's structure and service mix (lobbying, legal, advisory) for farmers in a defined German state — relevant structural peer for benchmarking policy wins, member economics, and subsidiary models.
• Schleswig-Holsteinischer Bauernverband: Regional farmers' association for Schleswig-Holstein. Comparable to BLHV in scope (state-level representation), service offering (lobbying, legal, social-security advisory), and governance (member-driven registered association), but operating in a different German state.
• Hessischer Bauernverband e.V. Regional farmers' association for the state of Hesse. Operates the same model of regional Bauernverband representation, member services (legal, tax, advisory), and policy advocacy at the state and federal levels — a structural twin to BLHV in a different German state.
• Bayerischer Bauernverband: Largest regional farmers' association in Germany, covering Bavaria. Direct structural equivalent to BLHV: member-driven lobbying, legal, social-security, and farm-succession services for a defined regional agricultural population, organized through district offices and affiliated working groups.
• Bauernverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. (LBV): Sister farmers' association covering the northern and central portions of Baden-Württemberg. Closest direct geographic peer: both are state-affiliated Bauernverbände offering lobbying, legal, tax, and advisory services to farmers within the same federal state, with overlapping but non-coextensive territory.
• Landvolk Niedersachsen Landesbauernverband: Regional farmers' association covering Lower Saxony. Same member-driven, district-office-based model providing lobbying, legal, and advisory services to farmers within a defined German state, making it a comparable structural peer to BLHV at greater scale.

Others

• Copa-Cogeca: Combined voice of European farmers (Copa) and agricultural cooperatives (Cogeca) at EU level. Indirect counterpart in BLHV's lobbying chain — relevant when tracking how EU-level decisions (e.g., CAP, SUR regulation) translate into German implementation, but not a direct service competitor.
• DLG e.V. (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft): Germany's central agricultural society, focused on knowledge transfer, technical standards, trade fairs (Agritechnica, EuroTier), and quality testing rather than political lobbying. Complementary ecosystem participant: BLHV members engage with DLG for technical/certification support while BLHV handles policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7_hQAkj2u0Mr0MtuMqiW1w
• Facebookfacebook.com/blhv.badischer.landwirtschaftlicher.hauptverband
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b-l-h-v
• Instagraminstagram.com/diebadischenbauern

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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