Into the hall with the Tiger 6 - Carolin and Hermann Paintner, chauffeured by Dr. Eberhard Krayl

The first self-propelled sugar beet harvester was used by Hermann Paintner in 1972 in Sittelsdorf. ROPA was founded in 1986. For 30 years now, innovative sugar beet technology has been developed and produced in Sittelsdorf under the ROPA brand. For the last four years, ROPA has been a manufacturer of pioneering potato harvesters. Meanwhile, ROPA is now active in over 40 countries and on all continents.

The anniversary was celebrated, innovations were introduced, and current topics were discussed as part of the symposium.

Greetings

Carolin Paintner and Hermann Paintner greeted the may guests that appeared at the symposium

Greetings, presentation

Dr. Eberhard Krayl
Managing Director of ROPA
 

Greeting from the district

Martin Neumeyer
District administrator of Kelheim

Greetings from the Produktköniginnen ("product queen")

Bayerische Kartoffelkönigin (Bavarian Potato Queen) - Johanna Daferner

Deutsche Zuckerrübenvizekönigin (German Sugar Beet Viceroy) - Sophia Meindl

Deutsche Zuckerrübenkönigin (German Sugar Beet Queen) - Alica Summ

Hosting

Werner Bauereisen
Sales Manager Sugar Beet Technology at ROPA

30 years of ROPA / 44 years of lifting unit technology from Sittelsdorf

Hermann Paintner
Founder and managing director of ROPA

Beet harvesting from 2017 onwards in Germany and Europe - developments in harvesting sugar beets for energy

Bernhard Conzen
President of the International Confederation of European Beet Growers

Market evaluation and outlook for the potato market

Dr. Peter Sutor

Head of the Institute for Food Industry and Markets, Bavarian State Research Centre for Agriculture

News and innovations in ROPA sugar beet technology - Tiger 6, Panther 2, RR lifter, Maus 5, R-Connect telematics solutions

Michael Gruber
Area Manager - Sugar Beet Technology at ROPA

News and innovations in ROPA potato technology, further developments and future projects

Dr. Rupert Geischeder
Area Manager - Potato Technology at ROPA

Farming in various soils and climatic regions in Russia - presentation of a farm in Ranenburgskoe, Lipetsk - 15,000 ha

Gennady Suchokorov
Managing Director of ROPA Povolzhie

Final speech

Dr. Klaus Ziegler
Managing Director, Verband Fränkischer Zuckerrübenbauer e.V.

Presentation of the Goldene Zuckerrübe (golden sugar beet) to Hermann Paintner

The Süddeutschen Anbauerverbände and Südzucker presented Hermann Paintner with the Goldene Zuckerrübe for his life's work. Dr. Jochen Fenner from SZVG and Alfons Münch, a representative of Südzucker presented the Goldene Zuckerrübe together with Dr. Klaus Ziegler, from the Verband der Fränkischen Zuckerrübenbauer.

Presentation of the Bürgermedaille (citizen's medal) to Hermann Paintner

Mayor Josef Barth presented the Bürgermedaille to Hermann Paintner for his services to Sittelsdorf and the Herrngiersdorf area.

Congratulations on the 30th company anniversary by Nordzucker

Claus Pommerehne, Steen Bisgaard, and Holm Kemmer issued congratulations on Nordzucker's behalf for the company anniversary and paid tribute to ROPA's services via the development of sugar beet technology that was safe to use.

Retirement of Georg Jeimke-Karge

The Paintner family and sales manager Werner Bauereisen thanked Georg Jeimke-Karge for his many years of committed service.

Speakers and guests of honour

Many thanks to the speakers and all those who contributed to the success of the symposium and the festivities for the company anniversary.