International Grassland Congress 2027
13-18 June 2027
"100 years of grassland research – ways to the future”, Leipzig, Germany
The XXVI International Grassland Congress (IRC), hosted by the Julius Kühn Institute, the Thünen Institute and the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), will showcase diverse aspects of natural and semi-natural grasslands and improved grasslands managed at varying intensities. Topics will include interactions of grassland management with ecosystem functioning, climate change, biodiversity and society as a whole.
The IGC was first held in 1927 in Leipzig. Since then, the congress has provided scientists, students and representatives from industry, advisory services and farming with the opportunity to exchange the latest research findings and experiences on grasslands every 3–5 years at different locations around the world. The congress in Leipzig marks the 100th anniversary of the IGC.