# Agriculture companies headquartered in Germany

Tamtam tracks 80 agriculture companies headquartered in Germany. This list ranks the 50 largest by number of employees on LinkedIn, led by Bayer, BASF and CLAAS. Their median headcount is 375. Half of them were founded in 1947 or later. The most common headquarters are Cologne (3), Munich (3) and Münster (3).

This selection of German agriculture companies includes major players in chemical manufacturing, machinery, and farming. Notable firms include Bayer, a global life science company focused on healthcare and nutrition, and BASF, which creates chemistry for a sustainable future. CLAAS is a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, while KWS Group specializes in plant breeding.

The companies listed show a strong presence in both traditional agricultural sectors and advanced manufacturing for the industry. Many of these firms are well-established, with several founded in the 19th or early 20th century, indicating a long history of agricultural innovation and development in Germany.

🇩🇪 Germany · 50 companies · Updated Nov 12, 2026

| # | Company | Industry | Headquarters | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Bayer](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/bayer) (bayer.com)<br>Global life science company, healthcare and nutrition products and services. Addressing human needs, global population challenges, sustainable development, pioneering new possibilities through science. | Chemical Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Leverkusen | 95,388 |  |
| 2 | [BASF](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/basf) (basf.com)<br>A global company focused on creating chemistry for a sustainable future, combining economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility in various sectors worldwide | Chemical Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Ludwigshafen | 67,116 | 1865 |
| 3 | [CLAAS](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/claas) (claas.com)<br>A leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment and technologies, serving global demand for food, energy, and commodities with high-tech products | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Harsewinkel | 5,459 | 1913 |
| 4 | [KWS Group](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/kws-group) (kws.com)<br>A global plant breeding company with 165 years of experience, focusing on developing seeds for various crops to improve yield and resistance to stress | Farming | 🇩🇪 Einbeck | 4,381 | 1856 |
| 5 | [K+S Group](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/k-s-group) (kpluss.com)<br>A customer-focused supplier of mineral products for agriculture, industry, consumers, and communities, with a commitment to sustainability and global distribution network | Mining | 🇩🇪 Kassel | 2,157 |  |
| 6 | [BayWa AG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/baywa-ag) (baywa.com)<br>A global conglomerate celebrating 100 years, operating in energy, agriculture, technology, construction, innovation, and digitalization Offers diverse career opportunities worldwide | Wholesale | 🇩🇪 Munich | 2,019 | 1923 |
| 7 | [Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG)](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/neumann-kaffee-gruppe-nkg) (nkg.net)<br>Global green coffee trading and services including farming, exporting, importing, logistics, quality control, consulting, education, and sustainable coffee solutions. | International Trade and Development | 🇩🇪 Hamburg | 1,647 |  |
| 8 | [Les Grands Chais de France](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/les-grands-chais-de-france) (groupegcf.com)<br>Family-owned company founded in 1979, specializing in wine and alcohol trading Based in Alsace, France, with production facilities in Petersbach | Wineries | 🇩🇪 Petersbach | 1,294 | 1979 |
| 9 | [JOST World](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/jost-world) (jost-world.com)<br>Production and supply of safety-critical systems and components for commercial vehicles, including transport, agriculture, construction, and mining industries worldwide. | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Neu-Isenburg | 946 | 1952 |
| 10 | [HORSCH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/horsch) (horsch.com)<br>Development and manufacturing of innovative agricultural machinery focused on tillage, seeding, crop care, and hybrid farming solutions worldwide. | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Schwandorf | 934 | 1984 |
| 11 | [Fendt](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/fendt) (fendt.com)<br>Global brand driving agriculture innovation with excellence, passion, and quality, setting standards in productivity and sustainability for professional farmers worldwide | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Marktoberdorf | 817 | 1930 |
| 12 | [BayWa Global Produce](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/baywa-global-produce) (baywa-gp.com)<br>Management of global fresh produce portfolio including plant genetics, premium fruits, sustainable growing, consumer markets, and supply chain innovation. | Food and Beverage Services | 🇩🇪 Munich | 784 | 2021 |
| 13 | [AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & Co. KG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/amazonen-werke-h-dreyer-se-and-co-kg) (amazone.net)<br>Design and manufacture innovative, efficient, and sustainable agricultural machinery to support global farming and resource management challenges. | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Hasbergen-Gaste | 681 | 1883 |
| 14 | [Big Dutchman AG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/big-dutchman-ag) (bigdutchman.com)<br>Global leader in supplying equipment for modern pig and poultry production, offering a range of feeding systems, climate control, and turn-key farm solutions worldwide | Farming | 🇩🇪 Vechta | 619 | 1938 |
| 15 | [team SE](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/team-se) (team.de)<br>A leading provider of construction materials and energy in Northern Germany, offering a wide range of products and services to residential and commercial customers with a focus on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction | Wholesale | 🇩🇪 Flensburg | 610 | 1999 |
| 16 | [Dehner-Gruppe](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/dehner-gruppe) (dehner.de)<br>A modern family-owned company offering a wide range of plant, garden, and pet products through garden centers and online | Retail | 🇩🇪 Rain am Lech | 592 | 1947 |
| 17 | [AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/agravis-raiffeisen-ag) (agravis.de)<br>Supports agriculture and rural communities with products, expertise, and services in plants, animals, technology, construction, markets, and energy sectors. | Farming | 🇩🇪 Münster | 520 | 2004 |
| 18 | [LEMKEN](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/lemken) (lemken.com)<br>A visionary, sustainable company delivering agricultural solutions globally for over 240 years Specializing in tillage implements, seed drills, and data management | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Alpen | 464 | 1780 |
| 19 | [GEA Farming](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/gea-farming) (gea.com)<br>An international technology company specializing in milking and cooling technology, herd management software, udder care products, and customizable manure management equipment for dairy farms | Farming | 🇩🇪 Bönen | 408 | 1906 |
| 20 | [EW Nutrition](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/ew-nutrition) (ew-nutrition.com)<br>Provides tailored animal nutrition products, services, and consultancy focused on gut health, feed quality, and animal welfare globally. | Animal Feed Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Visbek | 406 | 2004 |
| 21 | [K+S KALI GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/k-s-kali-gmbh) (kali-gmbh.com)<br>A leading supplier of potash, magnesium, and sulphur products extracted from six mines in Germany for fertilizers and various industrial applications | Mining & Metals | 🇩🇪 Kassel | 405 | 2002 |
| 22 | [Walterscheid](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/walterscheid) (walterscheid-group.com)<br>The company specializes in providing mission critical powertrain systems and services for demanding off-highway and industrial applications worldwide | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Lohmar | 382 | 1919 |
| 23 | [Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co. KG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/pfeifer-and-langen-gmbh-and-co-kg) (pfeifer-langen.com)<br>A leading European sugar company with over 2,500 employees, focusing on innovation, tradition, and quality since 1870 Emphasizing diversity, growth, and career fulfillment | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 377 | 1870 |
| 24 | [Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main AG (RWZ)](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/raiffeisen-waren-zentrale-rhein-main-ag-rwz) (rwz.de)<br>A leading agricultural trading company in Germany, operating across multiple regions, serving farmers, winemakers, gardeners, and private customers with a focus on responsible agriculture | Farming | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 375 | 1890 |
| 25 | [Behn Meyer Group](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/behn-meyer-group) (behnmeyer.com)<br>A global specialty supplier with a history dating back to 1840, offering products in agriculture, ingredients, performance chemicals, and polymers | Chemical Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Hamburg | 375 | 1840 |
| 26 | [KRONE Agriculture](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/krone-agriculture) (krone-agriculture.com)<br>manufacture and sell advanced forage harvesting machines including mowers, balers, forage wagons, and self-propelled harvesters worldwide | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Spelle | 374 | 1906 |
| 27 | [Selecta one](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/selecta-one) (selecta-one.com)<br>Global leader in breeding, growing, and marketing innovative ornamental and functional plants across continents, serving markets worldwide with diverse plant varieties | Farming | 🇩🇪 Stuttgart | 366 | 1932 |
| 28 | [Hochwald Foods GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/hochwald-foods-gmbh) (hochwald.de)<br>Cooperative group focused on exporting high-quality food products, offering secure jobs, training, and professional development opportunities. | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Thalfang | 359 | 1932 |
| 29 | [Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/leibniz-centre-for-agricultural-landscape-research-zalf) (zalf.de)<br>Research institute focused on sustainable agriculture by developing crop systems integrated in landscapes, utilizing data, experimental methods, technologies, and models | Research Services | 🇩🇪 Müncheberg | 350 | 1992 |
| 30 | [Arla Foods Deutschland](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/arla-foods-deutschland) (arlafoods.de)<br>European dairy cooperative owned by farmers, producing organic dairy products, promoting healthy living, and engaging in sustainable business practices. | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Düsseldorf | 311 |  |
| 31 | [Biochem - Feed Safety for Food Safety®](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/biochem-feed-safety-for-food-safety) (biochem.net)<br>The company specializes in providing high-quality animal feed solutions including additives, premixes, and supplements to improve animals' well-being and performance globally | Animal Feed Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Lohne | 286 | 1986 |
| 32 | [Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/vogelsang-gmbh-and-co-kg) (vogelsang.info)<br>Develops, produces, distributes highly-engineered, maintainable equipment, systems for agriculture, biogas, industry, transportation, wastewater, with pumps, cutters, spreading, and control technology. | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Essen/Oldb. | 283 | 1929 |
| 33 | [WESTFLEISCH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/westfleisch) (westfleisch.de)<br>Second-largest meat marketer in Germany, fifth-largest in Europe, producing high-quality, healthy food, and committed to meeting the highest standards in meat production. | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Münster | 263 | 1928 |
| 34 | [ZG Raiffeisen eG](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/zg-raiffeisen-eg) (zg-raiffeisen.de)<br>Cooperative operating workshops, markets, construction centers, agricultural branches, animal feed production, fuel stations, and fuel trading in Germany, France, Romania. | Retail | 🇩🇪 Karlsruhe | 235 | 1911 |
| 35 | [MIAVIT GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/miavit-gmbh) (miavit.com)<br>Family-owned company producing premixes, liquids, and additives for feed, food, and pet food industries with veterinary support. | Farming | 🇩🇪 Essen (Oldenburg) | 229 | 1964 |
| 36 | [Emsland Group](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/emsland-group) (emsland-group.de)<br>Manufactures innovative plant-based products for diverse food and technical applications, serving over 120 countries with customized solutions. | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Emlichheim | 216 | 1928 |
| 37 | [Verbio SE](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/verbio-se) (verbio.de)<br>Processing agricultural raw materials into climate-friendly fuels, green energy, and renewable products for chemical and agricultural industries. | Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Leipzig | 216 | 2006 |
| 38 | [COMPO EXPERT GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/compo-expert-gmbh) (compo-expert.com)<br>Production of high-quality specialty fertilizers and biostimulants for fruits, vegetables, field crops, turf, and ornamental plants worldwide. | Chemical Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Münster | 212 | 2009 |
| 39 | [Orbem](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/orbem) (orbem.ai)<br>Developing fast, accurate, and accessible AI-powered imaging solutions to tackle global challenges and transform disease detection for a sustainable future | IT Services and IT Consulting | 🇩🇪 Munich | 212 | 2019 |
| 40 | [Kramer-Werke GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/kramer-werke-gmbh) (kramer-online.com)<br>With over 90 years of experience, we specialize in manufacturing innovative loaders for construction, agriculture, landscaping, municipalities, and recycling industries | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Pfullendorf | 209 | 1925 |
| 41 | [Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/leibniz-institute-for-agricultural-engineering-and-bioeconomy-atb) (atb-potsdam.de)<br>Transforming various systems into a bio-based circular economy through research, integration of technologies, and dialogue with society to achieve sustainability and One Health | Research Services | 🇩🇪 Potsdam | 194 | 1992 |
| 42 | [ERBACHER the food family](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/erbacher-the-food-family) (food.family)<br>Pioneering sustainable nutrition for farm animals, pets, and high-quality food, with a focus on innovation, cooperation, and environmental responsibility globally | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Kleinheubach | 183 | 1941 |
| 43 | [Bioland e.V.](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/bioland-e-v) (bioland.de)<br>The company is the largest association for organic farming in Germany and South Tyrol, with over 9,000 farms following Bioland guidelines | Farming | 🇩🇪 Mainz | 182 |  |
| 44 | [GLOBALG.A.P.](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/globalg-a-p) (globalgap.org)<br>Development and promotion of standards ensuring safe, socially and environmentally responsible farming practices across various agricultural sectors worldwide. | Farming | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 182 | 1997 |
| 45 | [LIMBUA Deutschland GmbH / LIMBUA Group Limited](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/limbua-deutschland-gmbh-limbua-group-limited) (limbua-group.com)<br>A pioneer in organic macadamia production, linking small-scale farmers in Africa with global customers through innovative technology and decentralized production facilities | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Herrsching am Ammersee | 165 | 2009 |
| 46 | [INFARM](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/infarm) (infarm.com)<br>revolutionizes food supply chain, enabling cities to grow food sustainably. Utilizes modular vertical farms for herbs, leafy greens, and microgreens, saving water and land. | Farming | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 153 | 2013 |
| 47 | [unique land use GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/unique-land-use-gmbh) (unique-landuse.de)<br>Consulting firm specializing in sustainable forestry, agriculture, rural development, and natural resource management with global project implementation and advisory services. | Business Consulting and Services | 🇩🇪 Freiburg im Breisgau | 101 | 1998 |
| 48 | [Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/amatheon-agri-holding-n-v) (amatheon-agri.com)<br>Agricultural company in Africa focusing on farming, trading, and food processing with a triple-bottom-line approach to uplift communities Launching ZUVA Foods in 2020 | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 93 | 2011 |
| 49 | [SAATEN-UNION](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/saaten-union) (saaten-union.de)<br>Provides energy-efficient, healthy seed varieties across over 40 crop types, serving all European cultivation regions with extensive breeding expertise. | Farming | 🇩🇪 Isernhagen HB | 91 | 1965 |
| 50 | [ROPA Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/ropa-fahrzeug-und-maschinenbau-gmbh) (ropa-maschinenbau.de)<br>A leading manufacturer in Bavaria specializing in machinery for sugar beet and potato harvesting, with over 500 employees and international subsidiaries for customer support and distribution Additionally, they have invested in expanding their production facilities and have an innovative pilot biogas plant for sustainable energy production | Machinery Manufacturing | 🇩🇪 Herrngiersdorf | 87 | 1986 |

## How this list is built

Every company on this list has a Tamtam company profile. The industry is the one the company gives on LinkedIn; categories such as SaaS or fintech are classified by Tamtam's AI from the company's website and LinkedIn page; and the headquarters city must match the company's own address. Companies are ranked by the number of employees on LinkedIn, and the list is refreshed every night. Classifications can be wrong, so treat the list as a starting point rather than an official ranking. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.

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