ISF Schaumann Research was founded in 1984. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014. It has already received its biggest gift with the new building at Gut Hülsenberg in 2013. Over the course of its existence, there have been many developments in which ISF Schaumann Forschung has been heavily involved and which can be described as milestones in its history.

ISF Schaumann Research plays a central, highly valued role within the Union Agricole Holding AG group of companies. In its current form, ISF Schaumann Research is the core laboratory and research centre for the entire Group. Its aim is to support all of the Group companies through active consultancy.

The tasks of ISF Schaumann Research are distributed across two sites:

• Fundamental scientific research is carried out in Pinneberg by a team of about 16 agricultural scientists, microbiologists and technicians.
  The laboratory with its team of 25 chemists, specialist engineers and highly qualified specialists in the fields of chemistry, microbiology and technology is located in Wahlstedt.