The Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union (German: Gewerkschaft Gartenbau, Land- und Forstwirtschaft, GGLF) was a West German trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers. The union was founded in July 1949, and was a founding member of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in October of that same year. In 1995 the GGLF claimed 90,281 members and in 1996 the union merged with the Building and Construction Union to form IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU).
Presidents 1949: Friedrich Greve 1956: Heinz Frehsee 1959: Hellmut Schmalz 1968: Alfons Lappas 1969: Alois Pfeiffer 1975: Willi Lojewski 1987: Günther Lappas 1993: Hans-Joachim Wilms
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