Egg production: from (hatching) egg to (commercial) egg – one aviary concept for all phases of a hen’s life
Rearing and egg production in the same house? For the Claessens-Jenniskens family from the Netherlands, this is not a vision of the future, but reality. Together with Big Dutchman, the innovative egg…
MEA on the rise: agriculture with great potential for the future
An impressive figure indicates how important the Middle East & Africa region is for the future of agriculture: 👉 60 % of the unused arable land worldwide is located in Africa.
Supplying large farms with feed or roughage – efficiently and hygienically
The global trend towards larger pig and poultry farms continues unabatedly. Big Dutchman has therefore introduced DR 6500: a high-capacity pipe conveying system for dry feed and roughage, developed…
Latvia: APF Holdings invests EUR 4 million in Big Dutchman equipment
A remarkable story of success began in Soviet Latvia more than sixty years ago: In 1961, Alūksnes Poultry Farm was founded. Today, the company operates under the name APF Holdings (APF) and is one of…
Brittany: welfare aviary for free range egg production replaces enriched cages
From the laying battery to enriched cages to a multi-tier aviary system: Marie and Sébastien Robic’s farm in the French commune of Réguiny embodies the profound change in management systems that many…
Big Dutchman equips new house for pullet rearing in Ireland
Big Dutchman customer Trevor McBride from County Monaghan, Ireland, decided to expand his egg production business. He began with a new house for pullet rearing; the first young hens have already moved…
Germany: Big Dutchman equips two houses for organic pig production
The only constant in life is change! A farm in Surwold in the Emsland district in North-Western Germany proves that this quote is true: Noreen and Michael Kröger converted their farm entirely to …
Pullet rearing | Farmer invests in welfare barn with Natura Primus aviary system
Markus Schmid from Lonsee in Germany is calling a new welfare barn for pullet rearing his own. When it came to selecting the management system, the farmer from the Swabian Alb opted for a Big Dutchman…
Piglet rearing house with a wooden look
In Gerd Behnen’s old machine shop in Gehlenberg (district of Cloppenburg, North-Western Germany), you will hear squeaks and grunts nowadays: the farmer has converted the building into a house for…
Hungarian company invests heavily in sow management and piglet rearing
The Danish agricultural company FirstFarms Hungary Kft. has invested more than eight billion forints (approx. EUR 21.7 million) in the construction of two pig farms in South Hungary. The locations in…