"What does it take to create a great and sustainable farm in China"
Big Dutchman China, in collaboration with Alltech, capped off a successful week by hosting and conducting The 2016 Pig week in the Chinese cities Shenyang and Beijing. The event was held April 19 in…
Aiming high with two remodeled rearing houses
Extending farms is nothing out of the common. In the case of egg production this is usually achieved by adding new houses. Yona Glicksman and his sons Benny and Moshe, however, decided to go a…
Bernd Kuhlencord celebrates 35 years with Big Dutchman
Bernd Kuhlencord from the town of Bassum in Northern Germany has now been with Big Dutchman for 35 years. After completing his business studies and working a job in plant engineering, he started his…
Big Dutchman takes over Dutch company Inno+
The Big Dutchman group, based in Vechta-Calveslage, Germany, acquired the Dutch company Inno+ last week. With 25 employees and a turnover of approx. EUR 7 million, Inno+ is one of Europe's leading…
France: New house for free range egg production with 20,840 layers
Most French consumers eat eggs that were produced in enriched colony systems. However, their second favourite egg is the one laid by free-range chickens. Cyril Galles from Lescout in south-western…
The importance of biosecurity in egg production
The "Spreenhagener Vermehrungsbetrieb für Legehennen GmbH" (SVB) is one of Germany's largest egg producers. Biosecurity plays an important role in this company 30 kilometres south-east of Germany's…
Andy Böske celebrates 25 years of service
Andreas "Andy" Böske, trained photographer and journalist, had planned just a short stint – and stayed for 25 years: The Vechta native started his job with the Big Dutchman publicity department on 4…
Nigeria: Anambra State to become a centre for poultry production
The vision of Governor Willie Obiano to make Anambra State one of the top 3 states in agriculture in Nigeria is beginning to come to reality with the recent launch of a modern integrated poultry farm…
Award-winning equipment for pig and poultry production
Upon their return from the SPACE 2015 international trade show in Rennes (France), the Big Dutchman team brought an impressive number of four awards with them. 20 years ago, the Innov'Space award was…
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Big Dutchman’s new premises in Malaysia
BD Agriculture (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd recently held its ground-breaking ceremony for a new Distribution Centre on a 19-acre piece of land the company acquired. The Big Dutchman facility will consist of a…