Layer management: US specialists visited Big Dutchman
German poultry housing systems for layers are forerunners for US agriculture. This became apparent upon the trip of 16 representatives of the layer breeder company Hy-Line to Big Dutchman in…
Egg production in an aviary system: Big Dutchman customer granted Young Farmer of the Year Award
In just five years Craig Grant has established a profitable egg production business on the 290 ha arable and pig farm run by his father and uncle near Fraserburg in Aberdeenshire, UK. He runs the…
“An attractive member of the family”
A high-bay warehouse extending over an area of 1500 square metres, a loading ramp, exhibition and meeting rooms as well as office space covering 400 square metres: With these benchmark data the new…
Electronic sow feeding system with 25 % price advantage
Big Dutchman electronic sow feeding systems (ESF) have an excellent reputation among sow producers. Now the German housing equipment supplier from Vechta-Calveslage has added a new ESF station to its…
Sow management of 2,600 animals in a closed system
For more than 20 years already, Big Dutchman has supported pig farmers in post-socialist Europe in reconstructing outdated production units. Recently also in Roman in the East of Romania. The company…
Five days of inspiring exchange and learning
Big Dutchman Inc. invited its Latin America sales team to Holland in Michigan, USA for 5 days of inspiring exchange and learning. It was the first meeting of this kind since Mark Larson, Vice…
Reduced workload in sow management thanks to QuigTag
Sow farmers who successfully want to produce piglets always have to have an excellent overview of the production and performance data of their animals. Therefore, mobile computers or tablet PCs in…
Training farmers with Big Dutchman pig equipment
A state-of-the-art training facility for developing pig farmers was recently opened 80 km North of Durban just outside Pietermaritzburg. The Baynesfield Training Academy (BTA) is a joint venture…
Understanding the limits of poultry production, improving capabilities
Iran is a major poultry meat and egg producer. With no substitute for protein intake the market is large, but also segregated from most of the world community. Therefore, with more than 50 years of…
New poultry house for free range egg production
Mathias Hoppe from Melle in Lower Saxony (Germany) decided to start egg production on his farm. The young farmer continues his parents Barbara and Hubert Hoppe‘s farm which is also into pig finishing.…