New house with modern poultry systems
Ulrich Löhr from Denkte in Lower Saxony, Germany, entered into the poultry production business and built a modern poultry shed for 39,900 broilers. The committed farmer from the Wolfenbüttel area…
Founder of Big Dutchman Turns 100 Years Old
Jack DeWitt, the original “Big Dutchman”, turned 100 years old on January 30th, 2011. In 1938 Jack and his brother Dick DeWitt founded Big Dutchman and together they would design, develop, and sell…
Two-level barn egg production with modern poultry equipment
In the 1990‘s Alfons Lürwer from Billerbeck, Germany, started his production of barn eggs with 2,000 laying hens. Today, the farm houses more than 90,000 laying hens thanks to his son Benedikt who…
Malaysia, Michigan and much-to-do
“A very special highlight, not only with regard to my trainee programme at Big Dutchman, but also in the context of my whole life!” Furthermore: “That was the most exciting time I have ever spent and…
New representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Big Dutchman is pleased to announce the opening of its representative office in the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The establishment of this office will enable Big Dutchman to collect local information…
Modern poultry systems and pig equipment attract visitors
The recently held VIETSTOCK Expo & Conference which took place in Ho Chi Minh City proved a big success for Big Dutchman: for three days the companies’ representatives welcomed a steady flow of…
Pig production: less work, more piglets
Big Dutchman has just signed an agreement for the distribution of two key products of the Canadian pig equipment manufacturer Conception Ro-Main in certain markets: the Contact-O-Max boar cart and…
Automatic birth monitoring with SowCam
One of the trendsetting Big Dutchman innovations at EuroTier 2010 is the new SowCam system for automatic birth monitoring of sows in the farrowing pen. This is made possible by combining a standard…
SmartAir reduces exhaust air treatment costs in pig houses
At this year’s EuroTier, Big Dutchman will present a new ventilation concept which can reduce exhaust air treatment costs in pig houses by up to 50%. “With our SmartAir concept we can create two…
Sow management: QuigTag speeds up and simplifies data entry on a PDA
Mobile mini computers, so called PDAs or palmtop computers, have long since found their way into the pig house. Their use, however, is often made more difficult because of the rather small display and…