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Steffen Martens (Big Dutchman, left) explaining project details to the governor.
Big Dutchman is looking forward to the realisation of an important pilot project in Nigeria: Shortly before the Coronavirus…
Deeply saddened, we say goodbye to our former managing director and advisory board chairman of many years, Dieter Hempelmann.
We have lost an exceptional person who had a lasting influence on our company. It…
Composting dry poultry excrement, broiler manure or separated pig slurry fully automatically is now possible: with the CompoLiner from Big Dutchman. After developing and testing the innovation for several years…
Danish farmer Jeppe Bloch from Vejen, 100 kilometres north of the German border, recently expanded his sow house to add 850 places. The long building, with a seamless connection between old and new part, now…
Poultry and pig production are an important component of livestock farming in Germany. The country’s poultry houses keep 147 million birds, while the count of pigs amounts to nearly 27 million. Since stock…
We mourn our former managing director and long-time companion
Bernd Kuhlencord.
We have lost a fine man and a great colleague. His passing affects all of us very deeply.
For decades, Bernd Kuhlencord…
Slurry is an important part of agriculture and considered the best nutrient for the crop on the fields. The problem is: reconciling a sound nutrient balance with the farm’s requirements is often a big challenge…
The Big Dutchman Board of Management has asked the group’s employees to vote in the 2019 European Parliament elections. All staff received the following message: "Dear colleagues,
European elections are held…
Successfully managing large litters can be quite a challenge for sow managers. The farmers make use of various methods to foster underweight and surplus piglets. They move their “little patients” to sows with…
Xaletto, the straw bedding concept for closed houses developed by feed producer Bröring (Dinklage) and equipment supplier Big Dutchman (Vechta) is innovative and fit for practical application: this was…