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…
Broiler growing on Cyprus: state-of-the-art technology ensures record results
“These were my best batches!” Mr Stathis Kosta, from near the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, is delighted with his four new poultry houses, which Big Dutchman recently equipped with the latest technology…
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…
Spain: quail farmer lowers electricity bill with SunFarm and SunBox from Big Dutchman
It’s an issue most farmers know very well: high energy costs and the search for savings potentials are an important part of the daily work on many farms. For a Spanish farmer from Sinarcas, a…
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…
Broiler production with CombiTunnel ventilation: ideal house climate any time of the year
Big Dutchman is delighted with a sign of trust from Spain: brothers Oscar and David Montero recently furnished a third broiler house with systems from the German poultry equipment supplier. The new…
Largest facility for insect farming in Northern Europe opens
The Enorm Biofactory in Hvirring (Denmark) has now been inaugurated during an Open House event on St Nicholas’ Day. On the new 22,000 square metre farm, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) will be bred…
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 organ…
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…