Piglet rearing house with a wooden look
In Gerd Behnen’s old machine shop in Gehlenberg (district of Cloppenburg, North-Western Germany), you will hear squeaks and grunts nowadays: the farmer has converted the building into a house for…
Hungarian company invests heavily in sow management and piglet rearing
The Danish agricultural company FirstFarms Hungary Kft. has invested more than eight billion forints (approx. EUR 21.7 million) in the construction of two pig farms in South Hungary. The locations in…
“Improving quality, increasing efficiency, transforming industry structure”
The 20th China Animal Husbandry Expo (2022 | 2023) was recently held in Chengdu. More than 1500 exhibitors participated this year, making it the largest CAHE held since 2003. As an “old friend”, Big…
Pig production | BRÖRING and Big Dutchman invest into the future
With an opening ceremony, the Havito research barn in Dinklage, Germany, has been officially presented. In the welfare barn with solid flooring, Big Dutchman and Bröring want to collaborate with…
Practical tips on aviary systems are very well received
Every beginning is difficult! This is also true for egg producers and pullet rearers who want to switch from cages or enriched colony systems to cage-free aviaries, venturing into uncharted territory.…
Turnkey farm project for egg production in Bahrain
Providing the growing population in the Middle East and Africa with safe food is a great challenge. With the construction of their new turnkey farm, General Poultry Company B.S.C. (GPC) is making a…
Dr. Frank Hiller to become Chairman of the Big Dutchman Board of Management
With effect from 1 April 2023, Bernd Meerpohl, long-term Chairman of the Board of Management of Big Dutchman AG, will be succeeded by Dr. Frank Hiller. Bernd Meerpohl takes over the position of…
Market insights and technologies in the field of welfare farming of laying hens, broilers and pigs
The 2022 World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare and Food Health, co-hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the China Association for the Promotion of…
Egg production: newcomer named Germany’s best poultry manager 2022
In 2019, Holger Hogt from Itterbeck in the northwest of Germany decided to switch from pig production to egg production. Just three years later, in 2022, the Big Dutchman customer scored a podium…
Low energy consumption, a sustainable manufacturing process and robustness during use
Lights on in the barn – while also saving energy? With LED technology, this vision does not have to remain a dream. LED lamps are much more than just a piggy bank, however. The manufacturing process…