Andy Böske celebrates 25 years of service
Andreas "Andy" Böske, trained photographer and journalist, had planned just a short stint – and stayed for 25 years: The Vechta native started his job with the Big Dutchman publicity department on 4…
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Big Dutchman’s new premises in Malaysia
BD Agriculture (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd recently held its ground-breaking ceremony for a new Distribution Centre on a 19-acre piece of land the company acquired. The Big Dutchman facility will consist of a…
Big Dutchman celebrates expansion of US headquarters
Increasing growth and strong sales of modern pig and poultry equipment in North and South America have made it necessary for Big Dutchman USA to expand its headquarters in Holland, Michigan. The…
Sow management: Bongdong trumpets stellar production
The past decade has seen changes in the South Korean pig industry landscape. From more than 12,000 pig farms in 2005, the number declined to 6,000 in 2012. Despite this, total pig inventory in the…
Latest pig equipment installed at breeding enterprise
In the Bolshesoldatsky district, Kursk Oblast, Russia, a modern pig breeding farm has recently been launched, according to the renowned Pig Progress magazine. The modern operation has a production…
Brand new: Efficiently filtering PRRS viruses – already out of the incoming air
The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) confronts pig producers throughout the world with big problems: The pandemic disease severely affects the health of their animals. To avoid…
Big Dutchman on record course with modern pig feeding systems
Clean and robust, practical and precise: These are convincing characteristics of modern pig feeders for finishing houses. More and more pig producers therefore decide on Big Dutchman (BD) automatic…
Pig production: Foraging and feeling happy as a pig in muck
Pigs that can root lively generally feel happy as pigs in muck. The Düsse foraging tower allows the pigs a form of occupation appropriate to their species. It ensures increased satisfaction and less…
Pig production: 20 years of Big Dutchman pig equipment in Romania
Many successful Romanian livestock owners have trusted Big Dutchman poultry and pig equipment in the past 20 years. This significant figure was recently the reason for a celebratory symposium in the…
CallMatic pro: state-of-the-art electronic feeding system for sow management
At VIV Russia 2013 Big Dutchman presents its innovative electronic feeding system (ESF) CallMatic pro for pregnant sows in group housing. It ideally combines the advantages of animal-friendly housing…